Arsenal 3-0 Coventry: Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard fire Gunners to dominant Premier League win on opening night
Arsenal secured a dominant 3-0 victory over Coventry City in their Premier League season opener. Goals from Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, and Martin Odegaard highlighted a strong start for the title defenders.
Why it matters
This match sets the tone for the Premier League season and demonstrates Arsenal's continued competitiveness at the top level of English football.
Arsenal made a flying start to their Premier League title defence with a 3-0 thumping of newly-promoted Coventry City in the season opener at the Emirates Stadium. <p>The Gunners showed their readiness to go again with an impressive demolition of Man City in the Community Shield last weekend and they sent another statement to their rivals for the crown with this demonstration of dominance.</p><widget id="7"></widget><p>Once again new signing Christos Tzolis shone. The Greece international notched two assists at the Principality Stadium and was involved in Arsenal's first two goals on his Premier League debut, first winning the ball back for Riccardo Calafiori to tee up Kai Havertz and then sending in the cross Coventry 'keeper Carl Rushworth diverted into Bukayo Saka's path.
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