Football
Coventry City vs Sunderland. Sky Bet Championship.
3:00pm, Saturday 26th August 2023.
The Coventry Building Society ArenaAttendance: Attendance25,714.
Match ends, Coventry City 0, Sunderland 0.
Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Sunderland 0.
Yasin Ayari (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex Pritchard (Sunderland).
Foul by Yasin Ayari (Coventry City).
Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Coventry City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
Attempt blocked. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
Substitution, Sunderland. LuÃs Semedo replaces Pierre Ekwah.
Substitution, Sunderland. Alex Pritchard replaces Bradley Dack.
Substitution, Sunderland. Niall Huggins replaces Abdoullah Ba.
Substitution, Coventry City. Haji Wright replaces Ellis Simms.
Substitution, Coventry City. Yasin Ayari replaces Kasey Palmer.
Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
Attempt saved. Matt Godden (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
Offside, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
Attempt missed. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Dack with a cross.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Dack.
Attempt saved. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Sunderland 0.
First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Sunderland 0.
Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
Attempt missed. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Trai Hume.
Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jack Clarke.
Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dan Neil.
Attempt saved. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
Offside, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer is caught offside.
Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
Attempt saved. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kasey Palmer with a through ball.
Attempt blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Matt Godden (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
Foul by Matt Godden (Coventry City).
Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Dennis Cirkin.
Attempt blocked. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Bradley Dack (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
