Coventry vs Brighton — Premier League
0-5
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Going into the match, Coventry had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.6 goals a game; Brighton had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.9. Coventry are 17th in the Premier League on 6 points; Brighton are 3rd on 16.
Match report
Home form going in: Coventry
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (L L L W W). 1.6 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 1-0 at Manchester City · 5 Sept 2026
- L 0-1 vs Hull City · 29 Aug 2026
- L 3-0 at Arsenal · 21 Aug 2026
- W 0-4 at Watford · 2 May 2026
- W 3-1 vs Wrexham · 26 Apr 2026
- W 5-1 vs Portsmouth · 21 Apr 2026
Away form going in: Brighton
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (D L W W D). 1.9 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs Leeds · 5 Sept 2026
- L 4-3 at Chelsea · 30 Aug 2026
- W 4-0 vs Tromso · 27 Aug 2026
- W 4-0 vs Aston Villa · 23 Aug 2026
- D 0-0 at Tromso · 20 Aug 2026
- L 0-3 vs Manchester United · 24 May 2026
How it unfolded
- 35' Normal Goal — Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton)
- 51' Normal Goal — Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton)
- 70' Penalty — Pascal Groß (Brighton)
- 83' Normal Goal — Lewis Dunk (Brighton)
- 94' Normal Goal — Yasin Ayari (Brighton)
Match statistics
| Coventry | Metric | Brighton |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals | 5 |
| 31 | Ball possession | 69 |
| 1.04812 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.76518 |
| 14 | Total shots | 22 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 10 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 12 | Attempts inside box | 14 |
| 2 | Attempts outside box | 8 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 249 | Total passes | 584 |
| 174 | Accurate passes | 526 |
| 10 | Key passes | 15 |
| 96 | Duels | 96 |
| 55 | Duels won | 41 |
Premier League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Brighton | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Brentford | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Leeds | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Everton | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Hull City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Ipswich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 8 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 7 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Tottenham | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | Coventry | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Fulham | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 4 |