Premier League LIVE: Coventry City vs Brighton & Hove Albion – preview, team news, radio commentary, text updates, match stats & head-to-head
Coventry City have won each of their last three home league games against Brighton, with this their first since a 2-0 Championship win in December 2011.
Brighton and Coventry last faced in the English top-flight in 1982-83; the Seagulls have only lost one of their last seven meetings at this level (W3 D3), a 2-0 defeat in December 1982.
Brighton have lost just one of their last 14 Premier League games against promoted sides (W7 D6), though it was in their last such game at Leeds in May (0-1).
Coventry have lost all three of their Premier League games so far this season. Only in 1919-20 – their first ever league campaign – have they lost each of their first four.
Coventry have lost all three of their Premier League games by an aggregate score of 0-5 this season. In the competition’s history, only Crystal Palace in 2017-18 have lost each of their first four without scoring, ultimately finishing 11th that season.
Brighton have lost each of their last three Premier League away games, last losing four in a row between September and November 2019.
Brighton have had more big chances (15) and a higher xG (7.4) than any other side in the Premier League this season. At the other end, only Arsenal (24) and Man City (26) have faced fewer shots than the Seagulls (33).
Coventry boss Frank Lampard has lost 12 of his last 15 Premier League games (W1 D2), a run which includes two home defeats against Brighton (1-4 in January 2023 with Everton, 1-2 in April 2023 with Chelsea).
Only three players (all at Man City) have completed more passes than Brighton’s Lewis Dunk in the Premier League this season (271), while the Seagulls rank second for passing accuracy (88.4%) and possession (71.6%) this term.
Only Bruno Fernandes has played more passes into the box (38) and made more successful crosses (8) in the Premier League this season than Brighton’s Maxim De Cuyper (29 passes into box, 7 successful crosses).