Manchester City 1–0 Coventry
2026-09-05 · Matchweek 3
· Referee: Paul Tierney · VAR: Neil Davies
A quiet game for the whistle — 3 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How Paul Tierney refereed it
Tierney showed 3 yellow cards against a career average of 3.4, and awarded 24 fouls against an average of 22.0.
Match statistics
| Manchester City | Coventry | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 7 | 17 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19' | Yellow Card | Coventry | Milan van Ewijk | 0-0 |
| 26' | Normal Goal | Manchester City | E. Haaland | 1-0 |
| 90+2' | Yellow Card | Coventry | Ethan Pinnock | 1-0 |
| 90+5' | Yellow Card | Manchester City | Abdukodir Khusanov | 1-0 |