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Tzolis shines on Premier League debut – Arsenal v Coventry player ratings

Arsenal start title defence with comfortable win over Coventry Arsenal started the defence of their Premier League title with a comfortable 3-0 win over Coventry. Here are my player ratings and you can also see how you scored them at the bottom. Premier League: Arsenal cruising against Coventry in season opener David Raya: The Arsenal […]

By deepak · August 21, 2026 · 2 min read

Arsenal start title defence with comfortable win over Coventry

Arsenal started the defence of their Premier League title with a comfortable 3-0 win over Coventry.

Here are my player ratings and you can also see how you scored them at the bottom.

Premier League: Arsenal cruising against Coventry in season opener

David Raya: The Arsenal number one was barely tested. 6

Ben White: His partnership with Bukayo Saka was back to its best and he grabbed an assist for Arsenal's third goal. 7

Cristhian Mosquera: A solid display from the centre-back, who had little to deal with. 7

Gabriel Magalhaes: Was given a tough ride by Ellis Simms at times and picked up a booking, but, on the whole, it was a comfortable evening for the Brazilian as Arsenal kept a clean sheet. 7

Riccardo Calafiori: The left-back is a key part of how Arsenal attack because of the unconventional positions he picks up. His pinpoint pass picked out Kai Havertz for the opening goal. 8

Myles Lewis-Skelly: A confident performance in the middle of pitch which makes all the talk of him potentially being sold during this transfer window look very silly. 7

Declan Rice: A trademark powerful run with the ball started the attack for Arsenal's second goal. 7

Martin Odegaard: The heartbeat of the Arsenal team. The captain had lots of bright moments as the Gunners pinned Coventry back. Scored a fortunate third but his performance deserved a goal. 8

Bukayo Saka: Looked back to his sharpest in the Community Shield last Sunday and brought that form into this game. Gave Jay Dasilva a torrid time and scored the second goal. 8

Christos Tzolis: A couple of very bright runs early on and a shot that went over the bar. It was his hard work that won the ball back for Arsenal's opening goal and his cross was palmed into Saka for the second. A constant threat all match. 9

Kai Havertz: The German international is one of Mikel Arteta's favourite players and put in his usual intelligent performance. A very good finish to give Arsenal an early lead. 8

Source: Read the original article on www.bbc.co.uk