Champions Arsenal cruise past Coventry 3-0 to open title defence in style
ARS · THE MILESTONENew · ClosedMikel Arteta reaches 150 Premier League wins in record speed
reached 150 wins in just 249 games, making him the fifth-fastest manager to hit the milestone. Only , , , and did it faster.
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ARS · THE DEBUTNew · OngoingChristos Tzolis shines on debut to spark comparisons with Alexis Sanchez
The £34 million summer signing from excelled on his league debut. Winger was heavily involved in the first two goals, earning comparisons from fans to former Arsenal star .
ARS · THE STREAKNew · OngoingKai Havertz sets a personal best with four scoring starts in a row
opened the scoring in the 15th minute to extend his scoring streak. He has now scored in four consecutive starts for the first time since moving to English football.
COV · THE RETURNNew · OngoingFrank Lampard laments 'timid' Coventry on their Premier League return
Playing their first top-flight match in 25 years, the winners were outclassed. 'I think we were a little bit timid in the first half,' said manager to .
COV · THE DROUGHTNew · OngoingFrank Lampard sees his grim Premier League record worsen in London
The 3-0 defeat means has won just one of his last 18 matches as a manager. His teams have also failed to keep a clean sheet in 17 consecutive games.
ARS · THE FORTRESSNew · OngoingArsenal stretch their historic home run against newly promoted sides
The 3-0 victory extended the unbeaten home run of against promoted teams to 46 matches. Arsenal have won 41 and drawn five during this historic streak.
ARS · THE TOP GUNFrank Stapleton's goalscoring mastery
Arsenal legend Frank Stapleton is the all-time leading scorer in this fixture, having scored nine goals against Coventry during his time with .
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COV · THE HIGHBURY SHOCKCoventry's opening-day history with Arsenal
The only other time Arsenal and Coventry met on the opening day of a top-flight season was in 1993, when Coventry stunned Arsenal with a 3-0 win at .
BOTH · THE CHAMPIONS' CURTAIN-RAISERDefending champions dominate promoted champions
This was the fifth time the reigning champions met the newly promoted winners on opening day. The top-flight champions have won all five encounters.
COV · THE QUARTER-CENTURY DROUGHTCoventry's wait for a win against Arsenal goes on
Coventry have not beaten Arsenal in any competition since a 3-2 victory on in 1999.
BOTH · THE GENERATION GAPArsenal's debutant was not even born yet
When Coventry last played in the during the 2000-01 season, Arsenal's starring debutant had not yet been born. He was born in January 2002.
There was a lot to like. Obviously it was a great result, but the manner we started the game, the domination, clarity, understanding and growth in the game was really impressive.
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The full presser
Our season is not going to be defined by coming away to places like this and getting beat. Obviously, we wanted to do well and cause a bit of an upset, but it wasn't meant to be.
Matt Grimes · Coventry · Midfielder · Sky Sports