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Coventry City 3-1 Sunderland, Premier League

Coventry City
  • Sakamoto 17′
  • Awoniyi 37′
  • Rudoni 52′

3–1

xG 0.71 – 1.65

Half time 2–0

Sunderland
  • Le Fée 67′ (pen)
Kick-off
Venue
Coventry Building Society Arena
Referee
Simon Hooper
Attendance
31,455

Coventry City 3-1 Sunderland. xG 0.7-1.7. Coventry City won it with fewer chances.

Our call1–2

Final3–1

We predicted 1-2. It finished 3-1. We said Sunderland. It was Coventry City won.

We missed this one

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Coventry City

4-2-3-1 · Frank Lampard

Avg rating 7.22

Sunderland

4-2-3-1 · Régis Le Bris

Avg rating 6.24

  • Rushworth

    #19 · Goalkeeper · Coventry City

    90′ played

    6.9

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Dasilva

    #3 · Left-back · Coventry City

    90′ played

    7.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Pinnock

    #2 · Centre-back · Coventry City

    90′ played

    6.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Mfuni

    #12 · Centre-back · Coventry City

    90′ played

    7.4

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • van Ewijk

    #27 · Right-back · Coventry City

    90′ played

    7.9

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
  • Yirenkyi

    #8 · Defensive midfielder · Coventry City

    90′ played

    6.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.12
  • Torp

    #29 · Defensive midfielder · Coventry City

    83′ played

    8.0

    1 assistOff 83′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Gboho

    #34 · Left winger · Coventry City

    72′ played

    6.9

    Off 72′

    xG
    0.05

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Rudoni

    #5 · Attacking midfielder · Coventry City

    90′ played

    8.4

    1 goalPlayer of the match

    Passing

    xA
    0.11

    Attack

    xG
    0.18
  • Sakamoto

    #7 · Right winger · Coventry City

    90′ played

    7.8

    1 goal

    xG
    0.09

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Awoniyi

    #14 · Forward · Coventry City

    72′ played

    7.7

    1 goalOff 72′

    xG
    0.18
  • Roefs

    #22 · Goalkeeper · Sunderland

    90′ played

    5.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Reinildo

    #17 · Left-back · Sunderland

    90′ played

    6.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
  • O'Nien

    #13 · Centre-back · Sunderland

    90′ played

    5.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.12

    Attack

    xG
    0.17
  • Alderete

    #15 · Centre-back · Sunderland

    90′ played

    5.2

    • Sent off

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.01
  • Hume

    #32 · Right-back · Sunderland

    75′ played

    5.9

    Off 75′

    Attack

    xG
    0.08
  • Sadiki

    #27 · Defensive midfielder · Sunderland

    75′ played

    6.0

    Off 75′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Xhaka

    #34 · Defensive midfielder · Sunderland

    90′ played

    7.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.19
  • Angulo

    #10 · Left winger · Sunderland

    57′ played

    6.5

    Off 57′

    xG
    0.03

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Le Fée

    #28 · Attacking midfielder · Sunderland

    90′ played

    8.1

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.85
  • Rigg

    #11 · Right winger · Sunderland

    57′ played

    7.1

    Off 57′

    xG
    0.13

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Brobbey

    #9 · Forward · Sunderland

    90′ played

    6.3
    xG
    0.16

Bench

  • Thomas-Asante

    #23 · Substitute · Coventry City

    18′ played

    6.3

    On 72′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Cherif

    #49 · Substitute · Coventry City

    18′ played

    6.2

    On 72′

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
  • Grimes

    #6 · Substitute · Coventry City

    7′ played

    On 83′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Bench

  • Talbi

    #7 · Substitute · Sunderland

    33′ played

    5.9

    On 57′

    Attack

    xG
    0.15
  • Isidor

    #18 · Substitute · Sunderland

    33′ played

    6.1

    On 57′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Meunier

    #12 · Substitute · Sunderland

    15′ played

    6.4

    On 75′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Fofana

    #39 · Substitute · Sunderland

    15′ played

    6.3

    On 75′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

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Side by side

The numbers

  • 44%Possession56%
    COV 44%, SUN 56%.
  • 0.71Expected goals (xG)1.65
    COV 0.71, SUN 1.65.
  • 0.71Non-penalty xG0.87
    COV 0.71, SUN 0.87.
  • 1.46xG on target0.86
    COV 1.46, SUN 0.86.
  • 12Shots17
    COV 12, SUN 17.
  • 4On target2
    COV 4, SUN 2.
  • 1Big chances1
    COV 1, SUN 1.
  • 339Passes438
    COV 339, SUN 438.
  • 76%Pass accuracy81%
    COV 76%, SUN 81%.
  • 4Corners4
    COV 4, SUN 4.
  • 12Tackles10
    COV 12, SUN 10.
  • 8Interceptions7
    COV 8, SUN 7.
  • 4.3PPDA (lower = more pressing)4.2
    COV 4.3, SUN 4.2.
  • 16Fouls9
    COV 16, SUN 9.
  • 2Yellow cards0
    COV 2, SUN 0.
  • 0Red cards1
    COV 0, SUN 1.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Coventry CitySunderland
  1. Yellow card, Torp
    7′
  2. Goal, Sakamoto1–0
    17′
  3. Goal, Awoniyi2–0
    37′
  4. Goal, Rudoni (Torp)3–0
    52′
  5. Yellow card, Sakamoto
    55′
  6. 57′
    Substitution, Talbi (Off Angulo / Rigg)
  7. 57′
    Substitution, Isidor (Off Angulo / Rigg)
  8. 67′
    Penalty, Le Fée3–1
  9. Substitution, Thomas-Asante (Off Awoniyi / Gboho)
    72′
  10. Substitution, Cherif (Off Awoniyi / Gboho)
    72′
  11. 75′
    Substitution, Meunier (Off Sadiki / Hume)
  12. 75′
    Substitution, Fofana (Off Sadiki / Hume)
  13. Substitution, Grimes (Off Torp)
    83′
  14. 90′
    Second yellow, Alderete
  15. 90′
    Yellow card, Alderete

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29 shots

Every shot

← SUN attack

COV attack →

Le Fée 67′Sunderland · Goal · Penalty · Right foot0.85xGOT0.79xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Coventry City0.71xG

Sunderland1.65xG

Full time3–1

0.00.51.01.52.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Sakamoto 17′Awoniyi 37′Rudoni 52′Le Fée 67′ (P)

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Coventry City on top23%

Sunderland on top77%

HT0′–5′: Coventry City on top5′–10′: Sunderland on top10′–15′: Coventry City on top15′–20′: Sunderland on top20′–25′: Sunderland on top25′–30′: Coventry City on top30′–35′: Coventry City on top35′–40′: Coventry City on top40′–45′: Coventry City on top45′–50′: Sunderland on top50′–55′: Coventry City on top55′–60′: Sunderland on top60′–65′: Sunderland on top65′–70′: Sunderland on top70′–75′: Sunderland on top75′–80′: Sunderland on top80′–85′: Sunderland on top85′–90′: Sunderland on top90′–95′: Sunderland on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

34Dasilva9Awoniyi30Rudoni25Pinnock20Mfuni26Yirenkyi15Sakamoto37Rushworth18Gboho34Torp33van Ewijk

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Coventry City · Starting XI until the first substitution (71')Busiest link: Dasilva and Gboho, 12 passes.Centralisation index 0.04: Rushworth made 1.4× an even share of the passes.
45Xhaka29Hume33Le Fée22Rigg32O'Nien19Roefs7Brobbey29Alderete32Reinildo15Angulo21Sadiki

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Sunderland · Starting XI until the first substitution (56')Busiest link: Xhaka and Le Fée, 13 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Xhaka made 1.7× an even share of the passes.

Sunderland leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.07 against 0.04).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 45), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 13).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.