Sunderland will have to do something they haven’t done since Febuary 2007 if they are to see off Coventry City and move a step closer towards ending their eight-year absence from the Premier League.
Over 18 years have passed since a Black Cats side came out on top against the Sky Blues as goals from Trinidad and Tobago international duo Dwight Yorke and Carlos Edwards helped a Sunderland side managed by Roy Keane claim a 2-0 win at the Stadium of Light. That win formed part of an incredible run during the second half of the season as Keane’s men lost just one of their last 20 games of the campaign to pip Birmingham City to the Championship title and secure promotion back into the top flight.
As the current group of Black Cats heroes look to replicate that achievement, we take a look back at the men that wore red and white the last time Sunderland beat Coventry City.
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1. Danny Collins
Collins left Sunderland in 2009 and went on to spend time with the likes of Stoke City, Nottingham Forest and Grimsby Town before retiring in 2019. Collins now works as a pundit for BBC Newcastle and is a matchday commentator and podcaster for the Black Cats. | Getty Images
2. Carlos Edwards
The former Trinidad and Tobago international spent time with Ipswich Town following his departure from the Stadium of Light and eventually dropped into the non-league game with the likes of Woodbridge Town, Bury Town and Hadeigh United. | Getty Images
3. Nyron Nosworthy
Nosworthy became something of a cult hero during his seven-year stay on Wearside - but departed in 2012 to join Watford. Nosworthy brought down the curtain on his playing career at Dagenham and Redbridge in 2016. | Getty Images
4. Stanislav Varga
Varga had two spells as a Black Cat either side of a three-year spell with Celtic - but ended his playing career in 2008. | Getty Images