Coventry vs Sunderland 2024-25 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 21': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Sunderland 0.
- 55': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Goal! Coventry City 0, Sunderland 1. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée following a fast break.
- 70': Goal! Coventry City 1, Sunderland 1. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
- 77': Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Rigg replaces Wilson Isidor because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Ben Sheaf.
- 86': Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Mepham replaces Patrick Roberts.
- 88': Goal! Coventry City 1, Sunderland 2. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Sunderland. Alan Browne replaces Eliezer Mayenda.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Sunderland 2.
Game Information
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 31,293
Statistics
 SUN |
COV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 26.1 | Possession | 73.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 98 | Accurate Passes | 374 |
| 164 | Passes | 453 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 6 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 17 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 68 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 68 | Clearances | 22 |
Coventry City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Ben Wilson (GK) |
| 15 | Liam Kitching  |
| 4 | Bobby Thomas |
| 3 | Jay Da Silva |
| 27 | Milan van Ewijk |
| 5 | Jack Rudoni |
| 14 | Ben Sheaf |
| 6 | Matt Grimes |
| 23 | Brandon Thomas-Asante |
| 11 | Haji Wright |
| 7 | Tatsuhiro Sakamoto |
Sunderland (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Patterson (GK) |
| 13 | Luke O'Nien |
| 5 | Danny Ballard |
| 3 | Dennis Cirkin |
| 32 | Trai Hume |
| 7 | Jobe Bellingham |
| 4 | Daniel Neil |
| 28 | Enzo Le Fée |
| 10 | Patrick Roberts |
| 18 | Wilson Isidor |
| 12 | Eliezer Mayenda |
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