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Burnley vs Sunderland
23 Aug 2025, 15:00 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Michael SalisburyPremier League 2025/2026 · 14 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
BurnleyMin
Sunderland- 9′⇄
Jenson Seelt
Substitution
Off: Dan Ballard
- VAR
Lyle Foster
VAR · Goal Disallowed
18′ - 19′
Simon Adingra
Yellowcard
Time wasting
- ⚽
Josh Cullen 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Jaidon Anthony
Right foot shot
47′ - 63′⇄
Enzo Le Fée
Substitution
Off: Simon Adingra
- 63′⇄
Wilson Isidor
Substitution
Off: Eliezer Mayenda
- 63′⇄
Patrick Roberts
Substitution
Off: Chemsdine Talbi
- ⇄
Josh Laurent
Substitution
Off: Lesley Ugochukwu
69′ - ⇄
Oliver Sonne
Substitution
Off: Jacob Bruun Larsen
69′ - 80′⇄
Marc Guiu
Substitution
Off: Habib Diarra
- ⇄
Loum Tchaouna
Substitution
Off: Hannibal
83′ - ⇄
Joe Worrall
Substitution
Off: Maxime Estève
83′ - ⇄
Zian Flemming
Substitution
Off: Lyle Foster
86′ - ⚽
Jaidon Anthony 2-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Josh Cullen
Left foot shot
88′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.70 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.78 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7.45 | |
| 83 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.19 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6.94 | |
| 69 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.84 | |
| 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8.08 | |
| 69 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.65 | |
| 83 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 6.66 | |
| 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 8.11 | |
| 86 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.61 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.76 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.75 | |
| 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.64 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.20 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.41 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Burnley
Latest: Millwall · 3–1
Match stats
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Sunderland
Latest: Sheffield United · 2–1
Match stats
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Burnley’s ground: 6 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Burnley’s home games with Sunderland’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Burnley
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Sunderland
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Burnley
Sunderland
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Burnley
Sunderland
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Burnley
Sunderland
Previous meetings
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