English Premier League

Burnley vs Sunderland, 2025-26 English Premier League

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  • 47': Josh Cullen
  • 88': Jaidon Anthony
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2 - 0

Burnley kickstart Premier League campaign with Sunderland win

Burnley got their Premier League campaign up and running with a 2-0 win over Sunderland at Turf Moor.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Sunderland. Simon Adingra is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).
  • 3': Simon Adingra (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley). Assisted by Dan Ballard with a headed pass.
  • 4': Foul by Noah Sadiki (Sunderland).
  • 4': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 9': Substitution, Sunderland. Jenson Seelt replaces Dan Ballard because of an injury.
  • 11': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Sunderland).
  • 11': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Jenson Seelt (Sunderland).
  • 13': Lyle Foster (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hjalmar Ekdal with a headed pass.
  • 14': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Reinildo Mandava.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a through ball.
  • 17': Offside, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Lyle Foster (Burnley).
  • 18': Jenson Seelt (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Simon Adingra (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 20': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).
  • 20': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 36': Foul by Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland).
  • 36': Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chemsdine Talbi.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Burnley 0, Sunderland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Burnley 0, Sunderland 0.
  • 47': Goal! Burnley 1, Sunderland 0. Josh Cullen (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony.
  • 50': Foul by Lyle Foster (Burnley).
  • 50': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Habib Diarra.
  • 51': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lesley Ugochukwu.
  • 53': Delay in match (Burnley).
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Reinildo Mandava.
  • 60': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Jenson Seelt.
  • 63': Substitution, Sunderland. Enzo Le Fée replaces Simon Adingra.
  • 63': Substitution, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
  • 63': Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Eliezer Mayenda.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Substitution, Burnley. Josh Laurent replaces Lesley Ugochukwu because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, Burnley. Oliver Sonne replaces Jacob Bruun Larsen.
  • 70': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).
  • 73': Foul by Lyle Foster (Burnley).
  • 73': Omar Alderete (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Maxime Estève (Burnley).
  • 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Marc Guiu replaces Habib Diarra.
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Omar Alderete (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Marc Guiu (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a headed pass.
  • 83': Substitution, Burnley. Joe Worrall replaces Maxime Estève because of an injury.
  • 83': Substitution, Burnley. Loum Tchaouna replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 84': Foul by Kyle Walker (Burnley).
  • 84': Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Substitution, Burnley. Zian Flemming replaces Lyle Foster.
  • 86': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
  • 88': Goal! Burnley 2, Sunderland 0. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Cullen with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trai Hume.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Omar Alderete (Sunderland).
  • 90'+1': Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Noah Sadiki.
  • 90'+6': Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Zian Flemming.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Oliver Sonne (Burnley).
  • 90'+7': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+9': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Josh Laurent.
  • 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Omar Alderete (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Burnley 2, Sunderland 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Burnley 2, Sunderland 0.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 1
58.1 Possession 41.9
9 SHOTS 7
1 ON GOAL 2
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
530 Accurate Passes 356
616 Passes 442
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
24 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.3
44 Long Balls 57
16 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 11
18 Tackles 22
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 7
27 Effective Clearances 29
27 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,285

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 9 +13 22
2 AFC Bournemouth 9 +5 18
3 Tottenham Hotspur 9 +10 17
4 Sunderland 9 +4 17
Full Table

Line-Ups

BUR Burnley (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
5 Maxime Estève
18 Hjalmar Ekdal
3 Quilindschy Hartman
2 Kyle Walker
28 Hannibal Mejbri
24 Josh Cullen
8 Lesley Ugochukwu
9 Lyle Foster
11 Jaidon Anthony
7 Jacob Bruun Larsen

SUN Sunderland (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Robin Roefs (GK)
15 Omar Alderete
5 Danny Ballard
17 Reinildo Mandava
32 Trai Hume
34 Granit Xhaka
27 Noah Sadiki
19 Habib Diarra
12 Eliezer Mayenda
24 Simon Adingra Yellow Card
7 Chemsdine Talbi

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