Sunderland vs Coventry match stats & report

1–1 After extra time

Championship · England · Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals · Stadium of Light, Sunderland · Ref A. Madley

Sunderland stats & fixtures · Coventry stats & fixtures

Sunderland drew with Coventry 1–1 in the Championship (Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals) on 13 May 2025. Expected goals finished 1.06–1.63. Coventry had 58% of the ball.

Sunderland vs Coventry match statistics

SunderlandCoventry

42% Ball possession 58%
1.06 Expected goals (xG) 1.63
16 Total shots 20
4 Shots on target 2
7 Shots off target 10
5 Blocked shots 8
10 Shots inside the box 9
7 Corners 10
19 Fouls 17
0 Offsides 2
6 Yellow cards 3
451 Passes 614
79% Pass accuracy 83%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

12' Yellow card W. Isidor Sunderland
24' Yellow card B. Sheaf Coventry
31' Yellow card P. Roberts Sunderland
33' Yellow card B. Thomas Coventry
68' Yellow card J. Bellingham Sunderland
68' Yellow card B. Wilson Coventry
76' Goal E. Mason-Clark (assist M. van Ewijk) Coventry
78' Yellow card E. Le Fée Sunderland
109' Yellow card C. Rigg Sunderland
120+2' Goal D. Ballard (assist E. Le Fée) Sunderland
120+4' Yellow card D. Ballard Sunderland

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sunderland

Confirmed 4-4-2 R. Le Bris

1 A. Patterson

3 D. Cirkin 13 L. O'Nien 5 D. Ballard 32 T. Hume

28 E. Le Fée 7 J. Bellingham 4 D. Neil 10 P. Roberts

18 W. Isidor 12 Eliezer Mayenda

Bench C. Rigg , R. Mundle , Leo Fuhr Hjelde , Salis Abdul Samed , C. Mepham , S. Moore , Harrison Jones , T. Watson , A. Browne

Coventry

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 F. Lampard

13 B. Wilson

3 J. Dasilva 15 L. Kitching 4 B. Thomas 27 M. van Ewijk

6 M. Grimes 14 B. Sheaf

10 E. Mason-Clark 5 J. Rudoni 7 T. Sakamoto

11 H. Wright

Bench J. Eccles , B. Thomas-Asante , J. Allen , J. Bidwell , Jamie Paterson , B. Collins , L. Binks , J. Latibeaudiere , E. Simms

Form guide

Sunderland at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.7 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Coventry away

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sunderland vs Coventry head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
9 May 25	Coventry v Sunderland	1–2
15 Mar 25	Coventry v Sunderland	3–0
9 Nov 24	Sunderland v Coventry	2–2
23 Dec 23	Sunderland v Coventry	0–3
26 Aug 23	Coventry v Sunderland	0–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Sunderland vs Coventry head-to-head record