Man City vs Coventry Preview
Man City have made a positive start in the Enzo Maresca era and score a lot of goals. Erling Haaland was back on the scoresheet on Friday and can find the net against leaky Coventry.
Key Stats - Haaland in Form
- Man City have won their last 2 matches.
- Man City have seen over 3.5 goals in 3 of their last 5 games.
- Man City’s Erling Haaland has scored 17 goals in his last 18 games for club and country.
H2H - Citizens on Top
Man City have a 34-21 advantage against Coventry, alongside 18 draws.
Man City Have a Serious Attacking Threat
Man City have played on the front foot since Enzo Maresca’s appointment this summer. The Citizens have scored 13 goals in six games and won four.
City comfortably beat Atletico Madrid and K-League All Stars 3-1 in pre-season before a 3-0 Community Shield loss to Arsenal.
Maresca’s side hit back and beat Bournemouth 2-1 at the Etihad. Haaland had five shots and 0.74 individual XG in that victory.
The Citizens cruised to a 4-1 away win at Crystal Palace on Friday. Haaland and Rayan Cherki scored twice and City had 2.21 XG.
Coventry Struggling to Adapt in the Premier League
Newly promoted Coventry concede a lot of goals and have shipped six in just three games this season.
Frank Lampard’s outfit were outplayed in a 3-0 opening-day defeat at Arsenal and were 2-0 down after 23 minutes. Coventry replied by defeating third-tier Plymouth 4-2 in the EFL Cup.
The Sky Blues fell to back-to-back Premier League defeats following a 1-0 home loss against Hull. Coventry were unthreatening with 11 shots and conceded in the last 10 minutes.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
Man City (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Abdukodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias, Marc Guehi, Joskov Gvardiol; Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernandez; Rayan Cherki, Phil Foden, Antoine Semenyo; Erling Haaland
Defender Matheus Nunes is an injury doubt. Winger Jeremy Doku is ruled out with a calf issue.
Enzo Fernandez is available after completing his £140 million move from Chelsea. The midfielder shared his goals following the high-profile transfer and said, “So for me it’s a privilege to be here and give 100% every day, to take the club as high as possible.”
Coventry (4-2-3-1): Carl Rushworth; Milan van Ewijk, Bobby Thomas, Aurele Amenda, Jay Dasilva; Caleb Yirenkyi, Matt Grimes; Loum Tchaouna, Jack Rudoni, Ephron Mason-Clark; Taiwo Awoniyi
Defenders Kaine Kesler-Hayden and Luke Woolfenden and striker Haji Wright are unavailable due to injury.
Frank Onyeka is likely to return after missing the Hull match. Frank Lampard was positive about the midfielder’s fitness and explained he is “hopefully good for next week”.