Coventry City 3–1 Sunderland
Coventry City3–1
Sunderland31 Oct 2026 · 9:30 PM · Matchday 9 · HT 2–0
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · Att. 31,455 · 11°C Partly Cloudy · Simon Hooper (referee)
Lineups
Coventry City
4-2-3-1 · Frank Lampard
Goalkeeper
- 19Carl Rushworth
Defenders
- 2Ethan Pinnock
- 3Jay Dasilva
- 12Stephen Mfuni
- 27Milan van Ewijk
Midfielders
- 5Jack Rudoni
- 8Caleb Yirenkyi
- 29Victor Torp↓ 83’
- 34Yann Gboho↓ 72’
Forwards
- 7Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
- 14Taiwo Awoniyi↓ 72’
Bench
- 23Brandon Thomas-Asante↑ 72’
- 49Sidiki Cherif↑ 72’
- 6Matt Grimes↑ 83’
- 9Ellis Simms
- 10Ephron Mason-Clark
- 20Kaine Kesler-Hayden
- 22Joel Latibeaudiere
- 25Daniel Bentley
- 38Gustavo Hamer
Sunderland
4-2-3-1 · Régis Le Bris
Goalkeeper
- 22Robin Roefs
Defenders
- 13Luke O'Nien
- 15Omar Alderete
- 17Reinildo
- 32Trai Hume↓ 75’
Midfielders
- 27Noah Sadiki↓ 75’
- 28Enzo Le Fée
- 34Granit Xhaka
Forwards
- 9Brian Brobbey
- 10Nilson Angulo↓ 57’
- 11Chris Rigg↓ 57’
Bench
- 7Chemsdine Talbi↑ 57’
- 18Wilson Isidor↑ 57’
- 12Thomas Meunier↑ 75’
- 39Malick Fofana↑ 75’
- 4Kevin Danso
- 6Dayann Méthalie
- 29Jules Ahoka
- 31Melker Ellborg
- 37Jocelin Ta Bi
Match stats
Coventry CitySunderland
44Ball possession56
0.71Expected goals (xG)1.65
12Total shots17
4Shots on target2
16Touches in opposition box30
1Big chances1
0Big chances missed0
256 (76%)Accurate passes355 (81%)
2Yellow cards0
4Corners4
12Total shots17
4Shots off target7
4Shots on target2
4Blocked shots8
0Hit woodwork0
4Shots inside box12
8Shots outside box5
0.71Expected goals (xG)1.65
0.57xG open play0.56
0.14xG set play0.31
0.71xG non-penalty0.87
1.46xG on target (xGOT)0.86
115845Distance covered113927
22594Running distance23016
2284Sprinting distance2365
98Number of sprints91
339Passes438
256 (76%)Accurate passes355 (81%)
146Own half199
110Opposition half156
35 (49%)Accurate long balls30 (51%)
5 (38%)Accurate crosses3 (14%)
21Throws20
16Touches in opposition box30
2Offsides1
12Tackles10
8Interceptions7
7Blocks4
31Clearances31
1Keeper saves1
42Duels won55
26 (45%)Ground duels won32 (55%)
16 (41%)Aerial duels won23 (59%)
5 (42%)Successful dribbles8 (67%)
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards1
16Fouls committed9
Events
| 7’ | 🟨 Victor Torp · Yellow | Coventry City FC |
| 17’ | ⚽ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | Coventry City FC |
| 37’ | ⚽ Taiwo Awoniyi | Coventry City FC |
| 52’ | ⚽ Jack Rudoni · Victor Torp | Coventry City FC |
| 55’ | 🟨 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto · Yellow | Coventry City FC |
| 57’ | 🔁 Wilson Isidor on for Nilson Angulo | Sunderland AFC |
| 57’ | 🔁 Chemsdine Talbi on for Chris Rigg | Sunderland AFC |
| 67’ | ⚽ Enzo Le Fée (pen) | Sunderland AFC |
| 72’ | 🔁 Sidiki Cherif on for Taiwo Awoniyi | Coventry City FC |
| 72’ | 🔁 Brandon Thomas-Asante on for Yann Gboho | Coventry City FC |
| 75’ | 🔁 Thomas Meunier on for Trai Hume | Sunderland AFC |
| 75’ | 🔁 Malick Fofana on for Noah Sadiki | Sunderland AFC |
| 83’ | 🔁 Matt Grimes on for Victor Torp | Coventry City FC |
| 90+4’ | 🟨 Omar Alderete · Yellow | Sunderland AFC |
| 90+9’ | 🟨 Omar Alderete · Second yellow | Sunderland AFC |
Head to head
Coventry City 2 · သရေ 2 · Sunderland 1