Burnley vs Sunderland 2025-26 English Premier League
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 Commentary
- 9': Substitution, Sunderland. Jenson Seelt replaces Dan Ballard because of an injury.
- 19': Simon Adingra (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, 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.
- 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.
- 69': Substitution, Burnley. Josh Laurent replaces Lesley Ugochukwu because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, Burnley. Oliver Sonne replaces Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Marc Guiu replaces Habib Diarra.
- 83': Substitution, Burnley. Joe Worrall replaces Maxime Estève because of an injury.
- 83': Substitution, Burnley. Loum Tchaouna replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
- 86': Substitution, Burnley. Zian Flemming replaces Lyle Foster.
- 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.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,285
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,285
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Arsenal | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| +5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| +4 | Chelsea | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| +2 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 4 | 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 |
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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