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Coventry beat Sunderland 3-1, Sakamoto scores first PL goal

📰 Coventry beat bottom-placed Sunderland 3-1 at home on 31 October and moved out of the relegation zone. 📌 Key points ⚽ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scored his first Premier League goal from the edge of the box. 🎯 Taiwo Awoniyi added a second before half-time. 🚀 Jack Rudoni's shot deflected in early in the second half. 🟥 Sunderland's Omar Alderete was sent off for a second yellow card in stoppage time. 📈 It was Coventry's third league win of the season. 📝 What happened ⚽ Coventry led through Saka

Ten-man Brighton win 2-0 at Sunderland, third straight clean-sheet win

📰 Brighton beat Sunderland 2-0 despite playing with ten men, keeping third place with a third straight clean-sheet league win. 📌 Key points ⚽ Maxim De Cuyper opened the scoring on 53 minutes from Pascal Gross's pass. 🟥 Pascal Struijk was sent off after a VAR review on 57 minutes. 🛡️ Brighton held firm with ten men for more than half an hour. 🏃 Substitute Jaouen Hadjam sealed it on the break in stoppage time. 📈 Four wins, a draw and a defeat from six: 13 points and third place. 📝 What ha

Sunderland's Xhaka given probation over fake Covid certificate

📰 Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka has been put on two years' probation over a fake Covid-19 vaccination certificate. 📌 Key points ⚖️ Lucerne prosecutors handed Xhaka two years' probation. 💰 A fine of 150,000 Swiss francs was suspended. 🧾 Xhaka obtained a fake vaccination certificate during the pandemic. 🗣️ He said: "I accept the decision and take responsibility." 🇨🇭 Switzerland won all four Nations League games without him. 📝 What happened ⚖️ The public prosecutor's office in Lucerne g

Award-sweeping Brighton visit injury-hit Sunderland

📰 Brighton, who swept September's awards, go to an injury-hit Sunderland. 📌 Key points 🏟️ Round six takes Brighton to the Stadium of Light on Saturday 10 October. 🏆 Brighton won September's manager, player and goal of the month awards. ⭐ Pascal Groß, 35, is the first Brighton player to be named player of the month. ⚽ Brighton have scored 16 goals in five games, the most in the league. 🩹 Sunderland's Brian Brobbey and Dan Ballard hurt hamstrings on international duty. 📝 What happened 🏆 B