Burnley 2-0 Sunderland: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Burnley

J. Cullen 47'

J. Anthony 88'

Sunderland

Premier League 2025/2026

Regular Season - 2

August 23, 2025 2:00pm

Turf Moor, Burnley

Key stats

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Burnley 4-2-3-1

Sunderland 4-3-3

Goalkeeper

M. Dúbravka

7.0

R. Roefs

6.0

Defenders

Q. Hartman

7.3

Reinildo

7.0

M. Estève

7.3

O. Alderete

6.3

H. Ekdal

7.5

D. Ballard

6.9

K. Walker

7.2

T. Hume

6.3

Midfielders

J. Cullen

8.5

N. Sadiki

6.2

L. Ugochukwu

6.9

G. Xhaka

6.9

J. Anthony

8.3

H. Diarra

6.3

H. Mejbri

6.3

J. Bruun Larsen

6.3

Forwards

L. Foster

6.3

S. Adingra

6.3

Eliezer Mayenda

6.3

C. Talbi

6.2

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Highest rating

8.5

J. Cullen

7.0

Reinildo

Match Summary

On August 23, 2025 during the 2025/2026 Premier League match, Burnley faced off against Sunderland at Turf Moor, Burnley. The game concluded with Burnley securing a victory. With 43% possession, Burnley versus Sunderland's 57% and shots on goal at 2 to 1. Sunderland had 86% successful passes (of 598 passes) over Burnley which had 81% successful passes (of 442 passes). The outstanding efforts by J. Cullen and Reinildo played a key role.

Lineup

4-2-3-1

4-3-3

Dúbravka

7.0

Played:
101Min

Saves:
1 of 1

Accurate passes:
16/35

Walker

7.2

Played:
101Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
37/44

Won duels:
2/4

Ekdal

7.5

Played:
101Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
40/42

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/5

Estève

7.3

Played:
83Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
56/61

Won duels:
5/5

Hartman

7.3

Played:
101Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
35/43

Won duels:
5/7

Dribbles:
0/2

Ugochukwu

6.9

Played:
69Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
33/35

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Cullen

8.5

Played:
101Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
50/61

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/6

Larsen

6.3

Played:
69Min

Accurate passes:
12/15

Won duels:
1/3

Mejbri

6.3

Played:
83Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
17/22

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/16

Dribbles:
0/1

Anthony

8.3

Played:
101Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
29/37

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/11

Dribbles:
2/2

Foster

6.3

Played:
86Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
12/19

Won duels:
5/15

Dribbles:
1/1

Adingra

6.3

Played:
63Min

Accurate passes:
13/18

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Mayenda

6.3

Played:
63Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
1/1

Won duels:
3/10

Dribbles:
1/1

Talbi

6.2

Played:
63Min

Accurate passes:
14/16

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/2

Dribbles:
0/1

Sadiki

6.2

Played:
101Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
44/53

Won duels:
2/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Xhaka

6.9

Played:
101Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
92/100

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/6

Diarra

6.3

Played:
80Min

Accurate passes:
35/40

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Reinildo

7.0

Played:
101Min

Tackles:
5

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
61/67

Won duels:
10/13

Alderete

6.3

Played:
101Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
71/82

Won duels:
6/11

Dribbles:
0/1

Ballard

6.9

Played:
9Min

Accurate passes:
3/5

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/1

Hume

6.3

Played:
101Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
45/58

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/8

Roefs

6.0

Played:
101Min

Accurate passes:
15/22

Won duels:
0/1

Substitutes

Coach

Scott Parker

Sonne

6.7

Played:
32Min

Accurate passes:
7/10

Won duels:
0/2

Dribbles:
0/1

Laurent

6.6

Played:
32Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
5/7

Won duels:
1/5

Dribbles:
0/1

Weiß

Worrall

6.9

Played:
18Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Won duels:
1/1

Pires

Edwards

Ramsey

Tchaouna

6.6

Played:
18Min

Accurate passes:
6/10

Won duels:
3/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Flemming

6.7

Played:
15Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
1/1

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/2

Coach

Regis Le Bris

Seelt

6.3

Played:
92Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
71/79

Won duels:
5/8

Roberts

6.5

Played:
38Min

Accurate passes:
16/20

Won duels:
1/2

Dribbles:
1/1

Fée

6.6

Played:
38Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
30/33

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/7

Dribbles:
0/3

Isidor

6.5

Played:
38Min

Won duels:
0/2

Dribbles:
0/1

Patterson

Masuaku

Neil

Rigg

Guiu

6.5

Played:
21Min

Accurate passes:
2/4

Won duels:
1/2

Stats

Ball Possession

Burnley Burnley: 43%

Sunderland: 57%

Total Shots

Burnley Burnley: 7

Sunderland: 9

Shots on Goal

Burnley Burnley: 2

Sunderland: 1

Corner Kicks

Burnley Burnley: 4

Sunderland: 3

Offsides

Burnley Burnley: 0

Sunderland: 2

Fouls

Burnley Burnley: 9

Sunderland: 5

Yellow Cards

Burnley Burnley: 0

Sunderland: 1

Red Cards

Burnley Burnley: 0

Sunderland: 0

Total Passes

Burnley Burnley: 442

Sunderland: 598

Goals Prevented

Burnley Burnley: 0

Sunderland: 0

Passes Accuracy

Burnley Burnley: 356 (81%)

Sunderland: 513 (86%)

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Burnley vs Sunderland

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline