Sunderland 1-1 Coventry City

Teenager Benji Kimpioka came off the bench to rescue a late point as Sunderland recorded a 1-1 League One draw at home to Coventry.

Coventry held the lead for most of the afternoon at the Stadium of Light, scoring after 26 minutes following a Chris Maguire mistake.

Maguire's pass to goalkeeper Lee Burge was intercepted by Amadou Bakayoko who saw his shot saved, but the resulting Zain Westbrooke corner was headed across goal by Michael Rose for Dom Hyam to head home from close range.

It was the highlight of a dour first half at the end of which Sunderland were booed off.

Their frustrated fans had little to cheer for most of the second half too as Phil Parkinson's men laboured.

Aiden McGeady hit a powerful shot that Coventry goalkeeper Marko Marosi got his body behind to stop, but that was almost as good as it got for the beleaguered Black Cats.

But 19-year-old Kimpioka replaced Will Grigg after 83 minutes and stabbed the ball home after a spot of head tennis inside the penalty area at the death.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

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Line-ups

Sunderland

• 16Burge
• 13O'Nien
• 4WillisSubstituted forFlanaganat 68'minutes
• 3Lynch
• 33Hume
• 18Dobson
• 23Leadbitter
• 6PowerSubstituted forWatmoreat 66'minutes
• 7Maguire
• 22GriggSubstituted forMbunga-Kimpiokaat 82'minutes
• 19McGeadyBooked at 90mins

Substitutes

• 1McLaughlin
• 5Ozturk
• 8McGeouch
• 12Flanagan
• 14Watmore
• 28De Bock
• 31Mbunga-Kimpioka

Coventry

• 1Marosi
• 4Rose
• 5McFadzean
• 15Hyam
• 23DaboBooked at 78mins
• 6Kelly
• 20Walsh
• 3Mason
• 25WestbrookeSubstituted forAllenat 90+2'minutes
• 26ShipleySubstituted forO'Hareat 75'minutes
• 21BakayokoSubstituted forHiwula-Mayifuilaat 74'minutes

Substitutes

• 2Watson
• 8Allen
• 11Hiwula-Mayifuila
• 13Wilson
• 17O'Hare
• 31McCallum
• 33Kastaneer

Referee:

Scott Oldham

Attendance:

29,809

Match Stats

Home TeamSunderlandAway TeamCoventry

Possession

Home53%

Away47%

Shots

Home8

Away13

Shots on Target

Home3

Away6

Corners

Home3

Away5

Fouls

Home10

Away11

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Sunderland 1, Coventry City 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Coventry City 1.

Posted at 90'+4'

Offside, Coventry City. Liam Walsh tries a through ball, but Callum O'Hare is caught offside.

Booking

Posted at 90'+4'

Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 90'+4'

Foul by Aiden McGeady (Sunderland).

Posted at 90'+4'

Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Joel Lynch (Sunderland).

Posted at 90'+3'

Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+2'

Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Zain Westbrooke.

Posted at 90'+1'

Chris Maguire (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Brandon Mason (Coventry City).

Goal!

Posted at 90'

Goal! Sunderland 1, Coventry City 1. Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Grant Leadbitter.

Posted at 85'

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.

Posted at 85'

Attempt blocked. Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.

Posted at 84'

Hand ball by Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka (Sunderland).

Posted at 83'

Liam Kelly (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 83'

Foul by George Dobson (Sunderland).

Substitution

Posted at 82'

Substitution, Sunderland. Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka replaces William Grigg.

Posted at 82'

Offside, Sunderland. Denver Hume tries a through ball, but Luke O'Nien is caught offside.

Posted at 82'

Attempt blocked. George Dobson (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Booking

Posted at 78'

Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 78'

Foul by Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City).

Posted at 78'

Denver Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 78'

Foul by Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City).

Posted at 78'

Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).

Posted at 77'

Joel Lynch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Jordan Shipley.

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Coventry City. Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila replaces Amadou Bakayoko.

Posted at 71'

Liam Kelly (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 71'

Foul by Duncan Watmore (Sunderland).

Posted at 70'

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.

Posted at 69'

Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 69'

Foul by Tom Flanagan (Sunderland).

Posted at 69'

Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.

Substitution

Posted at 68'

Substitution, Sunderland. Tom Flanagan replaces Jordan Willis because of an injury.

Posted at 67'

Zain Westbrooke (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Sunderland).

Posted at 67'

Attempt saved. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Dobson.

Substitution

Posted at 66'

Substitution, Sunderland. Duncan Watmore replaces Max Power.

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