Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Sunderland AFC
0 – 3
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 23 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light 41,216 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45+2' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
0–2 67' Callum O'Hare
0–3 70' Kasey Palmer
Trai Hume 25' Y
Luke O'Nien 45' Y
Y 54' Bradley Collins
Y 64' Jake Bidwell
Dan Neil 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
  • Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)

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

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6
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Sunderland AFC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-23 Sunderland AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC 2023-08-26 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-02-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2022-07-31 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2020-03-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Coventry City FC H 0–3 L
16 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
12 Dec Leeds United FC H 1–0 W
09 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
02 Dec Millwall FC A 1–1 D
29 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Sunderland AFC A 3–0 W
16 Dec Leeds United FC A 1–1 D
13 Dec Southampton FC H 1–1 D
08 Dec Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
02 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 1–2 L
28 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sunderland AFC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anthony Patterson made 363 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Milan van Ewijk, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' A meaty challenge results in booking for Trai Hume on 25.
  • 26' Poor challenge from Trai Hume. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 41' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 42' The whistle greets Ben Sheaf as he departs to be replaced by Josh Eccles.
  • 45' Luke O'Nien was booked on 45.
  • 47' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 52' Liam Kitching has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 54' Bradley Collins was booked on 54.
  • 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jake Bidwell.
  • 67' Assisted by Haji Wright with the perfectly-timed delivery and Callum O'Hare makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 68' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Callum O'Hare is withdrawn and Kasey Palmer gets his opportunity.
  • 69' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Ellis Simms departs to be replaced by Jay Dasilva.
  • 70' Kasey Palmer doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 71' Sunderland AFC make a change. Pierre Ekwah trudges off to be replaced by Eliezer Mayenda on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 81' Bradley Collins is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
  • 85' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Haji Wright by Matt Godden on 85 minute.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dan Neil on 88 minutes.
  • The final score is 0-3.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Beale

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Haji Wright 4
Wilson Isidor 2
Jack Rudoni 2
Max Power 2
Jack Clarke 2
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Ephron Mason-Clark 1
Bright Enobakhare 1

Head to Head

2023-12-23 Sunderland AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC 2023-08-26 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-02-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2022-07-31 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2020-03-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2023-12-23 Sunderland AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC L 2023-12-16 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2023-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Leeds United FC W 2023-12-09 Sunderland AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-12-02 Millwall FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2023-11-29 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Coventry City FC Form

2023-12-23 Sunderland AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC W 2023-12-16 Leeds United FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-12-13 Coventry City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2023-12-08 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2023-12-02 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2023-11-28 Coventry City FC 1–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC28% Draw30% Coventry City FC42%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
57%
Draw or Coventry City FC
72%
Sunderland AFC or Coventry City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC20% Draw50% Coventry City FC30%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 1
11.8%
0 – 0
11.7%
0 – 2
8.5%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 16% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 23% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.