Coventry City v AS Monaco: pre-season friendly in Coventry on August 14

Coventry City host AS Monaco in a pre-season friendly at Coventry Building Society Arena located on Judds Lane in Coventry, England on Saturday, August 14, with kick-off scheduled for 12 a.m. IST. The match completes Coventry’s preparations ahead of the 2026-27 Premier League season.

Coventry won the 2025-26 Championship, securing promotion back to the Premier League for the first time since 2000-01. Frank Lampard’s team participated in three pre-season friendlies, beginning with a 3-2 defeat to AFC Wimbledon. This fixture is intended as Coventry’s final tune-up before they return to top-flight competition.

Monaco have played five pre-season games, starting with a 5-2 victory against Saint Priest and finishing that sequence with a 2-0 loss to Sporting Lisbon. The club is managed by Filipe Luís. Monaco have also been active during the transfer window.

This summer the Red and Whites signed five players, the most notable of whom was Matthis Abline from Nantes. Monaco have lost numerous key players in this transfer window, notably Aladji Bamba (to Newcastle United) and Maghnes Akliouche (to Paris Saint-Germain).

In India the match will be live-streamed on Amazon Prime Video, and in the United Kingdom the fixture will also be live-streamed on Amazon Prime Video. No confirmed streaming platform has been announced for USA viewers. For more updates, follow Khel Now on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; download the Khel Now Android App or IOS App and join our community on Telegram.

Monaco will kick off their 2026-27 Ligue 1 season on August 23 at Le Havre, before finishing the month at home against Marseille.