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Coventry faces tough fixtures against Arsenal and Manchester City

The Guardian Sport • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 19, 2026, 5:33 PM

Last updated Aug 19, 2026

Coventry faces tough fixtures against Arsenal and Manchester City

Summary

Coventry City begins its Premier League campaign away against Arsenal, the reigning champions. Following this tough opener, Coventry will travel to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City, another formidable opponent. This challenging start marks a significant test for the team returning to the top flight after years in lower divisions.

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Key Details

•Coventry faces Arsenal in its Premier League opener.
•Arsenal is the defending champion and top-ranked team.
•Next, Coventry plays Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
•Coventry returns to the Premier League after several seasons.

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5:33 PMThe Guardian Sport — Baptisms of fire: the fixture list has not been kind to Coventry, Hull and Ipswich

What they're saying

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Tough start awaits for promoted trio, with Premier League matches against last season’s top three and European qualifiers Coventry signed off their previous Premier League campaign with a match against Bradford City, the one team to finish below them in 2000-01. They pick up again in the top flight away to Arsenal; last season’s champions, favourites to retain the crown and the No 1 ranked side in the world according to Opta. At least they will have played what should be the hardest fixture of their 38 first. Except that their next away trip takes them to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City. Continue reading...
— The Guardian Sportby Andrew Beasley

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