Arsenal host Coventry as Premier League season kicks off
Arsenal open their Premier League season at home to Coventry on 21 August, with kick-off at the Emirates Stadium in London.
The visitors head into the match on the back of an encouraging run of results, having won four and drawn one of their last five outings. Arsenal's own recent form has been mixed, with two wins and two losses alongside a draw in their last five matches.
Recent history
The two sides have met before in cup competition, with Arsenal winning both previous encounters. They beat Coventry 4-0 in the FA Cup in January 2014, and thrashed them 6-1 in the League Cup back in September 2012.
Those meetings, however, came more than a decade ago, and this fixture arrives in a different context as a Premier League matchday one contest to open the new season.
With pre-season now behind both clubs and the transfer window still open, the match offers an early marker for how each side's summer business and form will translate into league points.