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23:05 BST - That'll do it for us tonight! Join us again tomorrow as Manchester United and Tottenham get their Premier League campaigns underway, among others.
22:55 BST - Speaking after his side's opening day win, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said there was "a lot to like" about his team's performance. "There was a lot to like, we were really flowing with the ball and connected. The overall performance was very positive," he told Sky Sports.
Arteta also said his full-backs' attacking role depends on how opponents set up. "It's in relation to the opponents' behaviour, to try to cause them problems so they're hard for the opponents to handle, they are a big threat in the opponents' box, so we need to use them," he added.
Read more: Arsenal boss Arteta hails team's desire after perfect start to title defence
22:13 BST - Owing to their strong finish to the 2025/26 season, Arsenal have won their last six Premier League games. Their previous longer winning streak was an eight-game run from 20 April 2024 to 24 August 2024.
21:52 BST - FULL-TIME: Arsenal 3-0 Coventry. It's an emphatic, if not expected, result for Mikel Arteta's men as they mark their opening Premier League match with a W.
Read more: Havertz nets Premier League opening goal as Arsenal brush aside Coventry
21:28 BST - Taiwo Awoniyi is on for his Coventry debut! Ellis Simms makes way for the Nigerian.
21:06 BST - GOAL! It's another for Arsenal, and this time it's captain Martin Odegaard with the finish, following a wonderful through ball from Ben White! 3-0.
21:02 BST - We are back underway in north London! Stick with us as we see this one out.
20:56 BST - As you'd imagine, it has been pretty much all Arsenal so far. Just the 0.04 xG for Coventry so far.
20:48 BST - HALF-TIME: Arsenal 2-0 Coventry. It'd take something very special to deny the reigning champions three points tonight. Kai Havertz got the Premier League's first goal of the season before Bukayo Saka doubled his side's advantage before the break.
20:31 BST - Whopper of a stat via Opta: Coventry have failed to win any of their last 43 matches when conceding first in the Premier League, since a victory over Charlton on 6th March 1999.
20:23 BST - GOAL! It's another for Arsenal against Coventry! Bukayo Saka opens his account with a tidy finish after pouncing on a loose ball, 2-0.
20:16 BST - GOAL! Arsenal have broken the deadlock! It's Kai Havertz who has scored the Premier League's opening goal, capitalising on a smart pass by Riccardo Calafiori. 1-0.
20:00 BST - We are underway at the Emirates! Stick with us as Arsenal take on Coventry, the latter of whom are marking their return to the top flight for the first time in 25 years against the reigning champions.
18:45 BST - Team news for this season's first Premier League match is now available! Check out who starts for Arsenal and Coventry below. For the Gunners, new signing Christos Tzolis gets the nod. Click here for our live coverage.
17:50 BST - Away from tonight's match, we've had an interesting development among Premier League clubs as Chelsea have confirmed that Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk will play their home matches in the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League group stage at Stamford Bridge.
Read more: Shakhtar to play home Champions League matches at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge
17:45 BST - Ahead of the Premier League's return, our friends over at Opta have put together their latest final league position projections.
As expected, reigning champions Arsenal are tipped to retain their title. The Gunners' opponents tonight, Coventry, are doing a little better than Hull and Ipswich, but still make the bottom three.
17:30 BST - As you'll have become accustomed to, we've put together our regular 'Who's Missing' feature. It lists every doubt and confirmed absentee in the Premier League. Read that here.
16:10 BST - Big news for Arsenal fans as they've completed the signing of Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa!
The Englishman becomes the Gunners' fifth signing of the summer and has reportedly cost Mikel Arteta's side £51 million.
Read more: Arsenal confirm signing of Aston Villa and England defender Konsa
16:00 BST - Hello and welcome back! It simultaneously feels like there have been five minutes since the end of the World Cup and an absolute age. But, more importantly, tonight marks the return of top-flight football in England!
Up first, champions Arsenal host Frank Lampard's newly promoted Coventry City. Click here to follow that live.