English League Championship

FT Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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Sunderland LLLLW 1
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2nd Leg - Sunderland advance 3-2 on aggregate · Stadium of Light · 46,530 att.

Match Report

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Sunderland advance to promotion playoff final vs. Sheffield United

Sunderland will face Sheffield United in the Championship playoff final after Daniel Ballard's header in the final seconds of extra time snatched a 1-1 home draw against Coventry City on Tuesday to secure a 3-2 aggregate victory.

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Team Stats

0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

COV leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SUN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Anthony PattersonG
  2. 13Luke O'NienCD-L
  3. 5Danny BallardCD-R
  4. 3Dennis CirkinLB
  5. 32Trai HumeRB
  6. 7Jobe BellinghamCM-L
  7. 4Daniel NeilCM-R
  8. 28Enzo Le FéeLM
  9. 10Patrick RobertsRM
  10. 18Wilson IsidorCF-L
  11. 12Eliezer MayendaCF-R

COV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Ben WilsonG
  2. 15Liam KitchingCD-L
  3. 4Bobby ThomasCD-R
  4. 3Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 27Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 5Jack RudoniAM
  7. 6Matt GrimesLM
  8. 14Ben SheafRM
  9. 11Haji WrightF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L
  11. 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 24' Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 33' Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 68' Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 68' Ben Wilson (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 73' Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Ben Sheaf.
  8. 76' Goal! Sunderland 0, Coventry City 1. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
  9. 78' Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 83' Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Rigg replaces Wilson Isidor.
  11. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Sunderland 0, Coventry City 1.
  12. 95' Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Patrick Roberts.
  13. 105'+2' First Half Extra Time ends, Sunderland 0, Coventry City 1.
  14. 105'
  15. 109' Chris Rigg (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 110' Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
  17. 117' Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Josh Eccles because of an injury.
  18. 120'+1' Substitution, Sunderland. Leo Hjelde replaces Dennis Cirkin.
  19. 120'+2' Goal! Sunderland 1, Coventry City 1. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross following a corner.
  20. 120'+4' Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  21. 120'+4' Dan Neil (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  22. 120'+4' Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  23. 120'+5' Second Half Extra Time ends, Sunderland 1, Coventry City 1.

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