Arsenal vs Coventry City Premier League Preview, Stats and Odds

The reigning Premier League champions, Arsenal, kick off the new season with a home game against newly promoted Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium, kick off 20:00 BST.

After 25 years away from the Premier League, Coventry City are back and hoping to stay in the league under the stewardship of Frank Lampard, their manager. Arsenal will be hoping to start the season in impressive form and gain a valuable three points, with the goal of retaining their Premier League crown at the end of the season.

Historical Form and Record

It has been a long time since these two teams met, but the advantage goes to Arsenal. Their last meeting was in 2014 when Arsenal won 4-0. Before that, in 2012 Arsenal put six past Coventry, beating them 6-0. The last time Coventry managed a victory over the Gunners was way back in 1999, when they won 3-2 at home on Boxing Day.

There is no doubt Coventry have their work cut out in their first match in the top flight for 25 years. Coventry will be happy to know that William Saliba and Ben White will be out for the Gunners with injuries, as these two players were key last season.

Arsenal vs Coventry: Our Prediction

It is difficult for us to see anything other than an Arsenal home win here. Arsenal are the current champions for a reason; they are a well-oiled football team who know how to win. We expect Arsenal to win by at least two goals with odds of 9/2 for 2-0.