The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 defeat away to Bristol City at the weekend, while the Sky Blues played out a 1-1 draw with Leeds United last time out.
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Sunderland will be looking to get back to winning ways in the EFL Championship when they play host to Coventry City at Stadium of Light on Saturday. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 defeat away to Bristol City at the weekend, while the Sky Blues played out a 1-1 draw with Leeds United last time out. The Black Cats are currently occupying seventh spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 33 points from 22 games, just three adrift of the playoff spot, while the visitors are languishing at the 16th position, with 27 points to their name, seven away from the relegation zone.
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Sunderland started the month of December with a 1-1 draw away to Millwall, before securing back-to-back wins over West Bromwich Albion and Leeds United. The Black Cats recorded their tenth league-win of the campaign against the Whites on December 12 thanks to Jobe Bellingham’s lone goal 12 minutes from time. However, four days later, Sunderland suffered their ninth second tier defeat of the season courtesy of Tommy Conway’s effort from the penalty spot inside the opening 20 minutes. Meanwhile, the Black Cats have won four of their last five fixtures at Stadium of Light, scoring ten goals and conceding just five in the process.
Coventry, on the other hand, secured their sixth Championship victory of the season against Birmingham City on December 9 thanks to Callum O Harte’s brace. However, the Sky Blues then registered successive 1-1 draws against the likes of Southampton and Leeds. On Saturday, Mark Robins’ side came from behind to earn a point at third-placed Leeds thanks to Bobby Thomas’ 66th-minute equaliser. Coventry have now collected 11 points from six games, their only defeat coming at second-placed Ipswich Town at the start of this month. Despite being nine points adrift of the playoffs, Robins’ side are on an upward trajectory, and they will move to the brink of a spot in the top half of the table with victory at the weekend.
Sunderland probable starting lineup: Patterson, Huggins, O’Nien, Ballard, Hume, Bellingham, Neil, Roberts, Pritchard, Ba, Clarke
Coventry City probable starting lineup: Collins, Van Ewijk, Thomas, Kitching, Bidwell, Latibeaudiere, Sakamoto, Eccles, Sheaf, Dasilva, Simms
Sunderland
| Opponents | Score |
| Bristol City | 1-0 (L) |
| Leeds | 1-0 (W) |
| West Brom | 2-1 (W) |
| Millwall | 1-1 (D) |
| Huddersfield | 1-2 (L) |
Coventry City
| Opponents | Score |
| Leeds | 1-1 (D) |
| Southampton | 1-1 (D) |
| Birmingham | 2-0 (W) |
| Ipswich | 2-1 (L) |
| Plymouth | 1-0 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Coventry draw Sunderland | 0-0 |
| Coventry beat Sunderland | 2-1 |
| Sunderland draw Coventry | 1-1 |
| Coventry beat Sunderland | 1-0 |
| Sunderland draw Coventry | 1-1 |
The EFL Championship fixture between Sunderland and Coventry City will take place at Stadium of Light on Saturday at 8:30 pm IST.
| Sunderland vs Coventry | Key Details |
| Date | December 23 |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Kickoff time in UK | 3:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 8:30 pm |
Unfortunately, there is no reliable information available regarding the live streaming of this match.
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