Burnley vs Sunderland

23 August 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Michael Salisbury

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Josh Cullen 47’
  • Jaidon Anthony 88’

Match summary

Burnley won 2-0 at home to Sunderland. It was goalless at half-time.

Josh Cullen put Burnley ahead in the 47th minute, set up by Jaidon Anthony and Jaidon Anthony made it 2-0 in the 88th minute, set up by Josh Cullen.

There was little between the sides on chances: Burnley created 1.00 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Sunderland 1.12 from 9.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
7 Shots 9
2 Shots on target 1
4 Corners 3
98 Attacks 127
41 Dangerous attacks 59
442 Passes 616
81% Pass accuracy 86%
22 Tackles 18
9 Fouls 5
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Burnley Sunderland
Kick-off
4’
Eliezer MayendaShot on target
9’
Jenson SeeltDan BallardInjury
VAR review
18’
19’
Simon AdingraTime wasting
Half-time0-0
Josh CullenRight foot shot1-0 (Burnley)
47’
Second half underway
63’
Enzo Le FéeSimon Adingra
63’
Wilson IsidorEliezer Mayenda
63’
Patrick RobertsChemsdine Talbi
Josh LaurentLesley UgochukwuInjury
69’
Oliver SonneJacob Bruun Larsen
69’
80’
Marc GuiuHabib Diarra
Loum TchaounaHannibal
83’
Joe WorrallMaxime EstèveInjury
83’
Zian FlemmingLyle Foster
86’
Jaidon AnthonyLeft foot shot2-0 (Burnley)
88’
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.00 1.12 47’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), 1-0 47’ 88’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), 2-0 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.00 1.12 47’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), 1-0 Cullen 47’ 88’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), 2-0 Anthony 88’
Burnley 1.00 xGSunderland 1.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sunderland attacking Burnley attacking 
4’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), set piece, 0.53 xG, saved 88’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 14’ Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 50’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 53’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+6’ Loum Tchaouna (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+9’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+10’ Omar Alderete (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Marc Guiu (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Chimuanya Ugochukwu (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Omar Alderete (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), set piece, 0.53 xG, saved 88’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 14’ Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 50’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 53’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+6’ Loum Tchaouna (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+9’ Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+10’ Omar Alderete (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Marc Guiu (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Chimuanya Ugochukwu (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Omar Alderete (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Burnley

Lineup not available for this match.

Sunderland 4-3-3 Starting XI
Roefs
Mandava
Alderete
Ballard 9’
Hume
Sadiki
Xhaka
Diarra 80’
Adingra 63’
Mayenda 63’
Talbi 63’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Martin Dubravka GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker DEF900 0.000.000
Hjalmar Ekdal DEF900 0.000.021
Maxime Estève DEF870 0.000.000
Quilindschy Hartman DEF900 0.000.000
Josh Cullen MID90111 0.050.481
Chimuanya Ugochukwu MID731 0.040.071
Jacob Bruun Larsen MID731 0.070.000
Hannibal Mejbri MID871 0.020.291
Jaidon Anthony MID90112 0.770.051
Lyle Foster FWD900 0.000.000
Oliver Sonne Sub170 0.000.000
Josh Laurent Sub170 0.000.000
Loum Tchaouna Sub31 0.050.000
Joe Worrall Sub30 0.000.000
Zian Flemming Sub10 0.000.051

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 40% Avg odds 2.38
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.11
Sunderland win 29% Avg odds 3.22

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Burnley DLLLL
Sunderland W

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Sunderland 3-0 Burnley, 02 Feb 26  All Burnley vs Sunderland meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.