Arsenal beat Coventry 3-0 to open Premier League title defense
What's new: Christos Tzolis impressed on his league debut as Arsenal scored through Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard.
Arsenal opened their Premier League title defense with a comfortable 3-0 home win over promoted Coventry City on Friday. Kai Havertz put Mikel Arteta’s side ahead in the 15th minute after Riccardo Calafiori picked him out, and Bukayo Saka doubled the lead in the 23rd after Christos Tzolis helped force the move. Martin Odegaard added a third four minutes into the second half as Arsenal controlled the match and kept a clean sheet. Coventry rarely threatened, though Jack Rudoni missed a late chance for a consolation goal. BBC Sport’s player ratings singled out Tzolis as a constant threat on his top-flight debut.