67'
Penalty goal · SUN
E.Le Fée
Enzo Le Fée converted from the spot in the 67th minute, but Coventry's 3-1 lead was already secure at that point, so Sunderland's effort came too late to change the outcome.
8 FPL pts this match · 2.7% owned
3–1
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Coventry City vs Sunderland — Premier League Gameweek 9
Full time: Coventry 3, Sunderland 1
Premier League · GW9
— full time, Coventry win
Full timeHT 2–031,455 crowd
- Sakamoto 17'
- Awoniyi 37'
- Rudoni 52'
- E.Le Fée 67' pen
- Alderete 90+9'
- Possession
- 43–57
- Shots
- 12–17
- On target
- 4–2
- Model pick
- 1–0
sealed pre-KO
Player of the match
COVBPS · match high
38
9 FPL pts · 1G
Player of the match
Awoniyi
9 FPL pts · 1G
38
BPS
The story · AI, fact-checked
Coventry finished 3-1 winners over Sunderland after goals from Sakamoto (17'), Awoniyi (37') and Rudoni (52', assisted by Torp), with E. Le Fée pulling one back from the penalty spot at 67'. Despite having 57.4% of possession and 17 shots to Coventry's 12, Sunderland managed only two on target, and Alderete was shown a red card in the 90+9th minute.
Timeline · full time
16 moments
Newest first
- Bonus points · confirmed
- Full time · COV 3–1 SUN
- 90+9'
· Second yellow — sent off - 90+4'· Yellow card
- 83'
- 75'
- 75'
- 72'
- 72'
- 57'
- 57'
- 55'· Yellow card
- 52'Goal · COVRudoniAssist ·
Jack Rudoni made it 3-0 to Coventry in the 52nd minute, finishing from Victor Torp's pass. The goal doubled Coventry's advantage and put Sunderland under real pressure.
9 FPL pts this match · 0.9% owned3–0 - Half-time · COV 2–0 SUN
- 37'Goal · COVAwoniyi
Taiwo Awoniyi doubled Coventry's advantage in the 37th minute, leaving Sunderland 2-0 down. It is the kind of breathing space that shifts the tone of a match, and the visitors now have ground to make up.
9 FPL pts this match · 0.3% owned2–0 - 17'Goal · COVSakamoto
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto gave Coventry the lead in the 17th minute, and the score stood at 1-0 to the hosts. It was an early reward for a side pressing with intent from the first whistle.
6 FPL pts this match · 0.1% owned1–0 - 7'· Yellow card
- Kick-off
Source: premierleague.com match clock · FPL live points
Win probability · Onside engine
How the match swung
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COV winDrawSUN winDots mark goals · 17', 37', 52', 67'
Turning points
- 17'Sakamoto 17' — COV win chance 32% → 53%Between 12' and 17', COV's win chance moved 22 points. The score went from 0–0 to 1–0.
- 37'Awoniyi 37' — COV win chance 56% → 75%Between 32' and 37', COV's win chance moved 18 points. The score went from 1–0 to 2–0.
- 99'SUN down to 10 (Alderete) — 90+9'SUN played the rest of the match a man down.
The stakes
Bottom-three six-pointer: COV v SUN
- Coventry CityRelegation fight19th → 16th
COV climb to 16th — out of the bottom three.
- SunderlandRelegation fight20th
SUN stay 20th — in the bottom three.
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Team stats
Head to head
COVSUN
43%57%
Attack
12Shots17
4On target2
4Blocked8
16Touches in the box30
4Corners4
2Offsides1
Control
338Passes454
75%Pass accuracy81%
Goalkeeping
1Saves1
Discipline
16Fouls9
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards1
Source: premierleague.com (Opta)
Shot map
Shots by zone
Zones, not exact spots
Coventry City12 shots- Centre of the box2 · 1 on · 1G
- Right of the box2
- Edge of the box8 · 3 on · 2G
Sunderland17 shots- Centre of the box7 · 1 on · 1G
- Left of the box1
- Right of the box4
- Edge of the box5 · 1 on
The Premier League publishes the zone each shot was taken from, not its exact position or its expected-goals value — so shots are counted by zone, and nothing is sized by xG.
Shots over time
Who was creating, and when
COV above the lineSUN belowSolid = on target · pale = off target or blocked · ⚽ a goal in that spell
Line-ups
COV 4-2-3-1 · SUN 4-2-3-1
COV4-2-3-1Substitutes
SUN4-2-3-1Substitutes
10Shirt numberCCaptainGoalAAssistBookedOff · OnOff injured
Source: premierleague.com team sheet · points are FPL live points
Captain verdict · actual points
Awoniyi out-scored the most-owned Brobbey by 7 — a 14-point armband swing.
Onside's sealed GW9 captain was Haaland (MCI) — not in this match. The weekly record is on the captain page.
What it meant for FPL
Awoniyi's 9 points from a goal, owned by just 0.3%, led a Coventry win over Sunderland in which four differentials each found the net.
Every return · full time
FPL points, player by player
3 in Onside's GW9 XI
| Player | Pts | xP | G | A | Bonus | BPS | Mins | Own |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2.5 | 1 | · | 3 | 38 | 71 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | 4.6 | 1 | · | 2 | 36 | 90 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | 4.5 | 1 | · | 1 | 32 | 90 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | 1.9 | 1 | · | · | 20 | 90 | 0.1% | |
| 4 | 3.5 | · | · | · | 19 | 90 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | 1.2 | · | 1 | · | 19 | 82 | 0.1% | |
| 4 | 2.4 | · | 1 | · | 14 | 90 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | 3.0 | · | · | · | 10 | 90 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | 3.4 | · | · | · | 8 | 90 | 0.1% | |
| 4 | 1.8 | · | · | · | 6 | 90 | 0.2% | |
| 2 | 2.5 | · | · | · | 14 | 74 | 0.2% | |
| 2 | · | · | · | · | 11 | 71 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | 3.1 | · | · | · | 9 | 90 | 1.5% | |
| 2 | 3.1 | · | · | · | 7 | 90 | 0.9% | |
| 2 | 3.1 | · | · | · | 6 | 90 | 5.1% | |
| 2 | 2.0 | · | · | · | 5 | 90 | 0.1% | |
| 1 | 1.8 | · | · | · | 12 | 56 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 2.4 | · | · | · | 6 | 15 | 0.2% | |
| 1 | 2.4 | · | · | · | 6 | 56 | 0.1% | |
| 1 | 2.2 | · | · | · | 5 | 18 | 0.4% | |
| 1 | 2.6 | · | · | · | 5 | 7 | 0.1% | |
| 1 | 1.2 | · | · | · | 5 | 15 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 2.8 | · | · | · | 3 | 18 | 1.0% | |
| 1 | 1.3 | · | · | · | 3 | 33 | 0.8% | |
| 1 | 1.8 | · | · | · | 2 | 33 | 0.1% | |
| 1 | 3.2 | · | · | · | 0 | 74 | 1.8% | |
| 1 | 3.2 | · | · | · | 0 | 90 | 0.2% | |
| 1 | 3.2 | · | · | · | -1 | 90 | 2.0% | |
| 0 | 1.0 | · | · | · | -13 | 90 | 0.2% |
Points are FPL's live points, bonus included once confirmed. Ownership is FPL's overall selected-by. “XI” marks a player in Onside's model XI for GW9, sealed before the deadline. “xP” is Onside's expected points for the player, sealed before the GW9 deadline and never revised.
GW9 fixtures
About this match
Coventry City vs Sunderland · Gameweek 9
Coventry City 3–1 Sunderland, Gameweek 9. Full match report with goals, cards, lineups and a complete event timeline — plus AI-powered analysis for fantasy managers.
Kick-off
What was the final score of Coventry City vs Sunderland?
Coventry City 3–1 Sunderland in Gameweek 9.
Who scored the first goal in Coventry City vs Sunderland?
Sakamoto opened the scoring for Coventry City on 17' in the Gameweek 9 fixture.
Who scored the winning goal in Coventry City vs Sunderland?
Awoniyi scored the decisive goal for Coventry City on 37' — the strike that put Coventry City ahead for good in the COV 3–1 SUN result.
Did either team get a red card in Coventry City vs Sunderland?
Yes — Alderete (Sunderland, 99') was sent off in the Gameweek 9 fixture.