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.

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

Ephron Mason-Clark also comes back into the side on he left wing, with Tatsuhiro Sakamoto on the right and Haji Wright moving to the middle to lead the line in place of former Sunderland loan striker Ellis Simms, who drops to the bench.

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Recap the numbers behind Haji Wright's hat trick for Coventry City vs. Sunderland.

Haji Wright was not named in Mauricio Pochettino's latest USMNT squad, but he's lighting it up for Frank Lampard with three goals in Coventry City's pummeling of Sunderland on Saturday.

The USMNT forward delivers a stunning performance with a hat-trick in a crucial win and Lampard was happy with what he saw

A 26-year-old from Los Angeles, Wright scored in the 21st minute, then converted a penalty kick in the 29th after he was fouled by Chris Mepham. Wright scored in the 73rd for his 10th goal in 19 league matches this season.

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

Haji Wright netted his first goals since November as the U.S. men's national team striker scored a first-half brace for Coventry.