Coventry vs Brighton match stats & report

0–5 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 4 · Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry · Ref Tony Harrington, England

Coventry stats & fixtures · Brighton stats & fixtures

Coventry lost to Brighton 0–5 in the Premier League on 13 September 2026. Expected goals finished 1.33–2.81. Brighton had 69% of the ball.

Coventry vs Brighton match statistics

CoventryBrighton

31% Ball possession 69%
1.33 Expected goals (xG) 2.81
14 Total shots 22
6 Shots on target 7
6 Shots off target 10
2 Blocked shots 5
12 Shots inside the box 14
5 Corners 3
9 Fouls 15
2 Offsides 2
1 Red cards 0
249 Passes 584
70% Pass accuracy 90%
2 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

35' Goal Charalampos Kostoulas (assist Pascal Groß) Brighton
51' Goal Malick Yalcouyé (assist Maxim De Cuyper) Brighton
53' Red card T. Awoniyi Coventry
70' Penalty scored Pascal Groß Brighton
83' Goal Lewis Dunk (assist Chema Andrés) Brighton
90' Goal Yasin Ayari (assist Pascal Groß) Brighton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Coventry

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Frank Lampard

19 C. Rushworth

2 E. Pinnock 4 B. Thomas 24 A. Amenda

3 J. Dasilva 6 M. Grimes 16 F. Onyeka 27 M. van Ewijk

10 E. Mason-Clark 5 J. Rudoni

14 T. Awoniyi

Bench D. Bentley , S. Mfuni , V. Torp , T. Sakamoto , Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi , G. Hamer , B. Thomas-Asante , Loum Tchaouna , S. Cherif

Brighton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Fabian Hurzeler

1 Bart Verbruggen

21 Olivier Boscagli 5 Lewis Dunk 44 Luka Vušković 24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu

26 Yasin Ayari 13 Pascal Groß

29 Maxim De Cuyper 35 Malick Yalcouyé 25 D. Gómez

19 Charalampos Kostoulas

Bench Jason Steele , Costinha , J. Hadjam , P. Struijk , M. O'Riley , Chema Andrés , Younes Ibrahim , Promise David , I. Osman

Out and doubtful

J. Hinshelwood Brighton Out — Injury
K. Mitoma Brighton Out — Hamstring Injury
K. Kesler-Hayden Coventry Out — Muscle Injury
L. Woolfenden Coventry Out — Knee Injury
E. Ferguson Brighton Out — Ankle Injury
M. Svoboda Brighton Out — Injury
M. Wieffer Brighton Out — Knee Injury
S. Tzimas Brighton Out — Knee Injury
Y. Minteh Brighton Out — Injury
Z. Yohanna Brighton Out — Lacking Match Fitness
H. Wright Coventry Out — Muscle Injury
J. Eccles Coventry Out — Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Coventry at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.1 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

43% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Brighton away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.5 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.