Match Centre: Sunderland vs Coventry City
Player of the match Matt Grimes 8.1
First leg
Coventry City · Sunderland 1–2Final aggregate
Sunderland 3–2 Coventry City
GolVolt rating 9.8GolVolt rating
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Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Winner at 120′, a semi-final.
- Dramaweight 50% Winner at 120′, extra time.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 9.6 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 7.4 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% A semi-final, second leg with the tie in the balance. Stakes: 10.0 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% 36 shots. Quality of play: 5.0 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 9.8more watchable than 98% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
After Extra Time2 goals11 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 12' Wilson Isidoryellow card
- 24' Ben Sheafyellow card
- 31' Patrick Robertsyellow card
- 33' Bobby Thomasyellow card
- Half-time · 0:0
- 68' Jobe Bellinghamyellow card
- 68' Ben Wilsonyellow card
- 73' SubstitutionEccles for Sheaf
- 76' Goal: Ephron Mason-Clarkassist: van Ewijk0:1
- 78' Enzo Le Féeyellow card
- 83' SubstitutionRigg for Isidor
- Extra Time · 0:1
- 95' SubstitutionMundle for Roberts
- 109' Dennis Cirkinyellow card
- 109' Chris Riggyellow card
- 110' SubstitutionThomas-Asante for Mason-Clark
- 117' SubstitutionAllen for Eccles
- 120+1' SubstitutionHjelde for Cirkin
- 120+2' Goal: Dan Ballardassist: Le Fée1:1
- 120+4' Dan Ballardyellow card
- 120+4' Dan Neilyellow card
- After Extra Time · 1:1
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Sunderland
Coventry City
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Sunderland
- 21 Simon Moore GK —
- 26 Christopher James Mepham DEF —
- 33 Leo Hjelde DEF on
- 8 Alan Browne MID —
- 11 Chris Rigg MID on
- 20 Salis Abdul Samed MID —
- 50 Harrison Jones MID —
- 14 Romaine Mundle ATT on
- 40 Tom Watson ATT —
Coventry City
- 40 Brad Collins GK —
- 2 Luis Binks DEF —
- 21 Jake Bidwell DEF —
- 22 Joel Latibeaudiere DEF —
- 8 Jamie Allen MID on
- 28 Josh Eccles MID on
- 9 Ellis Simms ATT —
- 12 Jamie Paterson ATT —
- 23 Brandon Thomas-Asante ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Coventry City Matt Grimes
- 2. place · Coventry City Ephron Mason-Clark
- 3. place · Sunderland Dan Ballard
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