Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:00:00 UTCEtihad StadiumMatchday 3
Match report— full article
Erling Haaland Hits Milestone as Manchester City Stays Perfect, While Palace and Newcastle Stage Dramatic Comebacks
Manchester City edged Coventry 1-0 behind Erling Haaland's 300th club goal, while late heroics defined the weekend as Crystal Palace and Newcastle United rescued thrilling results.
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Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Manchester City FC 74%Draw 16%Coventry City FC 10%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Manchester City FCCoventry City FC
Match events
- 19'🟨Milan van Ewijk
- 26'⚽Erling Haaland (assist Antoine Semenyo)
Manchester City FC · Coventry City FC
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Manchester City FC4-3-317.3Donnarumma
37.2Dias
427.5Semenyo
⚽97.8Haaland
106.8Cherki
247.2Gvardiol
67.2Guéhi
56.8Anderson
76.8Ndiaye
176.8Fernández
457.2Khusanov
Coventry City FC5-3-2146.3Awoniyi
66.3Grimes
26.3Pinnock
36.3Dasilva
166.3Onyeka
276.0🟨Ewijk
56.3Rudoni
106.3Mason-Clark
196.3Rushworth
46.3Thomas
246.3Amenda
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Manchester City FC
- 1Gianluigi Donnarumma7.3
- 3Rúben Dias7.2
- 42Antoine Semenyo7.5
- 9Erling Haaland7.8
- 10Rayan Cherki6.8
- 24Joško Gvardiol7.2
- 6Marc Guéhi7.2
- 5Elliot Anderson6.8
- 7Iliman Ndiaye6.8
- 17Enzo Fernández6.8
- 45Abdukodir Khusanov7.2
Coventry City FC
- 14Taiwo Awoniyi6.3
- 6Matt Grimes6.3
- 2Ethan Pinnock6.3
- 3Jay Dasilva6.3
- 16Frank Onyeka6.3
- 27Milan van Ewijk6.0
- 5Jack Rudoni6.3
- 10Ephron Mason-Clark6.3
- 19Carl Rushworth6.3
- 4Bobby Thomas6.3
- 24Aurèle Amenda6.3
Manchester City FCTale of the tapeCoventry City FC
4-3-3Formation5-3-2
9 ptsTable0 pts
+5Goal difference-5
1Head-to-head wins0
74%Pre-match odds10%
Head to head — 1 previous meeting
Manchester City FC 1W0D0W Coventry City FC
Goals 1–0
- 2026-09-05Manchester City FC1–0Coventry City FC
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
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