Sky Sports leave fans ‘thinking they're hallucinating' after bizarre gaffe during Sunderland vs Coventry play-off
With the score 0-0 (2-1 to
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Football fans noticed a glitch on the scoreboard during Sky's coverage of Sunderland vs Coventry
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The score showed 2-1 to Coventry (3-3 on aggregate) when in reality the score was 0-0
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Instead, the scoreboard indicated that it was 2-1 to
Some fans were quick to pick up on the glitch and took to social media to comment.
One person wrote: "Did anyone elses Sky Sports glitch out there and display the score as 2-1 Cov and 3-3 agg?"
Another commented: "Anyone else see that score change in the Sunderland-Coventry game on Sky Sports? I thought I was hallucinating."
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A third said: "Guys did Sky Sports just have the scoreline as Sun 1-2 Cov (3-3) and then changed it back to the pre-game score??? Am I bugging??"
While another joked: "Thought I had gone mad, but apparently Sky Sports have spoilers."
Sunderland had the advantage going into the semi-final second-leg at the Stadium of Light thanks to goals from Wilson Isidor and Eliezer Mayenda.
Jack Rudoni got on the scoresheet for Coventry to keep the Sky Blues in it.
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