Coventry City – Brighton

Coventry City are capable of taking their first points of the season.

Coventry City last year sparked a real buzz in the Championship. The Sky Blues had long nurtured ambitions for their first return to the English top flight in decades. For these aims, squads were shuffled and coaching staffs changed for years. When, in the season before last, Frank Lampard was entrusted to lead Coventry City, many fans reacted harshly to such a personnel decision. They wanted a more experienced specialist who had proven himself on the managerial stage. Lampard, for his part, was still young and had not yet shown himself as a coach at Coventry. However, already in the season before last, Frank and his coaching staff planted in the team something that last season culminated in promotion to the Premier League. Before the long-awaited start in the top flight of English football, Coventry City spent 160 million euros on the transfer market. It cannot be said that star players joined Lampard's squad, but competition for a place in his lineup grew significantly. In the opening rounds of the league, the Sky Blues lost three times, managing to please their fans only in the Round of 64 of the English League Cup. Looking at Coventry's Premier League misfortunes, one can mention the strength of the opponents, two of whom were Manchester City and Arsenal. However, explaining the home defeat against Hull City to the fans is quite difficult. The demand for Coventry City's first Premier League goals and their first points is very high. Brighton this season are representing England in the Conference League, where they safely progressed to the knockout stage. Of course, for this team the priority is the Premier League, but it is here that Brighton has faced the main disappointments at the start of the season. If in the first round Aston Villa's rout genuinely pleased Fabian Hurzeler's club's fans, the subsequent defeat to Chelsea and the home draw with Leeds United are not the limit of their expectations. Notably, Brighton's defensive lines have become more vulnerable after Baleba's and Van Hecke's departures. Additionally, eight more Seagulls players are sidelined with injuries. Coventry City are quite capable of earning their first points of the season and scoring their first goals.