American forward Haji Wright scored his first hat trick in English soccer, helping Coventry to a 3-0 win over Sunderland in the second tier League Championship.

Haji Wright's hat-trick sends Coventry back into the play-off places with a win that dents Sunderland's hopes of challenging for automatic promotion.

HAJI Wright admits Coventry Citys weekend game against Sunderland will be a full-circle moment for the forward.

Haji Wright scored a hat-trick as Coventry moved back into the play-off places with a 3-0 victory over fourth-placed Sunderland at the CBS Arena. The USA international last scored in the Sky Blues’ trip to Sunderland on November 9 but he also sustained an ankle injury in the same game that meant he spent almost four months on the sidelines.

USMNT striker Haji Wright netted a hat trick on Saturday as Coventry City continued its promotion push with a 3-0 win at Sunderland.