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KO
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First Half begins.
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23
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Daniel Neil Yellow Card
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25
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Jamie Allen Goal
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39
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Kasey Palmer Yellow Card
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45+2
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Josh Eccles Yellow Card
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45+2
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Amad Diallo Yellow Card
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HT
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First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Sunderland 0.
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52
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On: Josh Wilson-Esbrand|Off: Kasey Palmer
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69
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On: Alex Pritchard|Off: Jack Clarke
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70
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On: Pierre Ekwah|Off: Joe Gelhardt
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70
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On: Abdoullah Ba|Off: Edouard Michut
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74
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On: Luke O'Nien|Off: Daniel Neil
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80
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On: Michael Rose|Off: Callum Doyle
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80
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On: Matthew Godden|Off: Jake Bidwell
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81
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On: Jewison Bennette|Off: Ajibola Alese
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86
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Ben Wilson Yellow Card
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89
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Viktor Gyökeres Goal
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90+4
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Amad Diallo Goal
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FT
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Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Sunderland 1.
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- Wilson
- DoyleOn: Michael Rose | Off: Callum Doyle
- McFadzean
- McNally
- BidwellOn: Matthew Godden | Off: Jake Bidwell
- Eccles
- Hamer
- Norton-Cuffy
- PalmerOn: Josh Wilson-Esbrand | Off: Kasey Palmer
- Allen
- Gyökeres
No. | Name | |
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13
Ben Wilson
86'
Saves
4
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Goals
0
|
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Goals
0
80'
4
Michael Rose
Goals
0
|
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16
Luke McNally
Goals
0
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28
Josh Eccles
45'+2'
Goals
0
|
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Goals
0
|
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27
Jake Bidwell
Goals
0
80'
24
Matthew Godden
Goals
0
|
||
Goals
0
|
||
17
Viktor Gyökeres
89'
Goals
1
|
||
45
Kasey Palmer
39'
Goals
0
52'
11
Josh Wilson-Esbrand
Goals
0
|
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8
Jamie Allen
25'
Goals
1
|
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Substitutes | ||
23
Fankaty Dabo
Goals
0
|
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Saves
0
|
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18
Sean Maguire
Goals
0
|
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19
Tyler Walker
Goals
0
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Game Information
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VENUE: The Coventry Building Society Arena
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Coventry, England
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ATTENDANCE: 21,437
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REFEREE: Dean Whitestone
Match Commentary
- | Match ends, Coventry City 2, Sunderland 1. | |
90'+7' | Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Sunderland 1. | |
90'+7' | Attempt blocked. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts. |
Match Stats


Possession
Shots (on Goal)
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11 | Fouls | 8 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
4 | Saves | 1 |
English League Championship Standings
POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Burnley | 46 | +52 | 101 |
2 | Sheffield United | 46 | +34 | 91 |
3 | Luton Town | 46 | +18 | 80 |
4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +28 | 75 |
5 | Coventry City | 46 | +12 | 70 |
6 | Sunderland | 46 | +13 | 69 |
7 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | -2 | 69 |
8 | Millwall | 46 | +7 | 68 |
9 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | +6 | 66 |
10 | Swansea City | 46 | +4 | 66 |
11 | Watford | 46 | +3 | 63 |
12 | Preston North End | 46 | -14 | 63 |
13 | Norwich City | 46 | +3 | 62 |
14 | Bristol City | 46 | -1 | 59 |
15 | Hull City | 46 | -10 | 58 |
16 | Stoke City | 46 | +1 | 53 |
17 | Birmingham City | 46 | -11 | 53 |
18 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | -15 | 53 |
19 | Rotherham United | 46 | -11 | 50 |
20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | -27 | 50 |
21 | Cardiff City | 46 | -17 | 49 |
22 | Reading | 46 | -22 | 44 |
23 | Blackpool | 46 | -24 | 44 |
24 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | -27 | 42 |
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