Coventry host Sunderland at Coventry Building Society Arena on 31 October 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 9 of the Premier League. They last met on 13 May 2025, when Sunderland and Coventry drew 1-1.
Coventry vs Sunderland match facts
- Kick-off
- Sat 31 Oct 2026, 15:00
- Stadium
- Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 9
Coventry vs Sunderland lineups
Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.
Coventry vs Sunderland head to head
- 5
- Coventry wins
- 6
- Draws
- 1
- Sunderland wins
21–13 on goals in 12 meetings since 29 September 2018
Recent Coventry vs Sunderland results
- Sunderland1–1CoventryStadium of Light
- Coventry1–2SunderlandThe Coventry Building Society Arena
- Coventry3–0SunderlandThe Coventry Building Society Arena
- Sunderland2–2CoventryStadium of Light
- Sunderland0–3CoventryStadium of Light
All in the Championship
Coventry vs Sunderland history
Coventry have won two of the last five, with two drawn. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Coventry hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, ten meetings. The widest margin was 3-0 to Coventry on 15 March 2025.
Last meeting: Sunderland 1-1 Coventry, May 2025
- 1Anthony PattersonG
- 32Trai HumeD
- 5Daniel BallardD
- 13Luke O'NienD
- 3Dennis CirkinD
- 10Patrick RobertsM
- 4Daniel NeilM
- 7J. BellinghamM
- 28Enzo Le FéeM
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
- 18Wilson IsidorF
Bench
- 11Christopher RiggM
- 14Romaine MundleF
- 33Leo HjeldeD
- 20S. Abdul SamedM
- 26Christopher MephamD
- 21Simon MooreG
- 50Harrison JonesM
- 40Thomas WatsonF
- 8BrowneM
Coach: R. Le Bris
- 13Ben WilsonG
- 27Milan van EwijkD
- 4Bobby ThomasD
- 15Liam KitchingD
- 3Jay DasilvaD
- 14B. SheafM
- 6Matthew GrimesM
- 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoM
- 5Jack RudoniM
- 10Ephron Mason-ClarkM
- 11H. WrightF
Bench
- 28Joshua EcclesM
- 23Solomon Thomas-AsanteF
- 8J. AllenM
- 21Jake BidwellD
- 12J. PatersonF
- 40B. CollinsG
- 2L. BinksD
- 22Joel LatibeaudiereD
- 9Ellis SimmsF
Coach: F. Lampard
Sunderland lined up in a 4-4-2 and Coventry in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 13 May 2025 in the Championship. It finished 1-1. E. Mason-Clark and Daniel Ballard scored. Anthony Patterson and Ben Wilson started in goal.
Coventry vs Sunderland lineups — common questions
- When is Coventry vs Sunderland?
- Coventry vs Sunderland kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 31 October 2026 at Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry. The match is Matchweek 9 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
- What was the score in the last Coventry vs Sunderland match?
- In the meeting before this one, Sunderland and Coventry drew 1-1 on 13 May 2025 in the Championship. The time before that, Sunderland won 2-1 on 9 May 2025 in the Championship. Coventry have won 5 of the 12 meetings between the clubs and Sunderland have won 1.
Sunderland vs Coventry at Stadium of Light
Updated 9 August 2026