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Taiwo Awoniyi opened his Premier League goal tally for Coventry in their 3-1 home win over Sunderland on Saturday.
Awoniyi scored in the 37th minute to put Coventry 2-0 up after Tatsuhiro broke the deadlock in the 17th minute.
Jack Rudoni added the third goal in the 52nd minute before Enzo Le Fee scored Sunderland’s goal from the penalty spot in the 67th minute.
Awoniyi was later substituted in the 72nd minute. His Nigerian teammate Frank Onyeka was not included in the squad for the match.
His goal against Sunderland takes his tally in all competitions this season for Frank Lampard’s side to two.
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It was a return to winning ways for Coventry, who had lost consecutive matches before their game against Sunderland.
At the Etihad, Manchester City suffered a 1-0 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion, who lost to the Cityzens 4-3 on penalties in the Carabao Cup in midweek.
Yasin Ayari was Brighton’s hero when he scored from close range in the 11th minute after City’s defense could not deal with a dangerous cross sent into the area.
Despite the defeat, City remain at the top of the league table with 21 points, while Brighton are third with 19 points.
In other games, Nottingham Forest, with Ola Aina in action, lost 2-0 to Brentford, Semi Ajayi helped Hull City to a 2-2 draw against visiting Ipswich and Bournemouth beat Leeds United 2-0.
By James Agberebi
