Champions Arsenal start Premier League season with Coventry scalp: Stats
What's the story
Premier League champions Arsenal have started the 2026-27 season in style. Mikel Arteta's men tamed promoted Coventry City 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium in Matchweek 1. Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard scored for the Gunners. Meanwhile, new signing Christos Tzolis, impressed on the wing. Arsenal showed character and depth to hammer Frank Lampard's side and get three crucial points.
Havertz
Havertz races to 38 goals for Arsenal
Havertz opened the scoring from Riccardo Calafiori's assist in the 15th minute.
In 113 matches for Arsenal, Havertz has scored 38 goals in all competitions.
He has two goals this season, having helped Arsenal beat Manchester City earlier in the FA Community Shield.
In 73 Premier League games for Arsenal, Havertz owns 25 goals.
Overall, former Chelsea man Havertz has 44 Premier League goals from 164 matches (A20).
Duo
Saka and Odegaard attain these numbers
Saka has amassed 61 Premier League goals from 227 appearances. He also has 50 assists.
Saka (61) surpassed Alexis Sanchez (60) in terms of Premier League goals for Arsenal.
Overall, Saka owns 82 goals for Arsenal.
Odegaard scored in his 2nd successive appearance for Arsenal this season.
In 176 Premier League games, Odegaard has scored 36 goals (A37).
Odegaard surpassed Cesc Fabregas (35) in terms of Premier League goals for Arsenal.
Overall, the player owns 44 goals in 236 matches across competitions.
Mikel
Arteta becomes 5th-fastest to this record
As per Opta, Arsenal manager Arteta claimed his 150th win in the Premier League as manager.
He is now the 5th-fastest to the milestone in terms of games taken.
Fewest games to 150 wins by managers in the Premier League:
Pep Guardiola (204)
Jose Mourinho (231)
Jurgen Klopp (237)
Sir Alex Ferguson (247)
Mikel Arteta (249)
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Arsenal go 46 games unbeaten at home against promoted sides
Arsenal are now unbeaten in 46 consecutive Premier League home games against promoted sides. It's the longest such run by any team in the competition's history (W41 D5).
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Tzolis's game by numbers vs Coventry
As per Squawka, Tzolis had 51 touches versus Coventry, including 8 in the opposition box. He managed 4 shots and won 4 duels. He also created 3 chances and made 2 clearances. He had 2 shots on target and won 2 fouls.
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Here are the match stats
From 20 attempts, Arteta's side managed six shots on target. Meanwhile, Lampard's men had one shot on target from 4 attempts. Arsenal had a whopping 36 touches in the opposition box compared to Coventry's four. Arsenal had 64.5% ball possession.
Summary
Arsenal 3-0 Coventry: Match summary
Tzolis was involved in Arsenal's first two goals on his Premier League debut.
He won the ball back for Calafiori to tee up Havertz for the opener.
His cross then had Coventry keeper Carl Rushworth diverting the ball into Saka's path.
After the interval, Odegaard's miscued finish saw Arsenal add a third goal.
Ben White got the assist.