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Coventry City vs Sunderland, 1st Leg

Championship
Coventry
COV
1-2
Final
Sunderland
SUN
1st Leg
Coventry Building Society Arena

Match pulse

COVAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSUN
0Shots0
0On target0
0Corners0
0Saves0
0Fouls0
21'Dennis CirkinSUN55'Ben SheafCOV59'Milan van EwijkCOV63'Liam KitchingCOV
Team1H2HT
COV011
SUN022

Who won: Sunderland 2-1

Sunderland beat Coventry City 2-1 in 1st Leg on Friday, May 9, 2025 at Coventry Building Society Arena. Goals for Coventry: Jack Rudoni (70'). Goals for Sunderland: Wilson Isidor (68') and Eliezer Mayenda (88').

What it means

  • Sunderland has lost 5 straight.

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Lineups

Sunderland17th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Anthony PattersonG
  2. 2Luke O'NienCD-L
  3. 3Danny BallardCD-R
  4. 4Dennis CirkinLB
  5. 5Trai HumeRB
  6. 6Jobe BellinghamCM-L
  7. 7Daniel NeilCM-R
  8. 8Enzo Le FéeLM
  9. 9Patrick RobertsRM
  10. 10Wilson IsidorCF-L
  11. 11Eliezer MayendaCF-R
Coventry14th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Ben WilsonG
  2. 2Liam KitchingCD-L
  3. 3Bobby ThomasCD-R
  4. 4Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 5Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 6Jack RudoniAM
  7. 7Ben SheafLM
  8. 8Matt GrimesRM
  9. 9Brandon Thomas-AsanteF
  10. 10Haji WrightAM-L
  11. 11Tatsuhiro SakamotoAM-R

Head to head

COV leads series 3-0-2
Last meeting: Coventry 2, Sunderland 1 (Feb 25)

Last 5

SUN
  • Lvs QPR0-1
  • L@ OXF0-2
  • Lvs BLK0-1
  • L@ BRC1-2
  • Lvs SWA0-1
COV
  • Wvs MID2-0
  • L@ LTN0-1
  • L@ PLY1-3
  • Wvs WBA2-0
  • T@ HUL1-1

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Game info

Venue
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England · Attendance 31,293
Officials
John Busby

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Season seriesCOV leads series 3-0-2