Sunderland Takes Playoff Advantage at Coventry After Late Drama and Huge Error

Sunderland Takes Playoff Advantage at Coventry After Late Drama and Huge Error

Sunderland Takes Playoff Advantage at Coventry After Late Drama and Huge Error Sunderland has taken a significant step towards the Championship playoff final at Wembley, securing a 2-1 victory over Coventry City in the first leg of their semi-final clash at the Coventry Building Society Arena on Friday, May 9, 2025. In a match that defied conventional wisdom given Sunderland's recent poor form, goals from Wilson Isidor and Eliezer Mayenda sealed a crucial away win. The form book certainly went out the window for this encounter. Sunderland entered the playoffs on the back of five successive defeats, a sequence of results that suggested they were the underdogs despite finishing fourth. However, they found their cutting edge when it mattered most. Wilson Isidor opened the scoring for Sunderland, breaking a personal 14-game goal drought. His strike was swiftly answered by Coventry's Jack Rudoni, who headed home just two minutes later to level the tie. The decisive moment of the match …