Burnley vs Sunderland

Premier League 23 Aug 2025, 14:00
Burnley
Burnley
2–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Sunderland
Sunderland
🏟 Turf Moor (Burnley) 👤 Michael Salisbury Round 2

Match report

Burnley beat Sunderland 2-0 in the Premier League on 23 August 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Sunderland had 9 shots to Burnley's 7.

The match was played at Turf Moor (Burnley), with Michael Salisbury in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 43% - 57% Shots 7 - 9 On target 2 - 1 Corners 4 - 3 Fouls 9 - 5 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Josh Cullen
Burnley · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Jaidon Anthony 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Hjalmar Ekdal captained the side
7 Martin Dúbravka captained the side
7 Kyle Walker captained the side
First half vs second half
Sunderland came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–3 4–6
Shots On Goal 0–1 2–0
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 1–0 3–3
Attacks 59–56 39–71
Match statistics
4 Corners 3
5 Substitution 5
98 Attacks 127
4 Attacks 0
41 Dangerous Attacks 59
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
2 On Target 1
5 Off Target 8
7 Shots Total 9
2 Shots On Goal 1
4 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 5
4 Shots Inside Box 6
3 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 5
4 Corners 3
0 Offsides 2
43% Ball Possession 57%
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 0
442 Passes Total 598
356 Passes Accurate 513
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Burnley · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Dúbravka
2 K. Walker 18 H. Ekdal 5 M. Estève 3 Q. Hartman
8 L. Ugochukwu 24 J. Cullen
7 J. Larsen 28 H. Mejbri 11 J. Anthony
9 L. Foster
Sunderland · 4-3-3
22 R. Roefs
32 T. Hume 5 D. Ballard 15 O. Alderete 17 R. Mandava
19 H. Diarra 34 G. Xhaka 27 N. Sadiki
7 C. Talbi 12 E. Mayenda 24 S. Adingra
Burnley
Coach
Scott Matthew Parker
Substitutes
  • 22 Oliver Sonne
  • 29 Josh Laurent
  • 4 Joe Worrall
  • 17 Loum Tchaouna
  • 19 Zian Flemming
  • 13 Max Weiss
  • 23 Lucas Pires
  • 10 Marcus Edwards
  • 21 Aaron Ramsey
Sunderland
Coach
Régis Le Bris
Substitutes
  • 23 Jenson Seelt
  • 10 Patrick Roberts
  • 28 Enzo Le Fée
  • 18 Wilson Isidor
  • 9 Marc Guiu
  • 1 Anthony Patterson
  • 26 Arthur Masuaku
  • 4 Dan Neil
  • 11 Chris Rigg
Substitutions
  • 9' ↑ J. Seelt ↓ D. Ballard Sunderland
  • 63' ↑ W. Isidor ↓ Eliezer Mayenda Sunderland
  • 63' ↑ E. Le Fée ↓ S. Adingra Sunderland
  • 63' ↑ P. Roberts ↓ C. Talbi Sunderland
  • 69' ↑ J. Laurent ↓ L. Ugochukwu Burnley
  • 69' ↑ O. Sonne ↓ J. Bruun Larsen Burnley
  • 80' ↑ Marc Guiu ↓ H. Diarra Sunderland
  • 83' ↑ J. Worrall ↓ M. Estève Burnley
  • 83' ↑ L. Tchaouna ↓ H. Mejbri Burnley
  • 86' ↑ Z. Flemming ↓ L. Foster Burnley
Cards
  • 19' S. Adingra Sunderland
Head-to-head
Burnley 2 1 draws 2 Sunderland
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2024-08-24 Sunderland vs Burnley 1 - 0
2022-10-22 Sunderland vs Burnley 2 - 4
Recent form
Burnley D D D L D
Sunderland D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Burnley vs Sunderland?
Burnley won 2-0 against Sunderland on 23 August 2025.
Who won Burnley vs Sunderland?
Burnley won the match 2-0.
Where was Burnley vs Sunderland played?
The match was played at Turf Moor (Burnley).
Who had more possession in Burnley vs Sunderland?
Sunderland had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.