Coventry City host Brighton & Hove Albion in a Premier League fixture at the CBS Arena on Sunday, with Frank Lampard’s side yet to collect a point this season.
A fourth straight defeat without scoring would match a mark Coventry have set only once before, in 1919-20, their first season in the Football League. Brighton, tenth on four points, have had a mixed start under Fabian Hurzeler, following a 4-0 opening win over Aston Villa with a 4-3 defeat to Chelsea and a 1-1 draw with Leeds United.
The Seagulls have lost each of their last three Premier League away games, and their most recent visit to Coventry — a 3-1 FA Cup fifth-round win in February 2018 — remains the sides’ last meeting. The match kicks off at 14:00 and will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Premier League.
Coventry City vs Brighton – Match preview and team news
- Date: Sunday, 13 September 2026
- Kick-off: 14:00 BST
- Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena
- Referee: Tony Harrington
- Last meeting: Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Coventry City (FA Cup fifth round, 17 February 2018, Amex Stadium)
Team news
Coventry City
Haji Wright (thigh), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (thigh), Josh Eccles and Luke Woolfenden (knee) will all miss out for several weeks yet, while new signing Sidiki Cherif remains short of match fitness and was left out of the squad at Manchester City. On-loan defender Stephen Mfuni is available again having been cup-tied against his parent club last weekend.
Brighton
Yankuba Minteh, Kaoru Mitoma, Jack Hinshelwood, Mats Wieffer, Stefanos Tzimas, Evan Ferguson and Zadok Yohanna remain sidelined. Hurzeler confirmed Femi Azeez and Georginio Rutter could both be involved this weekend, though neither is expected to start, while Michael Svoboda’s knee issue may have settled enough for him to be included in the squad.
Form
Coventry City
Coventry have lost all three Premier League games this season without scoring, and are also without a clean sheet in any competition. They pushed Manchester City close last time out, forcing several strong saves from Gianluigi Donnarumma before falling to Erling Haaland’s header.
Brighton
Brighton have won one, lost one and drawn one of their opening three league games, and boast the highest expected-goals total in the division so far this season at 7.4. Their away form remains a concern, though, having lost their last three on the road in the league.
Predicted lineups
Coventry City predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Rushworth; Amenda, Thomas, Pinnock; Van Ewijk, Grimes, Onyeka, Dasilva; Rudoni, Mason-Clark; Awoniyi
Brighton & Hove Albion predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Kadioglu, Dunk, Vuskovic, Boscagli; Gross, Ayari; Gomez, Yalcouye, De Cuyper; Kostoulas
How to watch Coventry City vs Brighton?
The match will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports Premier League.
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