Coventry City 3–1 Sunderland · Total Bound Football

Coventry City

3–1

HT 2–0

Sunderland

Premier League Sat 31 Oct, 15:00London Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry Simon Hooper 31,455 attendance

Timeline

7' Victor Torp Yellow Card
17' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
37' Taiwo Awoniyi
52' Jack Rudoni assist Victor Torp
55' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Yellow Card
57' Wilson Isidor for Nilson Angulo
57' Chemsdine Talbi for Chris Rigg
72' Sidiki Cherif for Taiwo Awoniyi
72' Brandon Thomas-Asante for Yann Gboho
75' Thomas Meunier for Trai Hume
75' Malick Fofana for Noah Sadiki
83' Matt Grimes for Victor Torp
90'+4' Omar Alderete Yellow Card
90'+9' Omar Alderete Red Card

Match stats

43.4% Possession 56.6%

12 Shots 17

4 On target 2

16 Fouls 9

2 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 1

2 Offsides 1

1 Saves 1

256 Accurate passes 356

Lineups

Coventry City 4-2-3-1

19 Rushworth

3 Da Silva 2 Pinnock 12 Mfuni 27 van Ewijk

29 Torp 8 Yirenkyi

34 Gboho 5 Rudoni 7 Sakamoto

14 Awoniyi

Sunderland 4-2-3-1

22 Roefs

17 Mandava 15 Alderete 13 O'Nien 32 Hume

27 Sadiki 34 Xhaka

10 Angulo 28 Le Fée 11 Rigg

9 Brobbey

Coventry City 4-2-3-1

19 Carl Rushworth G
2 Ethan Pinnock CD-L
12 Stephen Mfuni CD-R
3 Jay Da Silva LB
27 Milan van Ewijk RB
5 Jack Rudoni AM
29 Victor Torp ▼ LM
8 Caleb Yirenkyi RM
14 Taiwo Awoniyi ▼ F
34 Yann Gboho ▼ AM-L
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto AM-R

Came on

6 Matt Grimes ▲ SUB
23 Brandon Thomas-Asante ▲ SUB
49 Sidiki Cherif ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (6)

9 Ellis Simms SUB
22 Joel Latibeaudiere SUB
20 Kaine Kesler Hayden SUB
38 Gustavo Hamer SUB
25 Daniel Bentley SUB
10 Ephron Mason-Clark SUB

Sunderland 4-2-3-1

22 Robin Roefs G
15 Omar Alderete CD-L
13 Luke O'Nien CD-R
17 Reinildo Mandava LB
32 Trai Hume ▼ RB
28 Enzo Le Fée AM
27 Noah Sadiki ▼ LM
34 Granit Xhaka RM
9 Brian Brobbey F
10 Nilson Angulo ▼ AM-L
11 Chris Rigg ▼ AM-R

Came on

39 Malick Fofana ▲ SUB
18 Wilson Isidor ▲ SUB
7 Chemsdine Talbi ▲ SUB
12 Thomas Meunier ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (5)

37 Jocelin Ta Bi SUB
29 Jules Ahoka SUB
6 Dayann Methalie SUB
31 Melker Ellborg SUB
4 Kevin Danso SUB

Commentary

90'+10' Second Half ends, Coventry City 3, Sunderland 1.
90'+9' Second yellow card to Omar Alderete (Sunderland) for a bad foul.
90'+9' Foul by Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
90'+9' Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7' Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Carl Rushworth.
90'+7' Attempt missed. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luke O'Nien with a cross.
90'+5' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Robin Roefs.
90'+5' Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+4' Omar Alderete (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4' Foul by Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
90'+4' Sidiki Cherif (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3' Offside, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.

97 earlier entries

90'+2' Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
90'+2' Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90' Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
88' Attempt missed. Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
88' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86' Delay in match because of an injury Carl Rushworth (Coventry City).
85' Attempt missed. Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
85' Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
85' Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85' Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City).
83' Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Grimes replaces Victor Torp.
82' Attempt blocked. Sidiki Cherif (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
80' Attempt blocked. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Meunier.
78' Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78' Foul by Stephen Mfuni (Coventry City).
78' Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77' Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Stephen Mfuni.
77' Attempt blocked. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
76' Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76' Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
75' Substitution, Sunderland. Malick Fofana replaces Noah Sadiki.
75' Substitution, Sunderland. Thomas Meunier replaces Trai Hume.
74' Handball by Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City).
73' Foul by Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
73' Sidiki Cherif (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72' Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Yann Gboho.
72' Substitution, Coventry City. Sidiki Cherif replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
71' Attempt missed. Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
67' Goal! Coventry City 3, Sunderland 1. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
63' VAR Decision: Penalty Sunderland.
62' Attempt blocked. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Roefs.
62' Penalty conceded by Ethan Pinnock (Coventry City) with a handball in the penalty area.
61' Attempt blocked. Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
60' Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60' Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City).
59' Attempt missed. Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wilson Isidor following a fast break.
59' Attempt blocked. Yann Gboho (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
57' Substitution, Sunderland. Chemsdine Talbi replaces Chris Rigg.
57' Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Nilson Angulo.
57' Attempt missed. Omar Alderete (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Chris Rigg with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
56' Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56' Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
55' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55' Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55' Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
54' Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54' Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
52' Goal! Coventry City 3, Sunderland 0. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Torp.
48' Attempt blocked. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
47' Attempt blocked. Nilson Angulo (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
45' Second Half begins Coventry City 2, Sunderland 0.
45'+2' First Half ends, Coventry City 2, Sunderland 0.
45'+1' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45' Offside, Sunderland. Nilson Angulo is caught offside.
45' Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45' Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
45' Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Torp with a headed pass.
44' Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44' Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City).
42' Foul by Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
42' Taiwo Awoniyi (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37' Goal! Coventry City 2, Sunderland 0. Taiwo Awoniyi (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
31' Attempt saved. Yann Gboho (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
30' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Noah Sadiki.
29' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Robin Roefs.
29' Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
28' Foul by Brian Brobbey (Sunderland).
28' Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26' Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
26' Yann Gboho (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25' Attempt blocked. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23' Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23' Foul by Yann Gboho (Coventry City).
22' Nilson Angulo (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22' Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
21' Attempt missed. Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
19' Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19' Foul by Yann Gboho (Coventry City).
17' Goal! Coventry City 1, Sunderland 0. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
16' Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
16' Attempt blocked. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
16' Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
14' Attempt saved. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
12' Offside, Coventry City. Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
11' Attempt missed. Stephen Mfuni (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a set piece situation.
10' Yann Gboho (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10' Foul by Noah Sadiki (Sunderland).
7' Victor Torp (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
7' Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7' Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
5' Robin Roefs (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5' Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City).
5' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Nilson Angulo.
1' Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1' Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Coventry City L L W W L

L Aston Villa 3-1 Carabao Cup
W at Nottingham Forest 1-0 Premier League
W Newcastle United 4-1 Premier League
L at Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Premier League
L Fulham 1-0 Premier League

Sunderland W D D L W

W at Torreense 2-1 UEFA Europa League
L at AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Premier League
D at Lech Poznan 1-1 UEFA Europa League
D Leeds United 0-0 Premier League
W Brentford 3-2 Carabao Cup

Head to head

COV leads series 3-1-1

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