Sunderland vs Burnley

Championship

Sunderland

4-11-8

2-0

Final

Burnley

4-8-11

Stadium of Light

Match pulse

SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BUR

50%Possession50%

8Shots13

3On target4

6Corners3

4Saves1

12Fouls12

69'Adam JohnsonSUN89'Sebastian LarssonSUN90'+3'Costel PantilimonSUN90'+4'Dean MarneyBUR

Team	1H	2H	T
SUN	2	0	2
BUR	0	0	0

Who won: Sunderland 2-0

Sunderland beat Burnley 2-0 on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: Connor Wickham (20') and Jermain Defoe (34').

Recap · Jan 31

Jermian Defoe nets first Sunderland goal in home win over Burnley

The former Toronto FC striker added Black Cats' second of the afternoon to hand Gus Poyet much-needed Premier League win over Sean Dyche's Clarets.

What it means

Burnley has dropped 4 of the last 5.
Sunderland has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

Recap · Sep 8

Wrexham wait for home win goes on after draw with struggling Burnley

ESPN · Sep 7

Jamie Vardy joins Burnley on a season-long contract

Recap · Aug 29

Mohamed Toure hits a brace as Norwich rout Burnley

ESPN · Aug 16

Burnley 2-2 West Ham: Zian Flamming scores late double to deny Hammers in Championship clash

ESPN · Aug 14

Dastan Satpayev signs Chelsea deal, joins Burnley on loan

ESPN · Aug 10

Kyle Walker on chasing promotion with Burnley - 'I am not becoming anyone's meme'

ESPN · Jul 31

J.J. Watt stars as 'Milk Man' to deliver Burnley's new kit

ESPN · Jun 25

English Championship fixtures 2026-27: West Ham start against Burnley, Wrexham head to Cardiff City

Lineups

Burnley22nd in English League Championship

Lineup (4-4-1-1)

1Tom HeatonG
2Jason ShackellCD-L
3Michael KeaneCD-R
4Ben MeeLB
5Kieran TrippierRB
6David JonesCM-L
7Dean MarneyCM-R
8Scott ArfieldLM
9George BoydRM
10Danny IngsF
11Ashley BarnesRCF

Sunderland17th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-1-4-1)

1Costel PantilimonG
2John O'SheaCD-L
3Santiago VerginiCD-R
4Liam BridcuttDM
5Patrick van AanholtLB
6Anthony ReveillereRB
7Jordi GómezCM-L
8Sebastian LarssonCM-R
9Adam JohnsonLM
10Connor WickhamRM
11Jermain DefoeF

Head to head

SUN leads series 3-1-1

Last meeting: Sunderland 3, Burnley 2 (Apr 27)

Last 5

BUR

Lvs CRY2-3
L@ TOT2-4
Wvs QPR2-1
Tvs TOT1-1
T@ NEW3-3

SUN

Tvs FUL0-0
L@ TOT1-2
Lvs LIV0-1
Wvs LEE1-0
L@ MNC2-3

Chirp's angle

Be the first to talk about this one.Open chat

Game info

Venue: Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England · Attendance 44,022

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