Follow updates from the opening match of the season - including the build-up, analysis and live text commentary.
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Follow updates from the opening match of the season - including the build-up, analysis and live text commentary.
Follow live as champions Arsenal host promoted Coventry in the season opener.
Minute-by-minute report: The Premier League returns with the champions hosting newly-promoted Coventry. Join Scott Murray
Holders Arsenal face Coventry in the Premier League opener with doubts over Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka's match fitness.
Mikel Arteta’s side look to kick off their title defence in winning ways when they take on Frank Lampard’s Sky Blues
The 2026–27 Premier League season gets underway with the champions taking on the winners of the Championship.
Arsenal vs Coventry LIVE: Team news, line-ups and updates from Premier League clash
