Arrests have been made over trouble outside the ground following Coventry’s 3-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday afternoon.
Coventry City tweeted after the game: “There will a short delay to the road closure being lifted today due to disorder near the South Stand on exit after the game which is delaying the egress of away coaches. We apologise for any inconvenience to fans. #PUSB”
Haji Wright scored a hat-trick as Frank Lampard’s Sky Blues get their promotion push back on track, while it was further frustration for the Black Cats.
And it seems it got all too much for a small number of fans after the game, take a look at the footage below…
Coventry vs Sunderland today… 👊🏴 pic.twitter.com/RNNxkIXx0s
— Football Fights (@footbalIfights) March 15, 2025
Sunderland fans didn’t take the 3-0 loss very well 😂 #PUSB #SAFC pic.twitter.com/3nVqvQ4xg7
— LampsSkyBlues 🩵 (@LiamCov95) March 15, 2025
Inject them tears
Who put the ball in Sunderland’s net?
Haji fucking Wright did #PUSB pic.twitter.com/HC4LMRzPzn
— Ben (@2022BenjiC) March 15, 2025
pic.twitter.com/iOmdFHPmid
— S K Y E 🖤 2.0 (@skye_lloyd2) March 15, 2025
WHO PUT THE BALL IN THE SUNDERLANDS NET???? #PUSB pic.twitter.com/jX5m9cBJ8X
— S K Y E 🖤 2.0 (@skye_lloyd2) March 15, 2025
Coventry’s Frank Lampard, per Sky Sports:
“Three goals, a constant problem, great quality finishing and great movement. He won headers and went physically toe-to-toe with defenders and his work ethic off the ball was great.
“I haven’t worked with him properly and he’s had two sub appearances before the Derby start, which was a really tough game for him, but today was Haji in matchwinning form and great to see.
“He doesn’t say so much, but that’s him. He’s laid back and a really nice lad. He comes to work and does everything you want and he’s enjoyable to work with. My players don’t need to say too much. Some do and some don’t.
“Haji has a laid back way, which is his nature, but he wasn’t laid back on the pitch today. And I have to say the way he moved and the way he won the penalty was high-level stuff from him.
“As long as he gets his off-the-ball work and transition work right, which he did today, I’m happy. He can play like that, he can run into space, he can hold it up and he can move with it, so yes, I loved his performance.”
‘We were not at our level. We have to use the break to recover and bring energy to the team.’
RLB’s post-match thoughts… 📺⤵️ pic.twitter.com/V43GVnkR02
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) March 15, 2025
Sunderland’s Regis Le Bris, per Sky Sports:
“It wasn’t the best version of us this afternoon and Coventry played well, they played good football. They were incisive, they were intense and we were not able to maintain the level to defend properly.
“Even if the shape was OK our intensity in duels and the second balls were far from the level expected and with the ball we were sloppy because it wasn’t possible to keep the ball against the pressure.
“It’s difficult to find one reason to explain the whole behaviour of the team. I think we’ll have many different explanations and one of them is probably after the game at Leeds we broke our dynamic a little bit and probably our way of thinking about the automatic promotion and we played well but we didn’t get any points.
“Today we looked exhausted on the pitch and I think without the energy to be competitive.
“I think after the first half we could have changed 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 players but that wasn’t possible. At least we could expect a reaction. That wasn’t really the case, we created one or two chances but it wasn’t the team reaction it was more about individuals and after that we tried different options but it was a collective failure today.”
Here’s how fans reacted with arrests made over trouble outside ground following Coventry’s 3-0 win over Sunderland…
@Jackj01987: Is it because Sunderland fans are getting bashed up again?
@wafw1971: If the away fans are causing trouble then keep them in the car park until the home fans have left. We shouldn’t have to seat here for ages because of them. This needs to get sorted and sorted soon.
@barnsey__15: 🎶 It’s a long way back to Sunderland 🎶
@RobPUSB: Are Sunderland boys causing trouble? Anyone know what’s happening?
@KevinMa67530925: I think most of the coaches were already on the way home by 4:30
@PSmith1379: Is it too simple just to keep the away fans inside until everyone has gone . It seems to work for most of European games 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
@awaydays041: Fuck the away supporters let them suffer in there fenced off area and they can wait. Simple as that 👍🏻 time for some change
@NUFC2026: Sunderland fans letting coach tyres down then go get fucking battered of part time Coventry city in the championship 😂😂😂😂 you could not make it up #SAFC #NUFC
@MattCas04807118: Police in control.🫡
@Mr_55p: Isn’t this the second week in a row there has been a flare up outside this ground. Stoke last week, Sunderland this. That shite bowl of a ground is all of a sudden becoming interesting.
@BarranceTony: I’ve been seeing recently Coventry fans are the best and I think this is the third week running they had problems at their games
@Jackj01987: Imagine losing 3-0 on your big day out while your best mates are going to Wembley and then getting nicked
@RhysDavies54: That whole area needs looking at, mass release of both fans into one patch of grass 😂😂😂 keep the away fans back 20 minutes
Sunderland and Newcastle fans cross paths at the same service station and taunt each other
