Football NewsBBC SportUnverified source· 13 Sept 2026
Coventry's dream return turns into a nightmare
Twenty-five years of waiting, four games, zero goals — Coventry's Premier League comeback is already unravelling.
Coventry
team
Club
Coventry City
Manager
Frank Lampard
Start
Four straight defeats
Goals
None scored
Latest
0-5 vs Brighton
What happened. Coventry City have lost their opening four Premier League games without scoring, capped by a 5-0 home thrashing by Brighton. It is their worst start to a season since 1919-20.
- They are only the fifth side in English top-flight history to lose their first four without scoring.
- The run includes fixtures at Arsenal and Manchester City.
- Sunday's loss was the joint-heaviest defeat of Frank Lampard's managerial career.
Coventry must find goals and points fast, or their long-awaited top-flight return risks becoming a relegation battle.
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