Arsenal 3–0 Coventry City
- Havertz 15'
- Saka 23'
- Ødegaard 49'
21 August 2026
The match in data
Arsenal got the better of Coventry City, 3–0, on 21 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Premier League.
Player of the match: Ben White (Arsenal), rated 68, thanks above all to 12 final-third passes and 78 passes. White produced 1.2 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Coventry City, the highest-rated player was Matt Grimes, with 60.
Ben White
Arsenal · 90'
Produced 1.25× and cost 0.35× their position's average
- 12 final-third passes 2.0×
- 78 passes 1.6×
- 1 assist 4.0×
- 3 duels lost 0.8×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben White ★ | Defender | 90 | 68 |
| Martin Ødegaard | Midfielder | 76 | 67 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | Midfielder | 90 | 65 |
| Martín Zubimendi | Midfielder | 22 | 64 |
| Declan Rice | Midfielder | 68 | 61 |
| Kai Havertz | Forward | 90 | 59 |
| Bukayo Saka | Forward | 68 | 59 |
| Noni Madueke | Forward | 22 | 54 |
| Cristhian Mosquera | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | Defender | 81 | 51 |
| Christos Tzolis | Midfielder | 76 | 48 |
| David Raya | Goalkeeper | 90 | 46 |
| Gabriel | Defender | 90 | 27 |
| Eberechi Eze | Midfielder | 14 | no rating |
| Mikel Merino | Midfielder | 14 | no rating |
| Piero Hincapié | Defender | 9 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Grimes | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Aurèle Amenda | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Jack Rudoni | Midfielder | 20 | 51 |
| Bobby Thomas | Defender | 90 | 50 |
| Victor Torp | Midfielder | 28 | 47 |
| Frank Onyeka | Midfielder | 90 | 45 |
| Ellis Simms | Forward | 70 | 44 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | Forward | 20 | 41 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | Forward | 70 | 38 |
| Caleb Yirenkyi | Midfielder | 62 | 38 |
| Loum Tchaouna | Forward | 82 | 35 |
| Carl Rushworth | Goalkeeper | 90 | 32 |
| Jay Dasilva | Defender | 90 | 27 |
| Milan van Ewijk | Defender | 90 | 23 |
| Gustavo Hamer | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Coventry City player played the most passes into the final third?
Matt Grimes, with 13 final-third passes. Next: Aurèle Amenda 9, Bobby Thomas 5.
Despite a 3–0 loss at Arsenal, Coventry City progressed through Matt Grimes, who completed 13 passes into the final third. Defenders Aurèle Amenda with 9 and Bobby Thomas with 5 followed.
Which Arsenal player played the most passes?
Myles Lewis-Skelly, with 81 passes. Next: Ben White 78, Declan Rice 75.
In Arsenal's 3–0 victory over Coventry City, Myles Lewis-Skelly dictated possession with 81 passes. He led a tight group just ahead of Ben White on 78 and Declan Rice on 75.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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