PREMIER LEAGUE
SKY BLUES SOAR OUT OF THE DROP ZONE
Sakamoto, Awoniyi and Rudoni punish more sloppy Sunderland defending. Le Fée's penalty is no more than a consolation, and Alderete is sent off at the death
Frank Lampard made four changes after last week's 1-0 defeat at Fulham, and every one of them counted. In front of 31,455 at the Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry beat a careless Sunderland 3-1 and climbed out of the relegation zone. Régis Le Bris's side stay bottom.
It was 2-0 at half-time and 3-0 seven minutes after it. Enzo Le Fée's penalty gave Sunderland a sniff, but Stephen Mfuni made sure that was all it was. In stoppage time, Omar Alderete was sent off.
Scorers Coventry City: Sakamoto 17, Awoniyi 37, Rudoni 52 | Sunderland: Le Fée 67 pen
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