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Burnley vs Sunderland

Championship
Burnley
7-2-10
4-1
Final
Sunderland
4-2-13
Turf Moor

Match pulse

BURAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'SUN
0Shots0
0On target0
0Corners0
0Saves0
0Fouls0
42'Billy JonesSUN45'+2'Dean MarneyBUR
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BUR134
SUN011

Who won: Burnley 4-1

Burnley beat Sunderland 4-1 on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Turf Moor. Goals for Burnley: Andre Gray (31', 51', 53') and Ashley Barnes (67' pen). Goals for Sunderland: Jermain Defoe (71').

Recap · Dec 31
Andre Gray nets hat trick as Burnley hammer Sunderland

Andre Gray scored a hat-trick as David Moyes' wretched Sunderland were battered 4-1 by Burnley at Turf Moor.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · Aug 16
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ESPN · Aug 14
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ESPN · Aug 10
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ESPN · Jul 31
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ESPN · Jun 25
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Lineups

Sunderland17th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Vito MannoneG
  2. 2Papy DjilobodjiCD-L
  3. 3Lamine KonéCD-R
  4. 4Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 5Billy JonesRB
  6. 6Fabio BoriniAM
  7. 7Sebastian LarssonLM
  8. 8John O'SheaRM
  9. 9Jermain DefoeF
  10. 10Victor AnichebeAM-L
  11. 11Adnan JanuzajAM-R
Burnley22nd in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Tom HeatonG
  2. 2Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 3Michael KeaneCD-R
  4. 4Stephen WardLB
  5. 5Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 6Steven DefourCM-L
  7. 7Dean MarneyCM-R
  8. 8Scott ArfieldLM
  9. 9George BoydRM
  10. 10Andre GrayCF-L
  11. 11Ashley BarnesCF-R

Head to head

SUN leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Burnley 3, Sunderland 1 (Sep 19)

Last 5

SUN
  • L@ MAN1-3
  • Wvs WAT1-0
  • Lvs CHE0-1
  • L@ SWA0-3
  • Wvs LEI2-1
BUR
  • Wvs MID1-0
  • L@ TOT1-2
  • L@ WHU0-1
  • Wvs BOU3-2
  • L@ STK0-2

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Game info

Venue
Turf Moor, Burnley, England · Attendance 21,124
Officials
G Scott (Referee), Graham Scott

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSUN leads series 3-1-1

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