This game is in the Championship, kick off at 16:00 on Saturday 09 November 2024.
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Sunderland v Coventry Championship
Sunderland AFC is a professional football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, currently competing in League One after being relegated from the Championship in the 2017-2018 season.
Coventry City FC is a professional football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England, currently competing in the Championship after being promoted from League One in the 2019-2020 season.
Sunderland's Stadium of Light has a seating capacity of 49,000, making it one of the largest football stadiums in the UK outside of the Premier League.
Coventry City's home ground is the Coventry Building Society Arena, formerly known as the Ricoh Arena, with a seating capacity of 32,609.
Both Sunderland and Coventry have a rich history in English football, with Sunderland being one of the founding members of the Football League in 1888 and Coventry famously winning the FA Cup in 1987.
The two clubs have a competitive rivalry known as the Wear-Tees derby, with matches between Sunderland and Middlesbrough often fiercely contested by both sets of fans.