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Premier League Matchday 9 Sat 31 Oct

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Sakamoto 17′Awoniyi 37′Rudoni 52′

Full-time 3:1
Away Sunderland

Le Fée 67′ (p)Alderete 90+9′

Six of the Round · Premier League Golden minute

Player of the match Jack Rudoni 7.6

GolVolt ratingSkip it 1.8/10 more watchable than 18% of Premier League matches Settled by 39′. How we rate

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 17' Sakamoto, 1:0
  1. 3 of 4

    Coventry City turned that many shots on target into goals, from an xG of 0.8.

  2. 31% → 95%

    Coventry City: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 92.

  3. 19 → 15

    Coventry City climb 4 places in the table. Sunderland stay in place 20.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 33% to 60% (Coventry City).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+10' · 3:1Coventry City 95%draw 4%Sunderland 1%

Key stats

44% Possession 56%
0.75 xG (expected goals) 1.84
12 Shots 17
4 On target 2
1 Big chances 1
4 Corners 4
All stats (22)

Preview and report

Live · goal

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

  1. Minute 55 3–0

    Rudoni scores, Coventry City 3–0 Sunderland

    Jack Rudoni scored in the 52nd minute from a Victor Torp assist, and Coventry City lead 3–0 after 55 minutes. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto had scored in the 17th minute and Taiwo Awoniyi in the 37th. Rudoni has 3 goals in the league this season.

    Number of the match: 3 — That is how many goals Jack Rudoni now has in this Premier League season.

  2. Minute 40 2–0

    Awoniyi scores, Coventry City 2–0 Sunderland

    Taiwo Awoniyi scored Coventry City's second goal in the 37th minute. Earlier, in the 17th minute, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto put the hosts ahead. In the 40th minute of this Premier League Matchday 9 game, the hosts lead 2–0.

    Number of the match: 37th minute — That was the minute Awoniyi doubled Coventry City's lead to 2–0.

  3. Minute 21 1–0

    Sakamoto scores, Coventry City 1–0 Sunderland

    Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scored in the 17th minute of Premier League matchweek 9. It is the first goal of the match, and it put Coventry City in front. In the 21st minute the hosts were still winning 1–0.

    Number of the match: 17th minute — In that minute Sakamoto scored the only goal so far and gave Coventry City the lead.

Live · half-time · 2–0

Coventry City lead Sunderland 2–0 at half-time

Coventry City go into the break with a two-goal lead in Matchweek 9 of the Premier League. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scored in the 17th minute and Taiwo Awoniyi in the 37th minute.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

Number of the match 3 That is how many shots on target Coventry City had in the first half, to Sunderland's one.

Two goals for the hosts. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Taiwo Awoniyi made it 2–0 in the 37th minute, and that was the score when the teams went down the tunnel.

First-half stats. Sunderland had more of the ball: possession was 53% to Coventry City's 47%. The hosts, though, had 6 shots to the visitors' 5, including 3 on target to Sunderland's one. Corners were 3 to 1 in Coventry City's favour. Sunderland arrived for this game on a run of 3 matches without defeat.

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Settled by 39′.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 39′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 2.5 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 0.9 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% Relegation battle. Stakes: 7.1 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% Few chances and few shots. Quality of play: 3.3 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Skip it

GolVolt rating 1.8more watchable than 18% of Premier League 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).

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A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

4 goals4 cards1 VAR

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 7' Victor Torpyellow card · foul
  2. 17' Goal: Tatsuhiro Sakamotoright foot1:0
  3. 37' Goal: Taiwo Awoniyiright foot2:0
  4. Half-time · 2:0
  5. 52' Goal: Jack Rudoniright foot · assist: Torp3:0
  6. 55' Tatsuhiro Sakamotoyellow card · foul
  7. 57' 2 substitutionsIsidor for AnguloTalbi for Rigg
  8. 63' Penalty awarded
  9. 67' Goal: Enzo Le Féepenalty3:1
  10. 72' 2 substitutionsThomas-Asante for GbohoChérif for Awoniyi
  11. 75' 2 substitutionsFofana for SadikiMeunier for Hume
  12. 83' SubstitutionGrimes for Torp
  13. 90+4' Omar Aldereteyellow card · foul
  14. 90+9' Omar Alderetesecond yellow, sent off · foul
  15. Full-time · 3:1

Match stats

Shooting

0.75 xG (expected goals) 1.84
12 Shots 17
4 On target 2
1 Big chances 1
4 Off target 7
4 Blocked 8
4 Inside the box 12
8 Outside the box 5

Play

44% Possession 56%
4 Corners 4
339 Passes 438
76% Pass accuracy 81%
7 Key passes 10
88 Attacks 84
36 Dangerous attacks 53

Defence

12 Tackles 10
8 Interceptions 7
1 Saves 1

Discipline

16 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-2-3-1

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Match sheet

Coaches
Frank Lampard Coventry City Régis Le Bris Sunderland
Stadium
The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Attendance
31,455

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Coventry City Jack Rudoni 7.61
  2. 2. place · Coventry City Taiwo Awoniyi 7.24
  3. 3. place · Sunderland Enzo Le Fée 7.19

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Absences

Coventry City · 2 out

  • Haji Wright Injured

    since 12 Aug · until 30 Nov · 11 matches missed · Muscle Injury

  • Aurèle Amenda Injured

    since 17 Sep · until 18 Dec · 4 matches missed · Calf Injury

Sunderland · 2 out

  • Romaine Mundle Injured

    since 20 Sep · until 10 Jan 2027 · 7 matches missed · Knee Injury

  • Dan Ballard Injured

    since 25 Sep · return date unknown · 6 matches missed · Hamstring Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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