Premier League · Matchweek 9
Coventry City 3-1 Sunderland Result and match report
- Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
- Referee: Simon Hooper
Next meeting: Saturday 23 January 2027 at 15:00 (UK time)
Live: Coventry City v Sunderland minute by minute
Coventry City beat Sunderland 3-1. Scorers: Sakamoto (17'), Awoniyi (37') and Rudoni (52') for Coventry City and Fée (67' pen) for Sunderland. Sunderland played with ten men from the 90+9 minute.
Sunderland had more of the ball (57% possession) and Coventry City had 4 shots on target to Sunderland's 2. Expected goals (xG): Coventry City 0.77 - Sunderland 1.88.
- FT
Full-time: Coventry City 3-1 Sunderland. Coventry City take the win.
- 90+9'
Straight red card for Omar Alderete. Sunderland are down to ten men.
- 90+4'
Omar Alderete (Sunderland) is booked.
- 83'
Substitution for Coventry City: Matt Grimes replaces Victor Torp.
- 75'
Substitution for Sunderland: Thomas Meunier replaces Trai Hume.
- 75'
Substitution for Sunderland: Malick Fofana replaces Noah Sadiki.
- 72'
Substitution for Coventry City: Sidiki Cherif replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 72'
Substitution for Coventry City: Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Yann Gboho.
- 67'
Goal for Sunderland. Enzo Le Fée scores from the penalty spot. Sunderland pull one back. Coventry City 3-1 Sunderland.
- 63'
VAR confirms the penalty for Sunderland.
- 57'
Substitution for Sunderland: Wilson Isidor replaces Nilson Angulo.
- 57'
Substitution for Sunderland: Chemsdine Talbi replaces Chris Rigg.
- 55'
Yellow card for Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
- 52'
Goal for Coventry City. Jack Rudoni puts it away from Victor Torp's pass. Coventry City extend their lead. Coventry City 3-0 Sunderland.
- HT
Half-time: Coventry City 2-0 Sunderland.
- 37'
Goal for Coventry City. Taiwo Awoniyi scores. Coventry City extend their lead. Coventry City 2-0 Sunderland.
- 17'
Goal for Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scores. Coventry City take the lead. Coventry City 1-0 Sunderland.
- 7'
Yellow card for Victor Torp (Coventry City).
- 0'
Kick-off: Coventry City v Sunderland is under way.
Match report
Coventry City defeated Sunderland 3-1 at the Coventry Building Society Arena. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto opened the scoring in the 17th minute, with Taiwo Awoniyi doubling the lead in the 37th minute to give Coventry a commanding half-time advantage. Jack Rudoni added a third in the 52nd minute before Enzo Le Fée converted a penalty for Sunderland in the 67th minute. Omar Alderete was sent off for Sunderland in the 90th minute.
Coventry won despite having less possession, with expected goals favoring Sunderland 1.88 to 0.77. The victory moved Coventry into 15th place on 9 points, whilst Sunderland remained in the bottom two with 5 points. Sunderland have now gone 7 matches without a win.
Report written with the help of AI from the official match data, with every figure checked automatically.
Match stats
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43%Possession57%
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12Shots17
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4Shots on target2
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0.77Expected goals (xG)1.88
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4Corners4
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2Yellow cards0
Coventry City v Sunderland line-ups
Man of the match: J. Rudoni (Coventry City), rated 8.2.
Player ratings from 1 to 10 based on each player's performance (competition data).
Coventry City
Manager: F. Lampard
Substitutes: E. Simms (9), G. Hamer (38), E. Mason-Clark (10), M. Grimes (6), J. Latibeaudiere (22), K. Kesler-Hayden (20), D. Bentley (25), B. Thomas-Asante (23), S. Cherif (49)
Sunderland
Manager: R. Le Bris
Substitutes: W. Isidor (18), M. Ellborg (31), K. Danso (4), T. Meunier (12), D. Methalie (6), Jules Ahoka (29), C. Talbi (7), M. Fofana (39), J. Bi (37)
Cards and substitutions
Cards
Coventry City
- 7'Victor Torp
- 55'Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Sunderland
- 90+4'Omar Alderete
- 90+9'Omar Alderete
Substitutions
Coventry City
- 72'On: Brandon Thomas-AsanteOff: Yann Gboho
- 72'On: Sidiki CherifOff: Taiwo Awoniyi
- 83'On: Matt GrimesOff: Victor Torp
Sunderland
- 57'On: Chemsdine TalbiOff: Chris Rigg
- 57'On: Wilson IsidorOff: Nilson Angulo
- 75'On: Malick FofanaOff: Noah Sadiki
- 75'On: Thomas MeunierOff: Trai Hume
FAQs
What was the score in Coventry City v Sunderland?
Coventry City beat Sunderland 3-1 on Saturday 31 October, with goals from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (17'), Taiwo Awoniyi (37'), Jack Rudoni (52') and Enzo Le Fée (67'). The match was played at Coventry Building Society Arena (Premier League, Matchweek 9).
What were the line-ups for Coventry City v Sunderland?
Coventry City (4-2-3-1): C. Rushworth, M. van Ewijk, S. Mfuni, E. Pinnock, J. Dasilva, Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi, V. Torp, T. Sakamoto, J. Rudoni, Y. Gboho, T. Awoniyi. Sunderland (4-2-3-1): R. Roefs, T. Hume, L. O'Nien, O. Alderete, Reinildo, N. Sadiki, G. Xhaka, C. Rigg, E. Le Fée, N. Angulo, B. Brobbey.
Who was man of the match in Coventry City v Sunderland?
J. Rudoni (Coventry City) had the highest rating in the match: 8.2.