Premier League Gameweek 4 Sun, Sep 13 2026 · 14:00 The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands
Coventry
0–5 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 1.33 – 2.81
Brighton
  • T. Awoniyi 53’
  • 35’ C. Kostoulas
  • 51’ M. Yalcouyé
  • 70’ (P) P. Groß
  • 83’ L. Dunk
  • 90’ Y. Ayari
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Brighton cruise past Coventry

Brighton entered as favourites and won 5–0 through goals from Kostoulas, Yalcouyé, Groß, Dunk and Ayari. Coventry played with ten men from the 53rd minute after Awoniyi was sent off. Brighton finished with the higher xG (2.81 vs 1.33).

Coventry27%
Draw23%
Brighton ✓50%

Model vs reality

Coventry goals
0
Model 1.27 · xG 1.33
Brighton goals
5
Model 1.82 · xG 2.81
Total goals
5
Model 3.10 · xG 4.14
Score 0–5
1%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 60%
Both scored
No
Model 60%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchB. VerbruggenBrighton
9.9
  • RefereeTony Harrington
  • CoachesFrank Lampard · Fabian Hurzeler
  • VenueThe Coventry Building Society Arena
  • Table before kick-offCoventry 20th · Brighton 12th
  • Weather at kick-off22°C · Overcast · wind 8 km/h

Timeline

  1. C. Kostoulas 0–1Assist P. Groß
    35’
  2. Half time · 0–1
  3. M. Yalcouyé 0–2Assist M. De Cuyper
    51’
  4. T. AwoniyiRed card · Violent conduct
    53’
  5. ⇄ S. ChérifFor E. Mason-Clark
    60’
  6. ⇄ Chema AndrésFor M. Yalcouyé
    65’
  7. P. Groß (pen) 0–3
    70’
  8. ⇄ C. YirenkyiFor O. Onyeka
    73’
  9. ⇄ S. Thomas-AsanteFor J. Rudoni
    73’
  10. ⇄ P. StruijkFor L. Vušković
    78’
  11. ⇄ I. OsmanFor O. Boscagli
    78’
  12. L. Dunk 0–4Assist Chema Andrés
    83’
  13. ⇄ CostinhaFor D. Gómez
    84’
  14. ⇄ M. O'RileyFor C. Kostoulas
    84’
  15. ⇄ V. TorpFor M. Grimes
    85’
  16. Y. Ayari 0–5Assist P. Groß
    90’
  17. Full time · 0–5

Team stats

Coventry14 shots · 12 in box, 2 outside
Brighton22 shots · 14 in box, 8 outside
CoventryBrighton
31% Possession 69%
1.33 Expected goals (xG) 2.81
0.63 Expected points (xPts) 2.21
14 Shots 22
6 Shots on target 7
6 Shots off target 10
2 Blocked shots 5
12 Shots inside the box 14
2 Shots outside the box 8
249 Passes 584
70% Pass accuracy 90%
5 Corners 3
2 Goalkeeper saves 6
9 Fouls 15
2 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 0
1 Red cards 0
6.46 Team rating 7.72

Line-ups

Coventry 3-4-2-1

196.3 C. Rushworth(G)
25.7 E. Pinnock 45.3 B. Thomas 246.0 A. Amenda
36.5 J. Dasilva 66.9 M. Grimes ↓85’ 166.9 O. Onyeka ↓73’ 277.2 M. van Ewijk
106.5 E. Mason-Clark ↓60’ 58.3 J. Rudoni ↓73’
145.5 T. Awoniyi
  • 19C. Rushworth (G)6.3
  • 2E. Pinnock5.7
  • 4B. Thomas5.3
  • 24A. Amenda6.0
  • 3J. Dasilva6.5
  • 6M. Grimes↓85’6.9
  • 16O. Onyeka↓73’6.9
  • 27M. van Ewijk7.2
  • 10E. Mason-Clark↓60’6.5
  • 5J. Rudoni↓73’8.3
  • 14T. Awoniyi5.5

Substitutes used

  • 29V. Torp↑85’6.5
  • 8C. Yirenkyi↑73’6.2
  • 23S. Thomas-Asante↑73’6.7
  • 49S. Chérif↑60’6.7

Unused: D. Bentley, S. Mfuni, T. Sakamoto, G. Hamer, L. Tchaouna

Coach: Frank Lampard

Brighton 4-2-3-1

19.9★ B. Verbruggen(G)
216.9 O. Boscagli ↓78’ 59.2 L. Dunk 447.5 L. Vušković ↓78’ 246.6 F. Kadıoğlu
267.9 Y. Ayari 138.6 P. Groß AA
296.9 M. De Cuyper A 357.7 M. Yalcouyé ↓65’ 256.7 D. Gómez ↓84’
197.6 C. Kostoulas ↓84’
  • 1B. Verbruggen (G) ★9.9
  • 21O. Boscagli↓78’6.9
  • 5L. Dunk9.2
  • 44L. Vušković↓78’7.5
  • 24F. Kadıoğlu6.6
  • 26Y. Ayari7.9
  • 13P. GroßA×28.6
  • 29M. De CuyperA6.9
  • 35M. Yalcouyé↓65’7.7
  • 25D. Gómez↓84’6.7
  • 19C. Kostoulas↓84’7.6

Substitutes used

  • 20Costinha↑84’6.7
  • 4P. Struijk↑78’6.9
  • 33M. O'Riley↑84’6.7
  • 14Chema AndrésA↑65’6.3
  • 15I. Osman↑78’6.3

Unused: J. Steele, J. Hadjam, Y. Ibrahim, P. David

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Player stats

Top rated
B. VerbruggenBrighton9.9
2nd
L. DunkBrighton9.2
3rd
P. GroßBrighton8.6

Coventry

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
C. Rushworth G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 43% 46 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
E. Pinnock D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 20 2 0 0/0 0/0 5.7
B. Thomas D 90 0 0 3 (0) 0 69% 26 0 1 0/0 1/2 5.3
A. Amenda D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 27 0 2 0/0 1/0 6.0
J. Dasilva D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 88% 17 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
M. Grimes M 85 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 23 1 0 0/0 0/2 6.9
O. Onyeka M 73 0 0 1 (1) 0 59% 17 1 1 0/0 2/4 6.9
M. van Ewijk D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 24 1 0 1/3 0/2 7.2
E. Mason-Clark F 60 0 0 2 (2) 0 56% 9 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.5
J. Rudoni M 73 0 0 2 (1) 4 80% 15 0 0 0/2 2/2 8.3
T. Awoniyi F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 89% 9 1 0 1/1 1/0 5.5
V. Torp M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
C. Yirenkyi M 17 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
S. Thomas-Asante F 17 0 0 2 (2) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
S. Chérif F 30 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 1 0/1 0/1 6.7

Brighton

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Verbruggen G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 83% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 9.9
O. Boscagli D 78 0 0 1 (0) 1 87% 53 1 1 0/0 3/1 6.9
L. Dunk D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 95% 94 1 0 0/0 0/0 9.2
L. Vušković D 78 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 62 1 1 0/0 0/1 7.5
F. Kadıoğlu M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 37 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.6
Y. Ayari M 90 1 0 3 (2) 0 92% 48 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.9
P. Groß M 90 1 2 2 (1) 6 94% 93 2 0 0/0 2/0 8.6
M. De Cuyper D 90 0 1 1 (0) 4 94% 53 0 0 1/1 1/1 6.9
M. Yalcouyé M 65 1 0 2 (2) 1 84% 19 2 0 1/1 3/0 7.7
D. Gómez M 84 0 0 1 (0) 0 96% 27 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.7
C. Kostoulas F 84 1 0 3 (1) 0 55% 11 1 0 1/1 2/3 7.6
Costinha D 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 8 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
P. Struijk D 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 23 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. O'Riley M 6 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Chema Andrés M 25 0 1 1 (0) 1 82% 17 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.3
I. Osman F 12 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 8 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.