Coventry lineup vs. Brighton: Predicted XI as Frank Lampard makes Loum Tchaouna, Ellis Simms decisions

By Ben Knapton | 11 Sep 2026 09:35, Last updated: 11 Sep 2026 09:45

Coventry City manager Frank Lampard has different attacking dilemma to lick for Sunday's Premier League clash with Brighton & Hove Albion astatine the CBS Arena.

The newly-promoted hosts are inactive waiting for their archetypal top-flight extremity of the season, aft going down 1-0 to Manchester City successful past weekend's scrap astatine the Etihad.

Coventry made a crippled of it against Enzo Maresca's men, though, and the Citizens needed Gianluigi Donnarumma to beryllium connected opus to support Lampard's broadside retired during the 90 minutes.

Loum Tchaouna and Ellis Simms some fluffed promising chances aft coming disconnected the bench, though, truthful Taiwo Awoniyi, Ephron Mason-Clark and Jack Rudoni should clasp their spots successful the last third.

After a battling show astatine Man City, Lampard volition besides person nary crushed to change the mediate slope of four, arsenic Milan van Ewijk and Jay Dasilva flank Frank Onyeka and Matt Grimes.

Aurele Amenda was bullied retired of the mode by Erling Haaland for Man City's victor past weekend, but the 23-year-old's spot alongside Bobby Thomas and Ethan Pinnock remains safe.

Haji Wright (thigh), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (thigh), Josh Eccles (unspecified) and Luke Woolfenden (knee) are inactive absent, and determination is nary warrant that caller signing Sidiki Cherif volition beryllium acceptable capable for enactment either.

Coventry City imaginable starting lineup:

Rushworth; Amenda, Thomas, Pinnock; Van Ewijk, Grimes, Onyeka, Dasilva; Rudoni, Mason-Clark; Awoniyi

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