The “Gunners” triumphed 3:0 (2:0) in the season opener.
In the 15th minute, the visiting defender Milan van Ewijk lost the ball, which was quickly intercepted by Riccardo Calafiori. The Italian passed to the advancing German Kai Havertz, who scored the first goal of the match (1:0).
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Soon after, in the 23rd minute, another fire broke out near the league newcomers’ goal. Christos Tzolis, receiving a pass from Declan Rice, sent the ball towards Bukayo Saka, but it was slightly deflected by goalkeeper Carlas Rushworth.
However, shortly after, the same B. Saka ran to the ball and scored an easy goal (2:0).
The final point in the match was made by Martin Odegaard in the 49th minute. Receiving a pass from Ben White, the Norwegian made a rather poor shot, but it found the target (3:0).
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Arsenal players controlled the ball for as much as 64% of the time in this match and made 20 shots towards the goal, 6 of which were on target.
Meanwhile, Coventry made 4 shots, and Arsenal’s goalkeeper had to work seriously only once.
The North London club will play their next match on August 31 at 10 PM Lithuanian time against Aston Villa in the Premier League. Meanwhile, Coventry will visit Plymouth’s stadium on August 25 at 9:45 PM Lithuanian time in the EFL Cup.
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