⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Coventry City above the line
Brighton Hove belowGoals and cards
- 35'GoalCharalambos Kostoulas, right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Set up by Pascal Groß0-1
Half-time 0-1
51'GoalMalick Yalcouyé, right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Set up by Maxim De Cuyper0-2- 53'Red cardTaiwo Awoniyi sent off for violent conduct
- 70'PenaltyPascal Gross, penalty, right footed shot to the bottom right corner0-3
- 73'InjuryFrank Onyeka went off injured, Caleb Yirenkyi on
- 83'GoalLewis Dunk, right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Set up by Chema Andrés0-4
- 90+4'GoalYasin Ayari, right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Set up by Pascal Groß0-5
The score, against the pace we expected
Brighton Hove got ahead of the pace we expected in the second half. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ COV better than we expected
▼ BHA better than we expected
The second half was where it moved most, about 4 goals worse than we expected for Coventry City.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.
Coventry City
Good plays
- SAVE
Carl Rushworth kept out Malick Yalcouyé from the centre of the box
18' · COV 0-0 BHA
- SAVE
Carl Rushworth kept out Yasin Ayari from the centre of the box
81' · COV 0-3 BHA
Bad plays
- BIG MISS
Bobby Thomas missed with a header from the left side of the six yard box
27' · COV 0-0 BHA
- RED CARD
Taiwo Awoniyi sent off, a straight red for violent conduct
53' · COV 0-2 BHA
Brighton Hove
Good plays
- GOAL
Charalambos Kostoulas, right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner, set up by Pascal Groß
35' · COV 0-1 BHA
- GOAL
Malick Yalcouyé, right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner, set up by Maxim De Cuyper
51' · COV 0-2 BHA
- GOAL
Lewis Dunk, right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner, set up by Chema Andrés
83' · COV 0-4 BHA
- GOAL
Yasin Ayari, right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner, set up by Pascal Groß
90+4' · COV 0-5 BHA
Bad plays
- BIG MISS
Diego Gómez missed from the right side of the box, just wide
6' · COV 0-0 BHA
- BIG MISS
Charalambos Kostoulas missed from the right side of the six yard box, just wide
17' · COV 0-0 BHA
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.
Coventry City
- ★
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper
2 saves
- ★
Ephron Mason-Clark Center Left Forward
3 shots, 2 on target
- ★
Brandon Thomas-Asante Substitute, off the bench
2 shots, 2 on target
- ✗
Taiwo Awoniyi Forward
Sent off 53', 1 shot, 0 on target
- ✗
Bobby Thomas Center Defender
Big chance missed 27', 3 shots, 0 on target
Brighton Hove
- ★
Pascal Gross Right Midfielder
Goal 70', set up Kostoulas and Ayari
- ★
Yasin Ayari Left Midfielder
Goal 90+4'
- ★
Malick Yalcouyé Attacking Midfielder
Goal 51'
- ✗
Diego Gómez Attacking Midfielder Right
Big chance missed 6', 2 shots, 0 on target
⚖️What decided it
Why Brighton Hove won, and why Coventry City did not.
From the game
- Clinical, scored 5 from chances worth about 3 goals
- Won a penalty
- Coventry City were without Haji Wright, Luke Woolfenden and Kaine Kesler-Hayden
- Had 69% of the ball
- Bart Verbruggen made 6 saves and kept a clean sheet
- Scored a penalty through Pascal Gross
Key battles
📊The numbers
| COV | BHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Possession | 69% |
| 14 | Shots | 22 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 5 | Corners | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 174 | Passes completed | 515 |
| 71% | Pass accuracy | 90% |
| 3 | Tackles won | 7 |
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
