English League Championship

Sunderland vs Coventry City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sunderland
  • 17': Wilson Isidor
  • 35': Dennis Cirkin
FT
2 - 2
Coventry City
  • 62': Haji Wright
  • 84': Jack Rudoni

About

Sunderland are hosting Coventry City at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Dennis Cirkin.
  • 5': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
  • 5': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Luis Binks.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 13': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
  • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Torp (Coventry City).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 16': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
  • 16': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Goal! Sunderland 1, Coventry City 0. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Romaine Mundle with a cross.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 20': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
  • 20': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
  • 20': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
  • 22': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
  • 25': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
  • 26': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
  • 26': Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Alan Browne (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
  • 31': Chris Mepham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
  • 31': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
  • 34': Attempt saved. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romaine Mundle.
  • 35': Goal! Sunderland 2, Coventry City 0. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Romaine Mundle following a fast break.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Liam Kitching following a fast break.
  • 40': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Victor Torp.
  • 41': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
  • 41': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Chris Rigg following a fast break.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sunderland 2, Coventry City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 2, Coventry City 0.
  • 46': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
  • 48': Foul by Luis Binks (Coventry City).
  • 48': Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilson Isidor.
  • 49': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
  • 50': Foul by Alan Browne (Sunderland).
  • 50': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
  • 52': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
  • 53': Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
  • 53': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Offside, Coventry City. Jay Dasilva is caught offside.
  • 57': Delay in match (Coventry City).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
  • 59': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
  • 60': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Goal! Sunderland 2, Coventry City 1. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 64': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Substitution, Coventry City. Norman Bassette replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  • 68': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
  • 69': Trai Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Luis Binks (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Victor Torp with a headed pass.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Norman Bassette (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 72': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Simon Moore.
  • 73': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross.
  • 74': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Patrick Roberts.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Romaine Mundle (Sunderland).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Sunderland. Aaron Connolly replaces Romaine Mundle because of an injury.
  • 77': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
  • 77': Simon Moore (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Jay Dasilva.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Browne (Sunderland).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Substitution, Sunderland. Dan Ballard replaces Alan Browne because of an injury.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Aaron Connolly (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 84': Goal! Sunderland 2, Coventry City 2. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross.
  • 86': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
  • 86': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
  • 86': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Haji Wright (Coventry City).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Substitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Haji Wright because of an injury.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Sunderland. Aaron Connolly is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
  • 90'+6': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Norman Bassette (Coventry City).
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
  • 90'+8': Norman Bassette (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Coventry City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sunderland 2, Coventry City 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 1
52.2 Possession 47.8
8 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
363 Accurate Passes 342
457 Passes 420
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
21 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.4
68 Long Balls 66
28 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
13 Effective Tackles 7
21 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 7
20 Effective Clearances 27
20 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 43,374

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
4 Burnley 15 +12 27
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-4-2)

No. Name
21 Simon Moore (GK)
13 Luke O'Nien
26 Chris Mepham
3 Dennis Cirkin
32 Trai Hume Yellow Card
8 Alan Browne
4 Daniel Neil
14 Romaine Mundle
10 Patrick Roberts Yellow Card
18 Wilson Isidor
11 Chris Rigg
Sunderland Substitutes:
Leo Fuhr Hjelde, Tom Watson, Eliezer Mayenda, Harrison Jones, Milan Aleksic, Blondy Nna Noukeu, Aaron Connolly, Danny Ballard, Nazariy Rusyn.

COV Coventry City (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
40 Bradley Collins (GK)
2 Luis Binks Yellow Card
15 Liam Kitching
4 Bobby Thomas
5 Jack Rudoni
22 Joel Latibeaudiere Yellow Card
29 Victor Torp
3 Jay Da Silva
27 Milan van Ewijk
11 Haji Wright
23 Brandon Thomas-Asante
Coventry City Substitutes:
Kai Andrews, Luke Bell, Callum Perry, Ellis Simms, Fabio Tavares, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Ephron Mason-Clark, Daniel Rachel, Norman Bassette.

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