Sunderland AFC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2024-25 SEMI FINALS
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Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Andy Madley
- Assistant 1 Nicholas Hopton
- Assistant 2 Craig Taylor
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 May Coventry City FC H 1–1 D 09 May Coventry City FC A 2–1 W 03 May Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–1 L 26 Apr Oxford United FC A 0–2 L 21 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L 18 Apr Bristol City FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 May Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D 09 May Sunderland AFC H 1–2 L 03 May Middlesbrough FC H 2–0 W 26 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–1 L 21 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–3 L 18 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–0 W Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history37% Clean Sheets
Coventry City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stadium of Light that hosts another battle between Sunderland AFC and Coventry City FC.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 12' Wilson Isidor is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
- 17' Coventry City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
- 22' Enzo Le Fee needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 22 Yellow cards this season.
- 24' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Ben Sheaf gets a card.
- 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 31' That looks like a foul for a card for Patrick Roberts.
- 33' The referee calls foul for Bobby Thomas. He receives a card.
- 38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 43' Coventry City FC is showing some good football. However, Coventry City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Coventry City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 63' Ben Wilson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 68' The referee shows Coventry City FC player a card on 68.
- 73' Josh Eccles is replacing Ben Sheaf for the Coventry City FC side.
- 76' Coventry City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ephron Mason-Clark on 76.
- 78' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 78.
- 83' Chris Rigg has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wilson Isidor on 83 minute.
- 88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Milan van Ewijk, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Sunderland AFC
4-4-2Starting XI- 13
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Wilson Isidor ↓ Chris Rigg 83'
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Dennis Cirkin ↓ Leo Hjelde 120'
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Bench- 8
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Romaine Mundle ↑ 95'
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Chris Rigg ↑ 83'
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Leo Hjelde ↑ 120'
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Coventry City FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 3
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Ben Sheaf ↓ Josh Eccles 73'
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Bench- 12
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Brandon Thomas-Asante ↑ 110'
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Josh Eccles ↑ 73'
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Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
2025-05-13 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2025-05-09 Coventry City FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2025-05-03 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-04-26 Oxford United FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC L 2025-04-21 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC LCoventry City FC Form
2025-05-13 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2025-05-09 Coventry City FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2025-05-03 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-04-26 Luton Town FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2025-04-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Coventry City FC L 2025-04-18 Coventry City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W