Coventry City
6 shots on target
0–5
Full time
Brighton & Hove Albion
7 shots on target
Premier League · Matchweek 4 · Sunday, 13 September 2026 at 13:00 UTC
Written before kick-off · preview
Coventry City v Brighton & Hove Albion: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
Coventry City host Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday 13 September in the Premier League, matchweek 4. Coventry City have lost three in a row. They have scored 0 and conceded 5 in those three games — 0.0 goals a game, 1.7 against.
Brighton & Hove Albion have won one of their last three games. They have scored 8 and conceded 5 in those three games — 2.7 goals a game, 1.7 against.
Pascal Groß has been Brighton & Hove Albion's most productive, with two goals and two assists. We hold no scoring contribution for any Coventry City player yet this season.
Commentary
Minute by minute, as it happened.- 1' First half begins.
- 1' Foul committed by Malick Yalcouyé of Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé
- 1' Bobby Thomas from Coventry City wins a free kick in the defensive half. Bobby Thomas
- 2' Yasin Ayari from Brighton and Hove Albion wins a free kick on the left wing. Yasin Ayari
- 2' Foul committed by Frank Onyeka of Coventry City. Frank Onyeka
- 3' Brighton and Hove Albion win a corner after Bobby Thomas concedes. Bobby Thomas
- 6' Diego Gómez from Brighton and Hove Albion has a right-footed shot from the right side of the box that goes close but misses to the right. Diego Gómez
- 9' Yasin Ayari from Brighton and Hove Albion has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Maxim De Cuyper. Maxim De Cuyper
- 10' Foul committed by Ephron Mason-Clark of Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark
- 10' Ferdi Kadioglu from Brighton and Hove Albion wins a free kick on the right wing. Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- 11' Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas from Brighton and Hove Albion heads the ball from the center of the box, but it goes to the left. Pascal Groß provided the assist with a cross from a set piece situation. Charalampos Kostoulas
- 13' Olivier Boscagli from Brighton and Hove Albion misses a left-footed shot from over 35 yards to the right, after being assisted by Malick Yalcouyé during a fast break. Olivier Boscagli
- 17' Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas from Brighton and Hove Albion takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box, but it goes close and misses to the right. Charalampos Kostoulas
- 17' Malick Yalcouyé from Brighton and Hove Albion has a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it is blocked. He was assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu. Malick Yalcouyé
- 18' Attempt saved. Malick Yalcouyé from Brighton and Hove Albion has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved in the bottom left corner by Carl Rushworth of Coventry City. The shot was assisted by Maxim De Cuyper. Maxim De Cuyper
- 19' Brighton and Hove Albion win a corner after Aurèle Amenda concedes. Aurèle Amenda
- 20' Olivier Boscagli of Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Olivier Boscagli
- 20' Carl Rushworth from Coventry City is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Carl Rushworth
- 21' Ephron Mason-Clark's left-footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen. The attempt was assisted by Taiwo Awoniyi. Taiwo Awoniyi
- 21' Taiwo Awoniyi from Coventry City misses an attempt with a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, going to the right. He was assisted by Jack Rudoni. Jack Rudoni
- 22' Milan van Ewijk from Coventry City wins a free kick in the defensive half. Milan van Ewijk
- 22' Maxim De Cuyper from Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Maxim De Cuyper
- 23' Jack Rudoni from Coventry City misses an attempt with a header from the center of the box, sending it just a bit too high. He was assisted by Jay Dasilva's cross. Jack Rudoni
- 24' Charalampos Kostoulas from Brighton and Hove Albion wins a free kick in the defensive half. Charalampos Kostoulas
- 24' Foul committed by Frank Onyeka of Coventry City. Frank Onyeka
- 27' Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen. The effort was assisted by Jay Dasilva. Jay Dasilva
- 27' Bobby Thomas from Coventry City misses an attempt with a header from the left side of the six-yard box, sending it too high. Bobby Thomas
- 28' Malick Yalcouyé of Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Malick Yalcouyé
- 28' Bobby Thomas from Coventry City is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Bobby Thomas
- 30' Charalampos Kostoulas from Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Charalampos Kostoulas
- 30' Matt Grimes from Coventry City wins a free kick in the defensive half. Matt Grimes
- 30' Coventry City is called offside. Taiwo Awoniyi is the player caught offside. Taiwo Awoniyi
- 31' Foul committed by Malick Yalcouyé of Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé
- 31' Frank Onyeka from Coventry City wins a free kick on the right wing. Frank Onyeka
- 32' Coventry City win a corner after Bart Verbruggen concedes. Bart Verbruggen
- 32' Attempt saved. Frank Onyeka from Coventry City has his right-footed shot from the right side of the box saved in the top center of the goal by Bart Verbruggen of Brighton and Hove Albion. Frank Onyeka
- 33' Coventry City wins a corner after Lewis Dunk concedes.
- 33' Bobby Thomas from Coventry City misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the right. Jack Rudoni provided the assist with a cross after a corner. Jack Rudoni
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35'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion lead 1-0 against Coventry City. Charalampos Kostoulas scores with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Pascal Groß's headed pass. Charalampos Kostoulas1Kostoulas goals this seasonGroßAssist - 37' Attempt missed. Pascal Groß from Brighton and Hove Albion takes a right-footed shot from outside the box that goes close but misses to the left. He was assisted by Olivier Boscagli. Pascal Groß
- 38' Coventry City win a corner after Lewis Dunk concedes.
- 38' Ephron Mason-Clark's right-footed shot from very close range is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Jack Rudoni. Jack Rudoni
- 39' Ethan Pinnock from Coventry City misses an attempt with a header from the center of the box, sending it just a bit too high after a corner. Ethan Pinnock
- 40' Coventry City wins a corner after Ferdi Kadioglu concedes. Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- 42' Attempt blocked. Matt Grimes from Coventry City has a left-footed shot from outside the box that is blocked. Matt Grimes
- 43' Charalampos Kostoulas from Brighton and Hove Albion wins a free kick in the attacking half. Charalampos Kostoulas
- 43' Aurèle Amenda of Coventry City commits a foul. Aurèle Amenda
- 44' Brighton and Hove Albion win a corner after Frank Onyeka concedes. Frank Onyeka
- 45+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
- 45+1' Ferdi Kadioglu from Brighton and Hove Albion wins a free kick in the attacking half. Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- 45+1' Foul committed by Jack Rudoni of Coventry City. Jack Rudoni
- 45+1' Diego Gómez's right-footed shot from the right side of the box for Brighton and Hove Albion is blocked. Diego Gómez
- 45+1' Luka Vuskovic from Brighton and Hove Albion has a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it is blocked. Luka Vuskovic
- First half ends with Brighton and Hove Albion leading Coventry City 1-0.
- 45+2' Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic of Brighton and Hove Albion heads the ball from the left side of the box, but it goes to the right. The cross was assisted by Pascal Groß after a set piece situation. Pascal Groß
- Half time
- 46' The second half begins with Coventry City trailing Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1.
- 46' Attempt saved. Ephron Mason-Clark from Coventry City has a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it's saved in the center of the goal by Bart Verbruggen of Brighton and Hove Albion. The assist came from Jack Rudoni. Jack Rudoni
- 47' Foul by Pascal Groß of Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß
- 47' Frank Onyeka from Coventry City wins a free kick in the defensive half. Frank Onyeka
- 48' Brighton and Hove Albion are called offside as Charalampos Kostoulas is caught in an offside position. Charalampos Kostoulas
- 49' Ephron Mason-Clark from Coventry City commits a foul. Ephron Mason-Clark
- 49' Luka Vuskovic from Brighton and Hove Albion wins a free kick in the defensive half. Luka Vuskovic
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51'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion lead 2-0 against Coventry City. Malick Yalcouyé scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Maxim De Cuyper. Maxim De Cuyper1Cuyper goals this seasonCuyperAssist - 52' Maxim De Cuyper from Brighton and Hove Albion wins a free kick in the defensive half. Maxim De Cuyper
- 52' Foul committed by Taiwo Awoniyi of Coventry City. Taiwo Awoniyi
- 53' Taiwo Awoniyi of Coventry City receives a red card for violent conduct. Taiwo Awoniyi
- 56' Ferdi Kadioglu from Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- 56' Frank Onyeka from Coventry City wins a free kick in the defensive half. Frank Onyeka
- 58' Offside against Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas is caught offside. Charalampos Kostoulas
- 60' Olivier Boscagli of Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Olivier Boscagli
- 60' Jack Rudoni from Coventry City wins a free kick on the right wing. Jack Rudoni
- 60' Substitution for Coventry City: Sidiki Cherif comes on for Ephron Mason-Clark. Sidiki Chérif
- 62' Charalampos Kostoulas from Brighton and Hove Albion commits a handball. Charalampos Kostoulas
- 62' Olivier Boscagli from Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Olivier Boscagli
- 62' Jack Rudoni from Coventry City is awarded a free kick on the right wing. Jack Rudoni
- 63' Coventry City is called offside as Sidiki Cherif is caught in an offside position. Sidiki Chérif
- 65' Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Chema Andrés comes on for Malick Yalcouyé. Chema Andrés
- 66' Olivier Boscagli from Brighton and Hove Albion is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Olivier Boscagli
- 66' Foul committed by Jack Rudoni of Coventry City. Jack Rudoni
- 67' Chema Andrés of Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Chema Andrés
- 67' Frank Onyeka from Coventry City wins a free kick in the defensive half. Frank Onyeka
- 68' Bobby Thomas of Coventry City concedes a penalty after a foul in the penalty area. Bobby Thomas
- 68' Penalty awarded to Brighton and Hove Albion as Charalampos Kostoulas is fouled in the penalty area. Charalampos Kostoulas
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70'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Pascal Groß scores for Brighton and Hove Albion with a right-footed shot into the bottom right corner. The score is now Coventry City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Pascal Groß2Groß goals this season - 71' Foul committed by Pascal Groß of Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß
- 71' Matt Grimes from Coventry City wins a free kick in the attacking half. Matt Grimes
- 72' The match is delayed due to an injury to Frank Onyeka of Coventry City. Frank Onyeka
- 73' Substitution for Coventry City: Brandon Thomas-Asante comes on for Jack Rudoni. Jack Rudoni
- 73' Substitution for Coventry City: Caleb Yirenkyi comes on for Frank Onyeka due to an injury. Caleb Yirenkyi
- 73' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 74' Attempt missed. Chema Andrés from Brighton and Hove Albion takes a right-footed shot from over 35 yards but misses to the right. Chema Andrés
- 78' Coventry City win a corner after Bart Verbruggen concedes. Bart Verbruggen
- 78' Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Pascal Struijk comes on for Luka Vuskovic. Pascal Struijk
- 78' Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Ibrahim Osman comes on for Olivier Boscagli. Ibrahim Osman
- 78' Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante from Coventry City has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen of Brighton and Hove Albion. The assist came from Aurèle Amenda. Aurèle Amenda
- 81' Attempt saved. Yasin Ayari from Brighton and Hove Albion has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved by Carl Rushworth in the center of the goal for Coventry City. Yasin Ayari
- 81' Ibrahim Osman from Brighton and Hove Albion has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it is blocked. Pascal Groß provided the assist. Ibrahim Osman
- 82' Bobby Thomas from Coventry City misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the right. He was assisted by Milan van Ewijk. Milan van Ewijk
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83'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion lead 4-0 against Coventry City. Lewis Dunk scores with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the top left corner, assisted by Chema Andrés. Chema AndrésAndrésAssist - 84' Substitution for Coventry City: Victor Torp comes on for Matt Grimes. Victor Torp
- 84' Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Matt O'Riley comes on for Charalampos Kostoulas. Charalampos Kostoulas
- 84' Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Costinha comes on for Diego Gómez. Diego Gómez
- 86' Ibrahim Osman from Brighton and Hove Albion misses a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, sending it to the left. The attempt was assisted by Maxim De Cuyper. Maxim De Cuyper
- 86' Chema Andrés of Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul. Chema Andrés
- 86' Sidiki Cherif from Coventry City wins a free kick on the right wing. Sidiki Chérif
- 89' Maxim De Cuyper from Brighton and Hove Albion misses the target with a left-footed shot from outside the box, sending it high and wide to the left. Matt O'Riley provided the assist. Maxim De Cuyper
- 90+1' Yasin Ayari from Brighton and Hove Albion misses an attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box, sending the ball high and wide to the right. Pascal Groß provided the assist. Yasin Ayari
- 90+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 6 minutes of added time.
- 90+3' Brandon Thomas-Asante from Coventry City has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved in the center of the goal by Bart Verbruggen of Brighton and Hove Albion. The attempt was assisted by Caleb Yirenkyi. Brandon Thomas-Asante
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90+4'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion lead 5-0 against Coventry City. Yasin Ayari scores with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Pascal Groß. Yasin Ayari1Ayari goals this season - 90+5' Foul committed by Ibrahim Osman of Brighton and Hove Albion. Ibrahim Osman
- 90+5' Milan van Ewijk from Coventry City is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Milan van Ewijk
- The second half ends with Coventry City losing 0-5 to Brighton and Hove Albion.
- The match ends with Brighton and Hove Albion winning 5-0 against Coventry City.
Goals and cards
- 35' ⚽ Charalampos Kostoulas · assist Pascal Groß Normal Goal Brighton
- 51' ⚽ Malick Yalcouyé · assist Maxim De Cuyper Normal Goal Brighton
- 53' ■ Taiwo Awoniyi Red Card Coventry
- 70' ⚽ Pascal Groß Penalty Brighton
- 83' ⚽ Lewis Dunk · assist Chema Andrés Normal Goal Brighton
Expected goals
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
1.50
Expected goals
2.53
what the chances were worth
2.07
On target
4.11
what the shots on target were worth
1.00
From open play
1.59
0.50
From set plays
0.94
Brighton & Hove Albion created the better chances, 2.53 to 1.50.
Expected goals is SportMonks' model: what a chance of that kind is worth, on average,
across a season of them. It says what the chances added up to, not what should have happened.
Pressure, minute by minute
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
35'
51'
70'
83'
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
Pressure is SportMonks' index, not ours: a measure of how close each side was to
scoring in a given minute, published after full time. The marks are the goals.
Match statistics
Coventry City on the left, Brighton & Hove Albion on the right.
The game
31%
Ball possession
69%
82
Total attacks
106
44
Dangerous attacks
48
Attack
14
Shots total
22
6
Shots on target
7
6
Shots off target
10
2
Shots blocked
5
12
Shots inside the box
14
2
Shots outside the box
8
1
Big chances created
4
1
Big chances missed
1
5
Corners
3
2
Offsides
2
Build-up
249
Passes
584
174
Accurate passes
526
70%
Pass accuracy
90%
12
Crosses
17
5
Accurate crosses
3
7
Dribble attempts
5
2
Successful dribbles
4
9
Throw-ins
12
11
Goal kicks
5
Defence
2
Saves
6
6
Tackles
10
5
Interceptions
3
55
Duels won
41
9
Fouls
15
1
Red cards
0
1
Injuries
0
4
Substitutions
5
Player statistics
Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.
Coventry City
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Pinnock | 90 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 20 | 83 | 5.97 |
| Jay Dasilva | 90 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 17 | 88 | 6.23 |
| Bobby Thomas | 90 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 26 | 68 | 6.15 |
| Carl Rushworth | 90 | 2 | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | 46 | 49 | 5.72 |
| Aurèle Amenda | 90 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 27 | 67 | 6.28 |
| Milan van Ewijk | 90 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 24 | 83 | 6.42 |
| Matt Grimes | 84 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 23 | 78 | 6.29 |
| Jack Rudoni | 73 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 15 | 80 | 6.87 |
| Frank Onyeka | 73 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 17 | 59 | 6.73 |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | 60 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 9 | 56 | 6.82 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | 53 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 9 | 89 | 6.12 |
| Sidiki Chérif sub | 30 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 4 | 100 | 6.42 |
| Caleb Yirenkyi sub | 17 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 5 | 75 | 6.25 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante sub | 17 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 100 | 6.68 |
| Victor Torp sub | 6 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 100 | 6.40 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | – | 94 | 94 | 103 | – | 1 | – | 100 | 7.79 |
| Pascal Groß | 90 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.82 | 6 | 93 | 94 | 113 | – | 2 | – | 50 | 9.57 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 37 | 79 | 48 | – | – | – | 33 | 6.77 |
| Yasin Ayari | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 0.38 | – | 48 | 92 | 57 | – | 1 | – | 40 | 7.77 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0.03 | 4 | 53 | 94 | 62 | 1 | – | – | 50 | 7.78 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 84 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 0.28 | – | 11 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 1 | – | 45 | 7.58 |
| Diego Gómez | 84 | – | – | 2 | – | 0.19 | – | 27 | 96 | 38 | – | – | – | 33 | 6.59 |
| Olivier Boscagli | 78 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.04 | 1 | 53 | 86 | 73 | – | 1 | 1 | 40 | 7.19 |
| Luka Vuskovic | 78 | – | – | 2 | – | 0.08 | – | 62 | 88 | 78 | – | 1 | 1 | 67 | 7.29 |
| Malick Yalcouyé | 65 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 0.54 | 1 | 19 | 78 | 32 | 1 | 1 | – | 33 | 7.50 |
| Chema Andrés sub | 25 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0.03 | 1 | 17 | 85 | 22 | – | 1 | – | 25 | 6.77 |
| Pascal Struijk sub | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 100 | 27 | – | – | – | – | 6.63 |
| Ibrahim Osman sub | 12 | – | – | 2 | – | 0.11 | – | 8 | 86 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 6.64 |
| Costinha sub | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 83 | 11 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.51 |
| Matt O'Riley sub | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 100 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 6.61 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | 6 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 29 | 83 | 8.53 |
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
Coventry City
LLL
| Played | 3 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 0–0–3 |
| Goals for · against | 0–5 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
WLD
| Played | 3 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 1–1–1 |
| Goals for · against | 8–5 |
Who to watch
Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.
Coventry City
Nothing recorded yet.
Brighton & Hove Albion
|
Pascal Groß
2 goals · 2 assists
|
4 |
|
Maxim De Cuyper
1 goal · 2 assists
|
3 |
|
Jack Hinshelwood
2 goals
|
2 |