Coventry City 2 Sunderland 1: Highlights after Viktor Gyokeres, Jamie Allen and Amad Diallo goals
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Despite a bright start, the Black Cats fell behind midway through the first half when Jamie Allen converted Viktor Gyokeres’ cutback.
Gyokeres eventually got on the scoresheet in the closing stages when he beat goalkeeper Anthony Patterson with a close-range finish, before Amad netted a late consolation goal in stoppage-time.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Coventry City 2 (Allen, 25) (Gyokeres, 89) Sunderland 1 (Amad, 90+3)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Hume, Ballard, Batth, Alese (Bennette, 81), Neil (O’Nien, 75), Michut (Ekwah, 69), Roberts, Amad, Clarke (Pritchard, 69) , Gelhardt (Ba, 69)
- Subs: Bass, O’Nien, Ekwah, Lihadji, Ba, Bennette, Pritchard
- Coventry XI: Wilson, Norton Cuffy, Doyle (Rose, 80), McFadzean, McNally, Bidwell (Godden, 80), Hamer, Eccles, Allen, Palmer (Wilson-Esbrand, 52), Gyokeres
- Subs: Moore, Rose, Wilson-Esbrand, Maguire, Walker, Dabo, Godden
3’ Good defending by Ballard
Coventry almost created an opening there as Palmer dispossessed Hume.
Ballard managed to stop the forward advancing further into the Sunderland box as the ball went behind for a goal-kick.
6’ Palmer fires wide
Coventry’s front three look up for this one in the early exchanges.
Palmer has been lively so far and has just fired a shot wide from distance.
8’ Hume shot saved
Sunderland have also produced some neat passing moves so far.
Hume managed to get forward on the right before forcing a save from Wilson with a powerful effort.
9’ Batth hits the bar!
Sunderland kept the move alive and won a free-kick, which Roberts dinked into the box from the left.
Batth’s header hit the bar.