Coventry team news: Georginio and Azeez could feature

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Albion will be looking to their tally of four points from their opening three games.

Charlie Hanson

2026-09-11T15:00+01:00

Georginio Rutter could make his return to action after missing last weekend's game against Leeds United. 📸 by BHAFC.

Albion will be looking to secure their first away win of the new Premier League campaign when they take on Coventry City this Sunday, kick-off 2pm.

Team news

Fabian Hurzeler is expecting Georginio Rutter and Femi Azeez to be back involved for this weekend's game against the Sky Blues, while he confirmed Zadok Yohanna will not be available for the match.

"Georginio definitely should be close. He had a small setback, but he's on the pitch now, so hopefully he's available for the weekend if nothing goes wrong.

"I hope that Femi will be an option. He will definitely train today with the squad, and hopefully everything is fine. And then he hopefully is an option for the weekend.

"Zadok had a small issue, and I always say that players need to have time to adapt to the Premier League, and he's an example for this. It's a different intensity and different demands, so we have to be very careful with him. We will give him time until after the international break to adapt, and then hopefully after the international break, he can contribute again."

Coventry on the other hand are expected to be without Haji Wright, Luke Woolfenden, Kaine Kesler-Hayden and Josh Eccles.

Our last meeting

Jurgen Locadia scored six goals in 46 appearances for Albion. 📸 by Paul Hazlewood.

Albion last faced Coventry City in February 2018, in the fifth round of the FA Cup. It proved to be a comfortable afternoon for us, as goals from Jurgen Locadia, Connor Goldson and Leonardo Ulloa secured a 3-1 win.

Our last league encounter came in December 2011, as we were beaten 2-0 in the west midlands.

Match stats

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).

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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).

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