Coventry suffered a relegation defeat to Brighton

As part of the fourth round of the English Premier League 2026/27, Coventry City hosted Brighton at the CBS Arena. The guests opened the scoring with the efforts of Haralambos Kostoulas in the first half. After the break, Malik Yalkuye doubled their advantage, and the home team remained in the minority due to Taiwo Avonia's dismissal. Pascal Gross brought the score to a crushing penalty with a converted penalty. Lewis Dunk and Yasin Ayari also scored later. Coventry City remains without points and is 20th in the standings. Brighton has seven points and is in the fourth place. Frank Lampard's side visit Nottingham Forest in the next round of the Championship, while Fabian Hurzeler's side host Arsenal. The respective matches will take place on Saturday, September 19. Coventry City — Brighton 0:5 Goals: Kostulas, 36, Yalkuye, 51, Gross, 69 (pen.), Dunk, 83, Ayari, 90+4 Coventry City: Rushworth - Amenda, Thomas, Pinnock - van Ewijk, Onyeka (Jirenki, 73), Grimes (Thorpe, 85), Dasilva - Roudoni (Thomas-Asante, 73), Mason-Clarke (Sheriff, 60) - Avonia Brighton: Verbruggen - Kadioglu, Vushkovic (Strike, 78), Dunk, Boscaglii (Osman, 78) - Gross, Ayari - Gomez (Kostinha, 85), Yalcue (Andres, 65), De Keiper - Kostulas (O'Reilly, 85) Withdrawal: Avoniy, 53