Manchester City 1-0 Coventry City: result and goals
Manchester City beat Coventry City 1-0 on Saturday, 5 September 2026 in the Premier League.
Goals: Erling Haaland 26'.
Manchester City sit 1st on 21 points.
Coventry City sit 19th on 6 points.
Manchester City have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Coventry City have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 2 meetings: Manchester City won 1, Coventry City won 1, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- Premier League
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 5 September 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Etihad Stadium, Manchester
- 👥
- 60765
The match in numbers
- Manchester City beat Coventry City 1-0.
- Erling Haaland opened the scoring for Manchester City on 26'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Manchester City 1, Coventry City 0.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Coventry City 0.
- 90'+5'Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5'Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
- 90'+5'Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5'Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5'Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
- 90'+4'Offside, Coventry City. Bobby Thomas is caught offside.
- 90'+3'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ayyoub Bouaddi.
- 90'+3'Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2'Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
- 90'+2'Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Ethan Pinnock (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1'Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1'Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Coventry City).
- 90'+1'Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 90'+1'Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 89'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ayyoub Bouaddi.
- 89'Attempt blocked. Loum Tchaouna (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
- 88'Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88'Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
- 87'Substitution, Manchester City. Ryan McAidoo replaces Iliman Ndiaye because of an injury.
- 87'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85'Substitution, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer replaces Jay Dasilva.
- 85'Delay in match because of an injury Iliman Ndiaye (Manchester City).
- 82'Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross following a corner.
- 81'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 80'Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 78'Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 78'Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
- 76'Substitution, Manchester City. Ayyoub Bouaddi replaces Enzo Fernández.
- 74'Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
- 74'Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73'Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo with a cross.
- 72'Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72'Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City).
- 71'Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
- 71'Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 70'Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Loum Tchaouna with a headed pass.
- 70'Attempt saved. Loum Tchaouna (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Bobby Thomas.
- 69'Offside, Manchester City. Erling Haaland is caught offside.
- 66'Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Rayan Cherki.
- 64'Attempt missed. Ethan Pinnock (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bobby Thomas following a set piece situation.
- 64'Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Loum Tchaouna with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 64'Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 64'Taiwo Awoniyi (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63'Substitution, Coventry City. Caleb Yirenkyi replaces Frank Onyeka.
- 63'Substitution, Coventry City. Loum Tchaouna replaces Jack Rudoni.
- 62'Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62'Foul by Frank Onyeka (Coventry City).
- 60'Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60'Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
- 59'Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59'Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
- 58'Offside, Manchester City. Enzo Fernández is caught offside.
- 56'Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 52'Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
- 50'Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
- 49'Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49'Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
- 48'Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
- 47'Iliman Ndiaye (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47'Foul by Matt Grimes (Coventry City).
- 46'Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
- 46'Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Coventry City 0.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Coventry City 0.
- 45'+1'Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 44'Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
- 42'Offside, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
- 41'Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41'Foul by Aurèle Amenda (Coventry City).
- 39'Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39'Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Coventry City).
- 37'Offside, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
- 35'Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 35'Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 31'Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
- 30'Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
- 28'Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 27'Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Foul by Matt Grimes (Coventry City).
- 26'Goal! Manchester City 1, Coventry City 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo with a cross.
- 25'Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25'Foul by Aurèle Amenda (Coventry City).
- 24'Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross.
- 24'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 24'Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Bobby Thomas with a headed pass.
- 23'Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 21'Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross.
- 20'Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20'Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
- 19'Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19'Iliman Ndiaye (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19'Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
- 18'Offside, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
- 16'Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
- 16'Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 16'Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball.
- 16'Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16'Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
- 12'Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12'Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
- 11'Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a corner.
- 10'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 9'Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 9'Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8'Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Manchester City · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Coventry City · 3-4-2-1
3Jay Da SilvaLM
Substitutes
Match stats
MNCCOV
77.6Possession (%)22.4
15Shots12
4Shots on target3
4Corners5
7Fouls17
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
5Offsides2
3Saves2
Last 5 matches
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Head-to-head record
1
Man City
0
Draws
1
Coventry
Last meetings
3 Mar 2002Manchester City4 – 2Coventry City
19 Sept 2001Coventry City4 – 3Manchester City
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Man City | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 21 | LWLWW |
| 2 |  Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 21 | WLWWW |
| 3 |  Brighton | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +18 | 16 | DWWWW |
| 4 |  Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 13 | DLWWL |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 12 | WDWLW |
| 6 |  Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 11 | LWDWW |
| 7 |  Brentford | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +5 | 10 | DDWDL |
| 8 |  Leeds | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 10 | DWDLD |
| 9 |  Everton | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 10 | DWDLL |
| 10 |  Ipswich | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 | WLWLD |
| 11 |  Hull | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 9 | DDLDL |
| 12 |  Spurs | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 | DLDWW |
| 13 |  Fulham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 8 | DDLWW |
| 14 |  Newcastle | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 8 | DLWLL |
| 15 |  Man United | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | DLDDD |
| 16 |  C Palace | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 7 | WLDWL |
| 17 |  Bournemouth | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 6 | DDLLW |
| 18 |  Nottm Forest | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 | WLLLD |
| 19 |  Coventry | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 6 | WWLWL |
| 20 |  Sunderland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 4 | DLLLL |
Premier League: upcoming fixtures
FAQ
What was the score in Manchester City v Coventry City?
Manchester City beat Coventry City 1-0 on Saturday 5 September (Premier League).
Who scored in Manchester City v Coventry City?
Goals: Erling Haaland 26'.
When do Manchester City play next?
Manchester City play Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday 28 October at 19:30 (UK time).
When do Coventry City play next?
Coventry City play Sunderland on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
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