Sunderland 0 Coventry 3: Highlights as Michael Beale loses first game plus Niall Huggins injury blow

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Live updates, analysis and reaction as Sunderland face Coventry City at the Stadium of Light in the Championship.

Sunderland were beaten 3-0 by Coventry in Michael Beale’s first match as head coach.

The Black Cats fell a goal down on the stroke of half time after Tatsuhiro Sakamoto opened the scoring.

Second-half goals from Callum O’Hare and Kasey Palmer then secured the win for the visitors, with Sunderland lacking a cutting edge up front.

Here's how the game played out:

Sunderland vs Coventry

FULL-TIME: SUNDERLAND 0 COVENTRY 3

Reaction from the Stadium of Light

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