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15/09/2035, Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, Live on National TV
Championship, English Football League
Sunderland Vs Coventry

Sunderland play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: P Fafunwa (GK) , J Escamilla (CB) , J Huggett (CB) , G Caron (RB) , S Pardo (LB) , S Speed (CDM) , J Rheon (CAM) , J de Balzac (RM) , D MacFadyen (LM) , D Niblock (ST) , H Cool (ST) And the subs are: M Snoddy (CB) , E Walker (CB) , B Roche (CM) , B MacBride (CM) , M Millar (ST)

Coventry play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: M Law (GK) , P Gikas (CB) , O Quirke (CB) , B Power (CB) , M Cleary (RB) , J Foley (LB) , T McPheters (CDM) , E Obesere (CAM) , J Selkirk (RM) , C Davis (LM) , J Emedolu (ST) And the subs are: M Ormond (CB) , J Killough (CB) , R McCormick (CM) , M Atkins (CM) , C Sherif (ST)
Welcome to Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England where Sunderland will face Coventry.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 49000.

1' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Sam Speed slides the ball to Javier de Balzac.  Javier de Balzac slides the ball to Jonny Rheon.  Tommy McPheters dispossesses Jonny Rheon and the ball goes loose.  Jeraldo Escamilla plays a long ball to Declan MacFadyen.  Declan MacFadyen attempts to beat Jonathan Foley using his skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

6' - Declan MacFadyen curls in a cross and finds Sam Speed.  Sam Speed looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is parried by Martin Law!  Elderson Obesere is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

7' - Clint Davis sees Elderson Obesere making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Elderson Obesere is caught offside!  

10' - Hugh Cool plays a long ball to Gauvain Caron.  Gauvain Caron passes to Jonny Rheon.  Jonny Rheon curves the ball into the box, but opposing player Bradley Power takes possession.  

14' - Bradley Power finds Owen Quirke with a short pass.  Owen Quirke finds Jonathan Foley with a short pass.  Jonathan Foley passes to Tommy McPheters.  With a turn of pace, Tommy McPheters beats Saturnin Pardo.  

15' - Tommy McPheters sees a run from John Selkirk.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but John Selkirk has strayed offside!  

19' - Hugh Cool slides the ball to Jeraldo Escamilla.  Jeraldo Escamilla plays a short pass to Jonny Rheon.  Jonny Rheon sees Hugh Cool making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

22' - Clint Davis passes a long ball to Tommy McPheters.  Tommy McPheters chips a long ball to Jonathan Foley.  Jonathan Foley curls in a cross, and manages to find Elderson Obesere.  Elderson Obesere tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the ball flies over the bar!

28' - Saturnin Pardo spots a run from Javier de Balzac.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

32' - Jonny Rheon dispossesses Clint Davis and gains possession for his team.  Sunderland try to launch a quick counter attack.  Jonny Rheon tries to use ball skills to beat Phil Gikas.  The opposing player is unable to stop Jonny Rheon who takes the ball forward!  

33' - Jonny Rheon looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

38' - Martin Law plays a long ball to Bradley Power.  Bradley Power finds Tommy McPheters with a short pass.  Tommy McPheters plays the ball to John Selkirk.  John Selkirk tries to beat Jeraldo Escamilla using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

39' - John Selkirk looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but its wide!

43' - Paul Fafunwa sees a run from Javier de Balzac.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Javier de Balzac is able to take the ball.  Javier de Balzac looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is tipped around the post by Martin Law!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Sunderland.  Gauvain Caron will take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box and finds Hugh Cool.  Hugh Cool gets above the defence and heads the ball attempting to beat Martin Law...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman signals its a corner for Sunderland.  Gauvain Caron gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, finding David Niblock.  David Niblock jumps up and gets his head to the ball hoping to beat the keeper...and its in! It's a nice goal from David Niblock for Sunderland!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

43' - Coventry kick the ball off for the restart.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Coventry kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

52' - Sam Speed successfully tackles Jonathan Foley and takes the ball.  Sunderland attempt to counter.  Sam Speed sees a run from David Niblock.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and David Niblock runs on to the ball.  David Niblock tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Sam Speed pounces on the loose ball...Sam Speed looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but Martin Law manages to stop the shot!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Hugh Cool is going to be taken off.  Mark Millar is going to be brought on.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Bradley Power will come off.  Mark Ormond is going to be brought on.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like James Huggett is going to be taken off.  Mark Snoddy is brought on from the bench.  

58' - Jonny Rheon chips a long ball to Sam Speed.  Sam Speed sees David Niblock making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and David Niblock runs on to the ball.  David Niblock looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is parried by Martin Law!  Phil Gikas is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Phil Gikas is going to be taken off.  John Killough joins the game from the bench.  

62' - John Selkirk spots a run from Elderson Obesere.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Elderson Obesere is able to take the ball.  Elderson Obesere tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

64' - Paul Fafunwa chips a long ball to Gauvain Caron.  Gauvain Caron curls in a cross, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

66' - David Niblock successfully tackles Mark Cleary and takes the ball.  David Niblock sees Declan MacFadyen making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

68' - Clint Davis plays the ball to Elderson Obesere.  Elderson Obesere sees John Selkirk making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but John Selkirk is caught offside!  

70' - Gauvain Caron plays a long pass to Mark Snoddy.  Mark Snoddy sees a run from Mark Millar.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

72' - Clint Davis passes a long ball to Jonathan Foley.  Jonathan Foley spots a run from Elderson Obesere.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Elderson Obesere runs on to the ball.  Elderson Obesere tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but Paul Fafunwa performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

76' - Paul Fafunwa slides the ball to Gauvain Caron.  With a turn of pace, Gauvain Caron beats Justin Emedolu.  

77' - Gauvain Caron sees a run from Jonny Rheon.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Jonny Rheon is able to take the ball.  Jonny Rheon attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but Martin Law deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Sunderland.  Gauvain Caron will take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but Jonathan Foley intercepts and takes possession.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Selkirk will come off.  Mike Atkins joins the game from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jeraldo Escamilla is going to be taken off.  Ethan Walker joins the game from the bench.  

80' - Jonny Rheon spots a run from David Niblock.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and David Niblock is able to control the ball.  David Niblock looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...and David Niblock scores!  That's a fine goal from the Sunderland player!  The ball flew past the keepers hand!

81' - Coventry kick the ball off for the restart.  

86' - Javier de Balzac plays a short pass to Jonny Rheon.  Jonny Rheon finds Sam Speed with a short pass.  Sam Speed whips in a cross, but Mark Cleary intercepts and takes possession.  

87' - With a turn of pace, Mark Cleary beats Javier de Balzac, but is then fouled.  That will be a freekick for Coventry.  

89' - Clint Davis plays the ball to Elderson Obesere.  Elderson Obesere speeds past Sam Speed.  

89' - Elderson Obesere sees a run from Justin Emedolu.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  



The match has ended Sunderland 2 - 0 Coventry.