Sunderland vs Coventry City

Championship - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals 13 May 2025, 19:00
Sunderland
Sunderland
1–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Coventry City
Coventry City
🏟 Stadium of Light (Sunderland) 👤 A. Madley Round Semi-finals

Match report

Sunderland were held to a 1-1 draw by Coventry City in the Championship - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals on 13 May 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Coventry City had 20 shots to Sunderland's 16.

The match was played at Stadium of Light (Sunderland), with A. Madley in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 42% - 58% Shots 16 - 20 On target 4 - 2 Corners 7 - 10 Fouls 19 - 17 Yellow cards 9
8
Player of the match
Daniel Ballard
Sunderland · 1 goal
8 Ephron Mason-Clark 1 goal
8 Trai Hume captained the side
8 Luke O'Nien 65 passes (89% accurate)
8 Milan van Ewijk 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–18 6–2
Shots On Goal 2–2 2–0
Ball Possession 36–64 —
Corners 4–9 3–1
Attacks 86–131 26–8
Match statistics
7 Corners 10
22 Throw In 19
16 Free Kick 16
9 Goal Kick 7
3 Substitution 3
112 Attacks 139
47 Dangerous Attacks 88
4 On Target 2
12 Off Target 18
16 Shots Total 20
4 Shots On Goal 2
7 Shots Off Goal 10
5 Shots Blocked 8
10 Shots Inside Box 9
6 Shots Outside Box 11
19 Fouls 17
7 Corners 10
0 Offsides 2
42% Ball Possession 58%
6 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 2
450 Passes Total 614
355 Passes Accurate 512
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
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 · 4-2-3-1
13 B. Wilson
27 M. Ewijk 4 B. Thomas 15 L. Kitching 3 J. Dasilva
14 B. Sheaf 6 M. Grimes
7 T. Sakamoto 5 J. Rudoni 10 E. Mason-Clark
11 H. Wright
Sunderland
Coach
R. Le Bris
Substitutes
  • 11 Chris Rigg
  • 14 Romaine Mundle
  • 33 Leo Fuhr Hjelde
  • 21 Simon Moore
  • 26 Chris Mepham
  • 20 Salis Abdul Samed
  • 50 Harrison Jones
  • 8 Alan Browne
  • 40 Tom Watson
Coventry City
Coach
F. Lampard
Substitutes
  • 28 Josh Eccles
  • 23 Brandon Thomas-Asante
  • 8 Jamie Allen
  • 40 Bradley Collins
  • 22 Joel Latibeaudiere
  • 2 Luis Binks
  • 21 Jake Bidwell
  • 12 Jamie Paterson
  • 9 Ellis Simms
Substitutions
  • 73' ↑ J. Eccles ↓ B. Sheaf Coventry City
  • 83' ↑ C. Rigg ↓ W. Isidor Sunderland
  • 95' ↑ R. Mundle ↓ P. Roberts Sunderland
  • 110' ↑ B. Thomas-Asante ↓ E. Mason-Clark Coventry City
  • 117' ↑ J. Allen ↓ J. Eccles Coventry City
  • 120+1' ↑ L. Hjelde ↓ D. Cirkin Sunderland
Cards
  • 12' W. Isidor Sunderland
  • 24' B. Sheaf Coventry City
  • 31' P. Roberts Sunderland
  • 33' B. Thomas Coventry City
  • 68' J. Bellingham Sunderland
  • 68' B. Wilson Coventry City
  • 78' E. Le Fee Sunderland
  • 109' C. Rigg Sunderland
  • 120+4' D. Ballard Sunderland
Head-to-head
Sunderland 1 4 draws 3 Coventry City
2025-05-13 Sunderland vs Coventry City 1 - 1
2025-05-09 Coventry City vs Sunderland 1 - 2
2025-03-15 Coventry City vs Sunderland 3 - 0
2024-11-09 Sunderland vs Coventry City 2 - 2
2023-12-23 Sunderland vs Coventry City 0 - 3
2023-08-26 Coventry City vs Sunderland 0 - 0
Recent form
Sunderland D W D D D
Coventry City D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sunderland vs Coventry City?
Sunderland drew 1-1 against Coventry City on 13 May 2025.
Who won Sunderland vs Coventry City?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Sunderland vs Coventry City played?
The match was played at Stadium of Light (Sunderland).
Who had more possession in Sunderland vs Coventry City?
Coventry City had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.