Burnley vs Sunderland, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueBurnley 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
 SUN |
BUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,285
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 5 | +6 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +8 | 10 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | +7 | 10 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | +1 | 10 |
Line-Ups
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 |
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  |
| 7 | Chemsdine Talbi |
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