Football
Sunderland vs Coventry City. Sky Bet Championship.
3:00pm, Saturday 23rd December 2023.
Stadium of LightAttendance: Attendance41,216.
Match ends, Sunderland 0, Coventry City 3.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Coventry City 3.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Bradley Collins.
Attempt saved. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Jenson Seelt (Sunderland).
Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jenson Seelt.
Daniel Neil (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Jenson Seelt (Sunderland) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche with a cross.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
Substitution, Sunderland. Jenson Seelt replaces Niall Huggins because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Haji Wright.
Delay in match because of an injury Niall Huggins (Sunderland).
Attempt missed. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Foul by Niall Huggins (Sunderland).
Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay in match (Sunderland).
Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Abdoullah Ba.
Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Pierre Ekwah.
Goal! Sunderland 0, Coventry City 3. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
Substitution, Coventry City. Jay Dasilva replaces Ellis Simms.
Substitution, Coventry City. Joel Latibeaudiere replaces Jamie Allen.
Substitution, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer replaces Callum O'Hare.
Goal! Sunderland 0, Coventry City 2. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Haji Wright.
Attempt saved. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre Ekwah.
Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trai Hume.
Attempt blocked. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
Attempt missed. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
Offside, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba is caught offside.
Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Niall Huggins.
Bradley Collins (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham with a through ball.
Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
Attempt missed. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Coventry City 1.
First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Coventry City 1.
Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
Goal! Sunderland 0, Coventry City 1. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
Offside, Sunderland. Niall Huggins is caught offside.
Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Ben Sheaf because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Trai Hume (Sunderland).
Delay in match because of an injury Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
Offside, Sunderland. Luke O'Nien is caught offside.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jamie Allen.
Attempt blocked. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Sheaf with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
Attempt blocked. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Pierre Ekwah.
Trai Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Sheaf with a cross.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Trai Hume.
Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
Niall Huggins (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trai Hume.
Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.