English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 21': Haji Wright
  • 29': Haji Wright (P)
  • 73': Haji Wright
FT
3 - 0
Sunderland

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle is caught offside.
    • 3': Offside, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda is caught offside.
    • 4': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
    • 4': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jay Dasilva following a set piece situation.
    • 6': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
    • 6': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 9': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 10': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
    • 14': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
    • 14': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
    • 15': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romaine Mundle.
    • 20': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haji Wright.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 21': Goal! Coventry City 1, Sunderland 0. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Torp following a fast break.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 27': Penalty Coventry City. Haji Wright draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 27': Penalty conceded by Chris Mepham (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 29': Goal! Coventry City 2, Sunderland 0. Haji Wright (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
    • 31': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
    • 34': Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Matt Grimes (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 40': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
    • 42': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
    • 43': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
    • 43': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Coventry City 2, Sunderland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 2, Sunderland 0.
    • 46': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross.
    • 48': Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
    • 49': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
    • 52': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
    • 53': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
    • 54': Trai Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
    • 55': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
    • 55': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Dan Neil.
    • 57': Substitution, Sunderland. Tom Watson replaces Romaine Mundle.
    • 58': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
    • 58': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Chris Rigg.
    • 59': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
    • 61': Attempt missed. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trai Hume.
    • 63': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
    • 63': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trai Hume with a through ball.
    • 65': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
    • 65': Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Mepham with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Tom Watson (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 67': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
    • 67': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
    • 69': Substitution, Sunderland. Jenson Seelt replaces Dennis Cirkin because of an injury.
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
    • 70': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
    • 70': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
    • 73': Goal! Coventry City 3, Sunderland 0. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Torp with a through ball.
    • 75': Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Matt Grimes (Coventry City).
    • 77': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 77': Foul by Jenson Seelt (Sunderland).
    • 77': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Sunderland. Alan Browne replaces Patrick Roberts.
    • 86': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Paterson replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
    • 90': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90': Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Victor Torp.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
    • 90'+2': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Coventry City 3, Sunderland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 3, Sunderland 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 4
    1 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 1
    45.4 Possession 54.6
    6 SHOTS 21
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    297 Accurate Passes 377
    390 Passes 465
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    8 Crosses 19
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    74 Long Balls 66
    30 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 9
    12 Effective Tackles 18
    23 Tackles 25
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 10
    20 Effective Clearances 9
    20 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
    Location: Coventry, England
    Attendance: 30,219

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
    2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
    3 Bristol City 0 0 0
    4 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    COV Coventry City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Oliver Dovin (GK)
    15 Liam Kitching Yellow Card
    4 Bobby Thomas
    3 Jay Da Silva
    27 Milan van Ewijk
    6 Matt Grimes
    8 Jamie Allen
    29 Victor Torp
    11 Haji Wright
    10 Ephron Mason-Clark
    7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Joel Latibeaudiere, Norman Bassette, Bradley Collins, Ellis Simms, Jamie Paterson, Jake Bidwell, Luis Binks, Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Josh Eccles.

    SUN Sunderland (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
    13 Luke O'Nien
    26 Chris Mepham
    3 Dennis Cirkin
    32 Trai Hume Yellow Card
    7 Jobe Bellingham
    4 Daniel Neil
    14 Romaine Mundle
    10 Patrick Roberts
    12 Eliezer Mayenda
    11 Chris Rigg Yellow Card
    Sunderland Substitutes:
    Harrison Jones, Tom Watson, Joseph Anderson, Ben Middlemas, Wilson Isidor, Jenson Seelt, Milan Aleksic, Alan Browne, Simon Moore.

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