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Coventry City goalkeeper Carl Rushworth (19) kicks the ball during the Premier League match between Coventry City and Brighton and Hove Albion at the Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, UK on 13 September 2026.
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I've watched all 19 goals Carl Rushworth has conceded this season. Here's what I found

Coventry City's £22.5m goalkeeper has endured a difficult start to life in the Premier League, but how much of the criticism is justified? We examine every goal conceded, the statistics behind his struggles and whether dropping him would really be the answer

10.11.26, 17:00 Updated 10.11.26, 19:36 12 Minute Read

Carl Rushworth has conceded 19 goals in ten Premier League appearances this season, kept just one clean sheet and faced growing calls to be dropped from the Coventry City starting XI.

It has been a difficult start to life back in the top flight for last season's runaway Player of the Year, whose performances have fallen well short of the standards he set during the Sky Blues' Championship-winning campaign.

But how many of those 19 goals were actually his fault?

I've gone back and watched every single one, examining the defending, the positioning and the saves Rushworth might reasonably have been expected to make.

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Rich Chamberlain

Rich is a lifelong Coventry supporter and the author of several books about the club, including When The Sky Was Blue, Benno: My Life in Football and Sky Blue Fall.

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