SUNDERLAND. Coventry City was ultimately too much to handle for Sunderland with the goal of Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (45′), Callum O’Hare (67′) and Kasey Palmer (70′). Sunderland lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 41,216 spectators.​ The referee was Matt Donohue with the assistance of Paul Hodskinson and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Simon Mather. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.05 degrees Celsius or 51.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Sunderland

0 - 3

Coventry City

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 21 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 2
  • 9 Shots blocked 3
  • 130 Attack 99
  • 69 Dangerous attack 43
  • 72 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 12 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sunderland had a superior ball possession 60% while Coventry City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sunderland had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Coventry City was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Sunderland shot 21 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Coventry City shot 10 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sunderland received 3 yellow cards (Trai Hume, Dan Neil and Luke O’Nien). Regarding the opposition, Coventry City received 2 yellow cards (Bradley Collins and Jake Bidwell).

Match Timeline

Trai Hume- Yellow
26'
42'
Josh Eccles- sub ->Ben Sheaf
45'
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (goal)
Luke O'Nien- Yellow
45'
54'
Brad Collins- Yellow
64'
Jake Bidwell- Yellow
67'
Callum O'Hare(goal)Haji Wright
68'
Joel Latibeaudiere- sub ->Jamie Allen
70'
Kasey Palmer(goal)
68'
Kasey Palmer- sub ->Callum O\'Hare
69'
Jay Dasilva- sub ->Ellis Simms
A. Aouchiche- sub ->Abdoullah Ba
71'
71'
84'
Matt Godden- sub ->Haji Wright
J. Seelt- sub ->Niall Huggins
85'
Dan Neil- Yellow
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After this match, Sunderland stays with 33 points like Cardiff City and Middlesbrough to sit in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Coventry City will has 30 points to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sunderland will play away with Hull City on the 26th of December with a 10-4 head to head in favor of Sunderland (7 draws).

Coventry City will host Sheffield Wednesday on the 26th of December with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Coventry City (3 draws).

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland
G
Anthony Patterson 1.England
6.0
D
N. Huggins 2.Wales
6.3
85'
D
Daniel Ballard 5.Northern Ireland
7.0
D
Luke O'Nien 13.England
7.0
45'
D
Trai Hume 32.Northern Ireland
7.0
26'
M
Abdoullah Ba 17.France
6.8
71'
M
Jobe Bellingham 7.England
7.1
M
P. Roberts 10.England
7.7
M
Jack Clarke 20.England
7.7
M
Alex Pritchard 21.England
M
Dan Neil 24.England
7.7
88'
M
P. Ekwah 39.France
6.7
71'
Substitutes
G
N. Bishop 30.England
D
J. Seelt 23.Netherlands
6.7
85'
D
N. Triantis 25.Australia
M
A. Aouchiche 22.France
7.0
71'
M
C. Rigg 31.England
M
B. Dack 46.England
F
M. Burstow 11.England
F
Eliezer Mayenda 12.Spain
6.8
71'
F
N. Rusyn 15.Ukraine

Sunderland adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Michael Beale decided to play with the following team: Alex Pritchard, Anthony Patterson (6.0), Niall Huggins (6.3), Luke O’Nien (7.0), Daniel Ballard (7.0), Trai Hume (7.0), Pierre Ekwah (6.7), Patrick Roberts (7.7), Dan Neil (7.7), Jobe Bellingham (7.1), Jack Clarke (7.7) and Abdoullah Ba (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Mason Burstow, Eliezer Mayenda (6.8), Nazariy Rusyn, Adil Aouchiche (7.0), Jenson Seelt (6.7), Nectarios Triantis, Nathan Bishop, Chris Rigg and Bradley Dack.

Sunderland could not rely on the presence of Jenson Seelt (injured).

Substitutions

Sunderland made 3 changes: Pierre Ekwah for Eliezer Mayenda (71′), Abdoullah Ba for Adil Aouchiche (71′) and Niall Huggins for Jenson Seelt (85′).

Player of the match: Patrick Roberts​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Patrick Roberts.

His rating is 7.7 with 55 passes (93% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City
G
Brad Collins 40.England
8.1
54'
D
Bobby Thomas 4.England
7.7
D
Liam Kitching 15.England
7.3
D
Jake Bidwell 21.England
7.5
64'
D
Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands
7.0
M
Jamie Allen 8.England
6.8
68'
M
Callum O'Hare 10.England
7.8
68' 67'
M
Haji Wright 11.United States
6.7
84'
M
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 7.Japan
7.7
45'
M
Ben Sheaf 14.England
7.5
42'
F
Ellis Simms 9.England
6.4
69'
Substitutes
G
Ben Wilson 13.England
D
Luis Binks 2.England
D
Kyle McFadzean 5.England
D
Jay Dasilva 3.England
6.7
69'
D
Joel Latibeaudiere 22.Jamaica
6.7
68'
M
Y. Ayari 26.Sweden
M
Kasey Palmer 45.Jamaica
7.5
68' 70'
M
Josh Eccles 28.England
7.1
42'
F
Matt Godden 24.England
6.4
84'

Also Coventry City adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Mark Robins played with: Bradley Collins (8.1), Milan van Ewijk (7.0), Bobby Thomas (7.7), Liam Kitching (7.3), Jake Bidwell (7.5), Jamie Allen (6.8), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (7.7), Callum O’Hare (7.8), Ben Sheaf (7.5), Haji Wright (6.7), Ellis Simms (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Jay Dasilva (6.7), Joel Latibeaudiere (6.7), Josh Eccles (7.1), Luis Binks, Kyle McFadzean, Ben Wilson, Matt Godden (6.4), Yasin Ayari and Kasey Palmer (7.5).

Coventry City could not rely on the presence of Matt Godden (injured) and Josh Eccles (injured).

Substitutions

Coventry City made 5 changes: Ellis Simms for Jay Dasilva (69′), Callum O’Hare for Kasey Palmer (68′), Jamie Allen for Joel Latibeaudiere (68′), Haji Wright for Matt Godden (84′) and Ben Sheaf for Josh Eccles (42′).

Player of the match: Bradley Collins​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was the goalkeeper: Bradley Collins. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​