Coventry City beat Sunderland 3-1 in the Premier League. The win moved Coventry out of the relegation zone and up to 15th in the table.
How the goals came
Coventry were 19th and Sunderland were bottom at the start of the match. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scored in the 17th minute for his first goal of the season, and Taiwo Awoniyi added Coventry's second in the 37th minute.
Coventry's third goal came when Jack Rudoni's effort from 20 yards took a heavy deflection off Omar Alderete. Enzo Le Fee pulled one back for Sunderland from the penalty spot after Ethan Pinnock was penalised for handball from close range.
Table movement
Coventry secured a third league win in five matches with the result. It moved them up to 15th in the table, four points clear of Sunderland.
Late incident
Omar Alderete was dismissed in the final minute of stoppage time.
Man of the Match
Flashscore named Jack Rudoni as its Man of the Match.
