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Frank Lampard reflected on the next opportunity for Coventry City to claim points. The Sky Blues have suffered losses against Arsenal (3-0), Hull City (0-1) and Manchester City (1-0) in their first three Premier League fixtures since their demotion to the second division in 2001. It is a far cry from the 2025/26 campaign where they topped the table in the Championship, but the group needs to stick together. · ‘We knew it was going to be a tough start’ The visit of Brighton to the West Midlands means another chance to get the campaign moving in the right direction in front of their own fans. Lampard has seen signs of life from his players, whom he is challenging to put it all together against a Seagulls outfit that are aspiring for European football. "We are a Premier League team - that's it. We've gone to Arsenal, who are the champions, and Manchester City - two very tough matches. We did create and it's never a given that you can convert chances. This is football and it's something we'll want to do to be successful in this league. "We shouldn't overanalyse what it means at this point - it's what we show going forward in the games coming up. We knew it was going to be a tough start and that's proven true, but I feel we're in a better place having gone through those three games than where we were at the start of the season. "You take the game in isolation and understand that it's probably going to be a very difficult game. Brighton are a team that's been building for a long time, a football club that has a particular way of playing. For me, this could be as hard, if not harder than, Manchester City for different reasons."