Coventry 3–1 Sunderland
Coventry
3–1HT 2–0
Sunderland
Coventry played Sunderland in the Premier League on 31 October 2026 at Coventry Building Society Arena. The match finished 3–1.
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Goals and cards
- 7'Victor Torp — Yellow card
- 17'Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
- 37'Taiwo Awoniyi
- 52'Jack Rudoni (assist by Victor Torp)
- 55'Tatsuhiro Sakamoto — Yellow card
- 67'Enzo Le Fée
- 90+4'Omar Alderete — Yellow card
Line-ups
Coventry 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
- SUBSTITUTES
- E. Simms
- G. Hamer
- E. Mason-Clark
- M. Grimes
- J. Latibeaudiere
- K. Kesler-Hayden
- D. Bentley
- B. Thomas-Asante
- S. Cherif
- COACHES: F. Lampard
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
- SUBSTITUTES
- W. Isidor
- M. Ellborg
- K. Danso
- T. Meunier
- D. Methalie
- Jules Ahoka
- C. Talbi
- M. Fofana
- J. Bi
- COACHES: R. Le Bris
Match statistics
| Coventry | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.79 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.74 |
| 256 | Accurate passes | 356 |
| 4 | Shots inside box | 12 |
| 8 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 8 |
| 9 | Free kicks | 14 |
| 4 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 7 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 339 | Total passes | 439 |
| 12 | Total shots | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 4 | Corners | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 16 | Fouls | 9 |
| 43% | Possession | 57% |