Coventry City FC 0 - 5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Highlights & Result
Premier League
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(1 month ago)
· MD 4
Highlights
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Coventry City extended their wait for a league victory on 13 September 2026 as Brighton & Hove Albion turned a 69 percent possession share into a heavy afternoon at the CBS Arena. C. Kostoulas opened the scoring in the 35th minute with an assist from P. Gross, before M. Yalcouye added a second right after the restart set up by M. De Cuyper. The task grew steeper for the hosts when Taiwo Awoniyi received a red card in the 53rd minute. P. Gross then converted a penalty in the 70th minute, Lewis Dunk headed home from a C. Andres pass with a performance rated 9.2, and Y. Ayari completed the afternoon in the 90th minute assisted again by P. Gross. Bart Verbruggen earned the highest rating on the pitch at 9.9 to anchor the visitors, while Jack Rudoni picked up an 8.3 rating for Coventry City.
The hosts had arrived at the bottom of the standings following three consecutive league losses without scoring a goal. Brighton & Hove Albion brought a run of three matches with at least one goal scored, having finished eighth in the competition last season. The visitors had collected four points from their opening three fixtures while Brighton & Hove finished 8th in this competition last season with 53 points.
This result lifted the visitors to fourth place in the table with seven points from four matches, sitting five points behind the leaders Arsenal. Coventry City remained at the foot of the table in 20th place with zero points from four played and a goal difference of minus ten, leaving them 12 points behind the summit.
Brighton & Hove Albion next play at home to Arsenal on 19 September, while Coventry City travel away to face Nottingham on the same day.
The hosts had arrived at the bottom of the standings following three consecutive league losses without scoring a goal. Brighton & Hove Albion brought a run of three matches with at least one goal scored, having finished eighth in the competition last season. The visitors had collected four points from their opening three fixtures while Brighton & Hove finished 8th in this competition last season with 53 points.
This result lifted the visitors to fourth place in the table with seven points from four matches, sitting five points behind the leaders Arsenal. Coventry City remained at the foot of the table in 20th place with zero points from four played and a goal difference of minus ten, leaving them 12 points behind the summit.
Brighton & Hove Albion next play at home to Arsenal on 19 September, while Coventry City travel away to face Nottingham on the same day.
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Match stats
Coventry City v Brighton Hove
31%
Possession
69%
1.33
Expected goals (xG)
2.81
14
Shots
22
6
Shots on target
7
12
Shots inside the box
14
5
Corners
3
249
Passes
584
70%
Pass accuracy
90%
2
Saves
6
9
Fouls
15
2
Offsides
2
1
Red cards
0
Lineups & player ratings
9.9
Top rated
Bart Verbruggen · Brighton Hove
90'
· 6 saves
Key moments
- 35' ⚽ C. Kostoulas · assist P. Gross · Brighton Hove
- 51' ⚽ M. Yalcouye · assist M. De Cuyper · Brighton Hove
- 53' 🟥 Taiwo Awoniyi · Coventry City
- 70' ⚽ P. Gross (pen) · Brighton Hove
- 83' ⚽ L. Dunk · assist C. Andres · Brighton Hove
- 90' ⚽ Y. Ayari · assist P. Gross · Brighton Hove
Coventry City
3-4-2-1- 19 Carl Rushworth 90' 6.3
- 24 Aurèle Amenda 90' 6.0
- 4 Bobby Thomas 90' 5.3
- 2 Ethan Pinnock 90' 5.7
- 27 Milan van Ewijk 90' 7.2
- 3 Jay DaSilva 90' 6.5
- 6 Matt Grimes (c) 84' 6.9
- 16 Frank Onyeka 73' 6.9
- 5 Jack Rudoni 73' 8.3
- 10 Ephron Mason-Clark 60' 6.5
- 14 Taiwo Awoniyi 🟥 53' 5.5
- 49 Sidiki Cherif · sub 30' 6.7
- 8 Caleb Yirenkyi · sub 17' 6.2
- 23 Brandon Thomas-Asante · sub 17' 6.7
- 29 Victor Torp · sub 13' 6.5
Brighton Hove
4-2-3-1- 1 Bart Verbruggen 90' 9.9
- 24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu 90' 6.6
- 5 Lewis Dunk (c) ⚽ 90' 9.2
- 13 Pascal Groß ⚽ 🅰️ 🅰️ 90' 8.6
- 26 Yasin Ayari ⚽ 90' 7.9
- 29 Maxim De Cuyper 🅰️ 90' 6.9
- 25 Diego Gómez 84' 6.7
- 19 Charalampos Kostoulas ⚽ 84' 7.6
- 44 Luka Vušković 78' 7.5
- 21 Olivier Boscagli 78' 6.9
- 35 Malick Yalcouyé ⚽ 65' 7.7
- 14 Chema Andrés · sub 🅰️ 25' 6.3
- 20 Costinha · sub 13' 6.7
- 33 Matt O'Riley · sub 13' 6.7
- 4 Pascal Struijk · sub 12' 6.9
- 15 Ibrahim Osman · sub 12' 6.3
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Coventry City
20th
in the table · 0 pts from 3
· GD -5
Brighton Hove
12th
in the table · 4 pts from 3
· GD +3
Form going into the match
Coventry City