Sunderland vs Coventry

23 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Matt Donohue

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 45+1’
  • Callum O'Hare 67’
  • Kasey Palmer 70’

Match summary

Coventry won comfortably, 3-0 away at Sunderland. Coventry led 1-0 at half-time.

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto put Coventry ahead in first-half stoppage time, Callum O'Hare made it 0-2 in the 67th minute, and Kasey Palmer made it 0-3 in the 70th minute.

Sunderland can feel hard done by, creating 2.49 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Coventry's 1.68 from 10.

Match stats

Sunderland Coventry
21 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.49 xG 1.68
2.49 Non-penalty xG 1.68

Key events

Sunderland Coventry
Kick-off
45+1’
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto0-1 (Coventry)
Half-time0-1
67’
Callum O'Hare0-2 (Coventry)
70’
Kasey Palmer0-3 (Coventry)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Sunderland
  • Luke O'Nien
  • Trai Hume
  • Dan Neil
Coventry
  • Brad Collins
  • Jake Bidwell

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.49 1.68 45+1’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), 0-1 45+1’ 67’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), 0-2 67’ 70’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), 0-3 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.49 1.68 45+1’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), 0-1 Sakamoto 45+1’ 67’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), 0-2 O'Hare 67’ 70’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), 0-3 Palmer 70’
Sunderland 2.49 xGCoventry 1.68 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Coventry attacking Sunderland attacking 
20’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.71 xG, off target 70’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 67’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 46’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 51’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 78’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 23’ Haji Wright (Coventry), from a corner, 0.22 xG, saved 87’ Jenson Seelt (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 48’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 52’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 46’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 32’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 79’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 65’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+4’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 23’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 33’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.71 xG, off target 70’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 67’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 46’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 51’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 78’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 23’ Haji Wright (Coventry), from a corner, 0.22 xG, saved 87’ Jenson Seelt (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 48’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 52’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 46’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 32’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 79’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 65’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 23’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 33’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Niall Huggins Taken off
85′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – –
Pierre Ekwah Taken off
71′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.14 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.28 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.34 – – –
Abdoullah Ba Taken off
71′ – – 4 0.98 – – –
Adil Aouchiche Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 2 0.30 – – –
Eliezer Mayenda Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 1 0.13 – – –
Jenson Seelt Came on as a substitute
5′ – – 1 0.19 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Sunderland win 53% Avg odds 1.80
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.92
Coventry win 23% Avg odds 4.21

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.