Coventry City 0–5 Brighton Hove
Coventry City0–5
Brighton Hove13 Sept 2026 · 7:30 PM · Matchday 4 · HT 0–1
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · Att. 31,492 · 22°C Cloudy · Tony Harrington (referee)
Lineups
Coventry City
3-4-3 · Frank Lampard
Goalkeeper
- 19Carl Rushworth
Defenders
- 2Ethan Pinnock
- 3Jay Dasilva
- 4Bobby Thomas
- 24Aurèle Amenda
- 27Milan van Ewijk
Midfielders
- 5Jack Rudoni↓ 73’
- 6Matt Grimes↓ 84’
- 16Frank Onyeka↓ 73’
Forwards
- 10Ephron Mason-Clark↓ 60’
- 14Taiwo Awoniyi
Bench
- 49Sidiki Cherif↑ 60’
- 8Caleb Yirenkyi↑ 73’
- 23Brandon Thomas-Asante↑ 73’
- 29Victor Torp↑ 84’
- 7Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
- 18Loum Tchaouna
- 25Daniel Bentley
- 30Stephen Mfuni
- 38Gustavo Hamer
Brighton Hove
4-2-3-1 · Fabian Hürzeler
Goalkeeper
- 1Bart Verbruggen
Defenders
- 5Lewis Dunk
- 21Olivier Boscagli↓ 78’
- 24Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- 29Maxim De Cuyper
- 44Luka Vušković↓ 78’
Midfielders
- 13Pascal Groß
- 26Yasin Ayari
- 35Malick Junior Yalcouyé↓ 65’
Forwards
- 19Charalampos Kostoulas↓ 84’
- 25Diego Gómez↓ 84’
Bench
- 14Chema Andrés↑ 65’
- 4Pascal Struijk↑ 78’
- 15Ibrahim Osman↑ 78’
- 20Costinha↑ 84’
- 33Matthew O'Riley↑ 84’
- 3Jaouen Hadjam
- 12Promise David
- 23Jason Steele
- 59Younes Ibrahim
Match stats
Coventry CityBrighton Hove
30Ball possession70
1.33Expected goals (xG)2.81
14Total shots22
6Shots on target7
29Touches in opposition box26
1Big chances4
1Big chances missed1
174 (70%)Accurate passes526 (90%)
0Yellow cards0
5Corners3
14Total shots22
6Shots off target10
6Shots on target7
2Blocked shots5
0Hit woodwork0
12Shots inside box14
2Shots outside box8
1.33Expected goals (xG)2.81
0.62xG open play1.84
0.71xG set play0.17
1.33xG non-penalty2.02
1.93xG on target (xGOT)3.64
99637Distance covered109083
1120Sprinting distance1597
56Number of sprints77
249Passes584
174 (70%)Accurate passes526 (90%)
77Own half236
97Opposition half290
33 (46%)Accurate long balls16 (48%)
5 (42%)Accurate crosses3 (18%)
9Throws12
29Touches in opposition box26
2Offsides2
6Tackles10
5Interceptions3
5Blocks2
32Clearances36
2Keeper saves6
55Duels won41
22 (49%)Ground duels won23 (51%)
33 (65%)Aerial duels won18 (35%)
2 (29%)Successful dribbles4 (80%)
0Yellow cards0
1Red cards0
9Fouls committed15
Events
| 35’ | ⚽ Charalampos Kostoulas · Pascal Groß | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 51’ | ⚽ Malick Junior Yalcouyé · Maxim De Cuyper | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 53’ | 🟨 Taiwo Awoniyi · Red | Coventry City FC |
| 60’ | 🔁 Sidiki Cherif on for Ephron Mason-Clark | Coventry City FC |
| 65’ | 🔁 Chema Andrés on for Malick Junior Yalcouyé | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 70’ | ⚽ Pascal Groß (pen) | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 73’ | 🔁 Brandon Thomas-Asante on for Jack Rudoni | Coventry City FC |
| 73’ | 🔁 Caleb Yirenkyi on for Frank Onyeka | Coventry City FC |
| 78’ | 🔁 Ibrahim Osman on for Olivier Boscagli | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 78’ | 🔁 Pascal Struijk on for Luka Vušković | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 83’ | ⚽ Lewis Dunk · Chema Andrés | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 84’ | 🔁 Victor Torp on for Matt Grimes | Coventry City FC |
| 84’ | 🔁 Matthew O'Riley on for Charalampos Kostoulas | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 84’ | 🔁 Costinha on for Diego Gómez | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 90+4’ | ⚽ Yasin Ayari · Pascal Groß | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |