Arsenal has kicked off the defence of its last season’s title with a 3-0 win against Coventry City.
The EPL champions picked up from where they left off last season with goals from Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, and Martin Odegaard against the newly promoted side.
The win is the Gunners’ eighth consecutive home win over Coventry, on their return to the EPL after a 25-year absence.
Havertz scored the first goal of the season on 15 minutes when he swept home Ricardo Calafiori’s low cross with a first-time effort into the bottom corner to hand Arsenal the deserved lead. Saka doubled the lead midway through the half with a simple tap-in at the far post after the goalkeeper parried a deflected cross into his path to ensure Arsenal went into the break with a comfortable two-goal cushion.
Mikel Arteta’s side sealed all three points with the third goal just four minutes into the second half. Odegaard was well positioned to receive Ben White’s cutback and his scuffed shot trickled over the line to ensure the fans started the title defence season with celebrations.
Arsenal’s win continued the record of EPL champions winning their first match of the season, and it was their fifth straight clean sheet. It is also Arsenal’s fifth consecutive season securing victory on the first matchday of the season.
Arsenal travel to Aston Villa for matchday two, while Coventry will host Hull City, a fellow newly-promoted club.
