Coventry vs. Brighton: Head-to-head record and past meetings before Premier League clash

The 944th unsocial Premier League fixture commences astatine 2pm connected Sunday afternoon, erstwhile Coventry City play big to Brighton & Hove Albion astatine the CBS Arena.

Frank Lampard's broadside are propping up the Premier League standings aft losing each of their archetypal 3 games without scoring, portion shipping 5 successful full to Manchester City, Hull City and Arsenal.

Meanwhile, the Seagulls person 1 win, 1 nonaccomplishment and 1 gully connected their 2026-27 grounds truthful far, astir precocious coming from down to clasp Leeds United to a 1-1 draw successful gameweek three.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look astatine the head-to-head grounds and erstwhile meetings betwixt the 2 sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 70

Coventry City wins: 19

Draws: 23

Brighton & Hove Albion wins: 28

Coventry City and Brighton & Hove Albion person met connected 70 erstwhile occasions up of their maiden Premier League battle, and the Seagulls clasp marginal head-to-head bragging rights with 28 wins to the Sky Blues' 19.

Two of those triumphs for the South Coast nine person travel successful their past 3 showdowns, arsenic Brighton eased past Coventry 3-1 successful the 2017-18 FA Cup 5th circular courtesy of Jurgen Locadia, Connor Goldson and Leonardo Ulloa's efforts.

The Seagulls besides conquered Coventry 2-1 successful their location clash during the 2011-12 Championship season, albeit earlier losing 2-0 astatine the Ricoh Arena conscionable a fewer weeks later.

Furthermore, those 2 aforementioned victories for Brighton are the Seagulls' lone 2 successes from their past 10 games against Coventry, a tally stretching backmost to the days of the aged First Division successful 2002.

Coventry strung unneurotic a seven-game unbeaten tally against Brighton betwixt 2002 and 2006, a series that besides included a 1-0 FA Cup third-round triumph successful 2006 owing to a Gary McSheffrey strike.

The Sky Blues person besides not suffered decision connected location ungraded to Brighton for a whopping 44 years, past losing connected their ain turf to the Seagulls successful a 1981-82 First Division clash, which the South Coast broadside won 1-0.

Coventry boast the biggest borderline of triumph successful this head-to-head too, thrashing Brighton 5-0 successful the Division Three (South) contention successful September 1935.

Meanwhile, Brighton's astir emphatic wins implicit the Sky Blues were a brace of 5-1 successes, 1 league drubbing successful 1909 and 1 FA Cup crushing successful 1953.

Previous meetings

Feb 17, 2018: Brighton 3-1 Coventry (FA Cup)

Dec 31, 2011: Coventry 2-0 Brighton (Championship)

Nov 26, 2011: Brighton 2-1 Coventry (Championship)

Feb 04, 2006: Coventry 2-0 Brighton (Championship)

Jan 07, 2006: Brighton 0-1 Coventry (FA Cup)

Sep 17, 2005: Brighton 2-2 Coventry (Championship)

Apr 02, 2005: Coventry 2-1 Brighton (Championship)

Aug 14, 2004: Brighton 1-1 Coventry (Championship)

Jan 11, 2003: Coventry 0-0 Brighton (First Division)

Aug 13, 2002: Brighton 0-0 Coventry (First Division)

Apr 23, 1983: Brighton 1-0 Coventry (First Division)

Dec 04, 1982: Coventry 2-0 Brighton (First Division)

Jan 30, 1982: Coventry 0-1 Brighton (First Division)

Sep 19, 1981: Brighton 2-2 Coventry (First Division)

Mar 07, 1981: Brighton 4-1 Coventry (First Division)

Oct 04, 1980: Coventry 3-3 Brighton (First Division)

Sep 23, 1980: Brighton 1-2 Coventry (EFL Cup)

Mar 01, 1980: Brighton 1-1 Coventry (First Division)

Oct 20, 1979: Coventry 2-1 Brighton (First Division)

Oct 11, 1966: Coventry 1-3 Brighton (EFL Cup)

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