Coventry City vs Sunderland

Championship - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals 9 May 2025, 19:00
Coventry City
Coventry City
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Sunderland
Sunderland
🏟 The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands) 👤 J. Busby Round Semi-finals

Match report

Sunderland edged past Coventry City 2-1 in the Championship - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals on 9 May 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Coventry City dominated possession with 75% of the ball and had 14 shots to Sunderland's 10.

The match was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands), with J. Busby in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 75% - 25% Shots 14 - 10 On target 3 - 3 Corners 10 - 4 Fouls 12 - 10 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Eliezer Mayenda
Sunderland · 1 goal
8 Daniel Ballard captained the side
8 Luke O'Nien captained the side
7 Jack Rudoni 1 goal
7 Wilson Isidor 1 goal
First half vs second half
Sunderland came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 8–7
Shots On Goal 1–0 2–3
Ball Possession 75–25 —
Corners 5–1 5–3
Attacks 48–30 60–32
Match statistics
10 Corners 4
29 Throw In 11
9 Free Kick 13
7 Goal Kick 9
2 Substitution 3
108 Attacks 62
68 Dangerous Attacks 25
3 On Target 3
11 Off Target 7
14 Shots Total 10
3 Shots On Goal 3
7 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 4
10 Shots Inside Box 8
4 Shots Outside Box 2
12 Fouls 10
10 Corners 4
1 Offsides 0
75% Ball Possession 25%
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 2
451 Passes Total 158
376 Passes Accurate 98
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Coventry City · 4-2-3-1
13 B. Wilson
27 M. Ewijk 4 B. Thomas 15 L. Kitching 3 J. Dasilva
6 M. Grimes 14 B. Sheaf
7 T. Sakamoto 5 J. Rudoni 11 H. Wright
23 B. Thomas-Asante
Sunderland · 4-4-2
1 A. Patterson
32 T. Hume 5 D. Ballard 13 L. O'Nien 3 D. Cirkin
10 P. Roberts 4 D. Neil 7 J. Bellingham 28 E. Fée
12 E. Mayenda 18 W. Isidor
Coventry City
Coach
F. Lampard
Substitutes
  • 10 Ephron Mason-Clark
  • 8 Jamie Allen
  • 40 Bradley Collins
  • 22 Joel Latibeaudiere
  • 2 Luis Binks
  • 21 Jake Bidwell
  • 12 Jamie Paterson
  • 28 Josh Eccles
  • 9 Ellis Simms
Sunderland
Coach
R. Le Bris
Substitutes
  • 11 Chris Rigg
  • 26 Chris Mepham
  • 8 Alan Browne
  • 21 Simon Moore
  • 33 Leo Fuhr Hjelde
  • 23 Jenson Seelt
  • 20 Salis Abdul Samed
  • 50 Harrison Jones
  • 40 Tom Watson
Substitutions
  • 71' ↑ E. Mason-Clark ↓ B. Thomas-Asante Coventry City
  • 77' ↑ C. Rigg ↓ W. Isidor Sunderland
  • 82' ↑ J. Allen ↓ B. Sheaf Coventry City
  • 86' ↑ C. Mepham ↓ P. Roberts Sunderland
  • 90+3' ↑ A. Browne ↓ Eliezer Mayenda Sunderland
Cards
  • 21' D. Cirkin Sunderland
  • 55' B. Sheaf Coventry City
  • 59' M. van Ewijk Coventry City
  • 63' L. Kitching Coventry City
Head-to-head
Coventry City 3 4 draws 1 Sunderland
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Recent form
Coventry City D D D W L
Sunderland D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Coventry City vs Sunderland?
Coventry City lost 1-2 against Sunderland on 9 May 2025.
Who won Coventry City vs Sunderland?
Sunderland won the match 2-1.
Where was Coventry City vs Sunderland played?
The match was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands).
Who had more possession in Coventry City vs Sunderland?
Coventry City had 75% of possession, compared to 25% for the other side.