Burnley v Sunderland, 23 August 2025

Score2-0 to Burnley
RefereeMichael Salisbury
CompetitionPremier League
VenueTurf Moor
Attendance21,285

View Burnley v Sunderland head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Burnley won: 3 Drawn: 2 Sunderland won: 2 Burnley scored: 10 Sunderland scored: 6 . Sunderland now remained without a league win at Turf Moor since March 2005 in the League Championship.

2 Burnley

Manager: Scott Parker

0 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Josh Cullen 47 G
Jaidon Anthony 88 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Hjalmar Ekdal
Defender Maxime Estève
Defender Quilindschy Hartman
Defender Kyle Walker
Midfielder Josh Cullen
Midfielder Hannibal Mejbri
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Jaidon Anthony
Midfielder/Forward Jacob Bruun Larsen
Forward Lyle Foster

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Trai Hume Defender
Dan Ballard Defender/Midfielder
Habib Diarra Defender/Midfielder
Reinildo Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Chemsdine Talbi Midfielder/Forward
Eliezer Mayenda Forward

Substitutions:

Josh Laurent for Lesley Ugochukwu 69
Oliver Sonne for Jacob Bruun Larsen 69
Loum Tchaouna for Loum Tchaouna 83
Joe Worrall for Maxime Estève 83
Zian Flemming for Lyle Foster 86

Substitutions:

Jenson Seelt for Dan Ballard 9
Enzo Le Fée for Simon Adingra 63
Wilson Isidor for Eliezer Mayenda 63
Patrick Roberts for Chemsdine Talbi 63
Marc Guiu for Habib Diarra 80

Cards:

Cards:

Simon Adingra 19 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Max Weiss
Defender Lucas Pires
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Oliver Sonne
Midfielder Marcus Edwards
Midfielder Josh Laurent
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Zian Flemming
Midfielder/Forward Loum Tchaouna

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson
Defender Jenson Seelt
Defender/Midfielder Arthur Masuaku
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Midfielder Dan Neil
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Patrick Roberts
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Marc Guiu

Comments:

League position: 10th . Burnley had now won their first home game of the season in three of their ten in the Premier League (lost seven); previously versus Manchester United in 2009-10 and Southampton in 2019-20. . The Clarets had now kept a clean sheet for the first time in their last 22 games in the Premier League since December 2023 at Fulham. . They were now unbeaten in their last 24 home league games (won 15).

Comments:

League position: 7th . Sunderland had now lost three consecutive away league games for the first time since March 2024 in the League Championship (four). . The Black Cats were now without a win in their last 25 away games in the Premier League played in August or September since 2009 against Bolton Wanderers (lost 13). . They failed in their attempt to win their opening two games of a season in the top division for the first time since 1980-81 in League Division One (versus Everton and Manchester City).

2 Burnley

Manager: Scott Parker

Goals:

Josh Cullen 47 G
Jaidon Anthony 88 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Hjalmar Ekdal
Defender Maxime Estève
Defender Quilindschy Hartman
Defender Kyle Walker
Midfielder Josh Cullen
Midfielder Hannibal Mejbri
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Jaidon Anthony
Midfielder/Forward Jacob Bruun Larsen
Forward Lyle Foster

Substitutions:

Josh Laurent for Lesley Ugochukwu 69
Oliver Sonne for Jacob Bruun Larsen 69
Loum Tchaouna for Loum Tchaouna 83
Joe Worrall for Maxime Estève 83
Zian Flemming for Lyle Foster 86

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Max Weiss
Defender Lucas Pires
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Oliver Sonne
Midfielder Marcus Edwards
Midfielder Josh Laurent
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Zian Flemming
Midfielder/Forward Loum Tchaouna

Comments:

League position: 10th . Burnley had now won their first home game of the season in three of their ten in the Premier League (lost seven); previously versus Manchester United in 2009-10 and Southampton in 2019-20. . The Clarets had now kept a clean sheet for the first time in their last 22 games in the Premier League since December 2023 at Fulham. . They were now unbeaten in their last 24 home league games (won 15).

0 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Trai Hume Defender
Dan Ballard Defender/Midfielder
Habib Diarra Defender/Midfielder
Reinildo Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Chemsdine Talbi Midfielder/Forward
Eliezer Mayenda Forward

Substitutions:

Jenson Seelt for Dan Ballard 9
Enzo Le Fée for Simon Adingra 63
Wilson Isidor for Eliezer Mayenda 63
Patrick Roberts for Chemsdine Talbi 63
Marc Guiu for Habib Diarra 80

Cards:

Simon Adingra 19 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson
Defender Jenson Seelt
Defender/Midfielder Arthur Masuaku
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Midfielder Dan Neil
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Patrick Roberts
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Marc Guiu

Comments:

League position: 7th . Sunderland had now lost three consecutive away league games for the first time since March 2024 in the League Championship (four). . The Black Cats were now without a win in their last 25 away games in the Premier League played in August or September since 2009 against Bolton Wanderers (lost 13). . They failed in their attempt to win their opening two games of a season in the top division for the first time since 1980-81 in League Division One (versus Everton and Manchester City).