CoventryCOV0 – 5FT
BrightonBHA
Coventry Building Society Arena, CoventryFT
- 90'+4'A — Yasin AyariAssist — Pascal Gross
- 84'H — Victor TorpOff — Matt Grimes
- 84'A — Matt O'RileyOff — Charalambos Kostoulas
- 84'A — CostinhaOff — Diego Gómez
- 83'A — Lewis DunkAssist — Chema Andrés
- 78'A — Ibrahim OsmanOff — Olivier Boscagli
- 78'A — Pascal StruijkOff — Luka Vuskovic
- 73'H — Brandon Thomas-AsanteOff — Jack Rudoni
- 73'H — Caleb YirenkyiOff — Frank Onyeka
- 70'PenA — Pascal Gross
- 65'A — Chema AndrésOff — Malick Yalcouyé
- 60'H — Sidiki CherifOff — Ephron Mason-Clark
- 53'H — Taiwo Awoniyi
- 51'A — Malick YalcouyéAssist — Maxim De Cuyper
- HT 0–1
- 35'A — Charalambos KostoulasAssist — Pascal Gross
- KO – 14:00
Shots on targetBHA
67
ShotsBHA
1422
CornersCOV
53
- Match ends, Coventry City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 5.
- 90'+7'Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 5.
- 90'+5'Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+5'Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4'Goal! Coventry City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 5. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 90'+3'Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Caleb Yirenkyi.
- 90'+1'Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 89'Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
- 86'Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 86'Sidiki Cherif (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86'Attempt missed. Ibrahim Osman (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
- 84'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Costinha replaces Diego Gómez.
- 84'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Matt O'Riley replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.
- 84'Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Matt Grimes.
- 83'Goal! Coventry City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 4. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Chema Andrés.
- 82'Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
- 81'Attempt saved. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City).
- 81'Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Osman (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 78'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
- 78'Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Aurèle Amenda.
- 78'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Struijk replaces Luka Vuskovic.
- 78'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ibrahim Osman replaces Olivier Boscagli.
- 74'Attempt missed. Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 73'Substitution, Coventry City. Caleb Yirenkyi replaces Frank Onyeka because of an injury.
- 73'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73'Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Jack Rudoni.
- 72'Delay in match because of an injury Frank Onyeka (Coventry City).
- 71'Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 71'Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70'Goal! Coventry City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 68'Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 68'Penalty conceded by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 67'Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 67'Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66'Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66'Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
- 65'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Chema Andrés replaces Malick Yalcouyé.
- 63'Offside, Coventry City. Sidiki Cherif is caught offside.
- 62'Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Most shots4Yasin AyariBrighton & Hove Albion
Most saves6Bart VerbruggenBrighton & Hove Albion
Most fouled4Frank OnyekaCoventry City
Coventry City3-4-2-1Brighton & Hove Albion4-2-3-1Substitutions
- 60'49Sidiki Cherif10Ephron Mason-Clark
- 73'23Brandon Thomas-Asante5Jack Rudoni
- 73'8Caleb Yirenkyi16Frank Onyeka
- 84'29Victor Torp6Matt Grimes
- 65'14Chema Andrés35Malick Yalcouyé
- 78'15Ibrahim Osman21Olivier Boscagli
- 78'4Pascal Struijk44Luka Vuskovic
- 84'33Matt O'Riley19Charalambos Kostoulas
- 84'20Costinha25Diego Gómez
SubstitutesCoventry City- 8CYCaleb YirenkyiSUBOn
- 17LT
Loum TchaounaSUB
- 25DBDaniel BentleySUB
- 38GHGustavo HamerSUB
- 49SC
Sidiki CherifSUBOn
- 23BT
Brandon Thomas-AsanteSUBOn
- 29VT
Victor TorpSUBOn
- 7TS
Tatsuhiro SakamotoSUB
- 12SM
Stephen MfuniSUB
SubstitutesBrighton & Hove Albion- 12PDPromise DavidSUB
- 20C
CostinhaSUBOn
- 33MOMatt O'RileySUBOn
- 23JS
Jason SteeleSUB
- 59YIYounes IbrahimSUB
- 3JHJaouen HadjamSUB
- 4PS
Pascal StruijkSUBOn
- 14CA
Chema AndrésSUBOn
- 15IO
Ibrahim OsmanSUBOn
CoventryBrighton
- 6Shots on target7
- 14Shots22
- 42.9Shot accuracy %31.8
- 2Blocked shots5
- 5Corners3
- 0Penalties taken1
- 2Saves6
- 30.6Possession %69.4
- 246Passes571
- 174Accurate passes515
- 70.7Pass accuracy %90.2
- 12Crosses17
- 5Accurate crosses3
- 41.7Cross accuracy %17.6
- 71Long balls30
- 35Accurate long balls14
- 49.3Long ball accuracy %46.7
- 6Tackles10
- 3Tackles won7
- 50Tackle success %70
- 5Interceptions3
- 32Clearances34
- 2Offsides2
- 9Fouls15
- 0Yellow cards0
- 1Red cards0
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Champions League |  Man CityManchester City | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 Champions League |  ArsenalArsenal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 Champions League | BrightonBrighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 Champions League |  BrentfordBrentford | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 Europa League |  LeedsLeeds United | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 6 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 |
| 7 |  EvertonEverton | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 8 |  HullHull City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 |
| 9 |  NewcastleNewcastle United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 |  ChelseaChelsea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 |  IpswichIpswich Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 |  Man UnitedManchester United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 |  Nottm ForestNottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 |  SunderlandSunderland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 |  C PalaceCrystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 |  BournemouthAFC Bournemouth | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 Relegation | CoventryCoventry City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 3 |
| 19 Relegation |  FulhamFulham | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 Relegation |  SpursTottenham Hotspur | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 |
Qualification
- Champions League
- Europa League
- Relegation
Coventry · Previous meetings between these sides.
- L1-3
- W2-0
- L1-2
- W2-0
- W1-0
Most recent match first.
Coventry
LLWLW
- MNC0-1
- HUL0-1
- PLY4-2
- ARS0-3
- MON2-0
Brighton
DLWWD
- LEE1-1
- CHE3-4
- TRO4-0
- AVL4-0
- TRO0-0
- Competition
- Premier League
- Venue
- Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
- Referee
- Tony Harrington
- Attendance
- 31,492
Common questions
What was the score in Coventry City – Brighton & Hove Albion?
- The match finished Coventry City 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion, played on 13 September 2026.
What is the line-up for Coventry City – Brighton & Hove Albion?
- Coventry City line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation and start with Carl Rushworth, Bobby Thomas, Ethan Pinnock, Aurèle Amenda, Matt Grimes, Frank Onyeka, Jay Da Silva, Milan van Ewijk, Taiwo Awoniyi, Ephron Mason-Clark, Jack Rudoni. Brighton & Hove Albion line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Bart Verbruggen, Lewis Dunk, Luka Vuskovic, Olivier Boscagli, Ferdi Kadioglu, Malick Yalcouyé, Yasin Ayari, Pascal Gross, Charalambos Kostoulas, Maxim De Cuyper, Diego Gómez.
What is the recent form of Coventry City?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Coventry City won 2, drew 0 and lost 3.
What is the recent form of Brighton & Hove Albion?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Brighton & Hove Albion won 2, drew 2 and lost 1.
What is the head-to-head record between Coventry City and Brighton & Hove Albion?
- In the meetings we have on record these sides have played 5 times. Coventry City won 3, Brighton & Hove Albion won 2, and 0 were drawn.
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Squad members whose first recorded senior season was at this club, aged 21 or under.
Squad numbers
Brighton
1Bart Verbruggen5Lewis Dunk6Jan Paul van Hecke10Georginio Rutter11Yankuba Minteh13Jack Hinshelwood14Tom Watson17Carlos Baleba18Danny Welbeck19Charalampos Kostoulas20James Milner21Olivier Boscagli22Kaoru Mitoma23Jason Steele24Ferdi Kadıoğlu25Diego Gómez26Yasin Ayari27Mats Wieffer29Maxim De Cuyper34Joël Veltman51Charlie Tasker53Harry Howell
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