Sunderland 2-4 Burnley
Championship · · Regular Season - 17
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Sunderland 2-4 Burnley.
Sunderland 2-4 Burnley at Stadium of Light
Managers: T. Mowbray (Sunderland) · V. Kompany (Burnley)
Match facts
- Venue: Stadium of Light, Sunderland
- Referee: T. Robinson
- Round: Regular Season - 17
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 16' A. Diallo for Sunderland (assist J. Clarke)
- 20' D. Neil for Sunderland
- 50' N. Tella for Burnley (assist T. Harwood-Bellis)
- 61' B. Manuel for Burnley (assist C. Roberts)
- 69' A. Zaroury for Burnley (assist J. Guðmundsson)
- 87' J. Brownhill for Burnley (assist B. Manuel)
Bookings
- 2' J. Guðmundsson — Yellow Card
- 52' T. Harwood-Bellis — Yellow Card
- 72' D. Batth — Yellow Card
- 80' J. Brownhill — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Sunderland — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1 · A. Patterson (G)
- 3 · D. Cirkin (D)
- 4 · C. Evans (M)
- 6 · D. Batth (D)
- 8 · Elliot Embleton (M)
- 13 · L. O'Nien (D)
- 16 · A. Diallo (M)
- 20 · J. Clarke (F)
- 21 · A. Pritchard (M)
- 24 · D. Neil (M)
- 32 · Trai Hume (D)
Substitutes
- 7 · L. Dajaku (F)
- 12 · A. Bass (G)
- 17 · A. Ba (M)
- 19 · J. Bennette (F)
- 25 · É. Michut (M)
- 26 · B. Wright (D)
- 27 · J. Matete (M)
Burnley — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 3 · C. Taylor (D)
- 5 · T. Harwood-Bellis (D)
- 7 · J. Guðmundsson (M)
- 8 · J. Brownhill (M)
- 10 · A. Barnes (F)
- 14 · C. Roberts (D)
- 19 · A. Zaroury (M)
- 22 · Vitinho (D)
- 23 · N. Tella (M)
- 24 · J. Cullen (M)
- 49 · A. Murić (G)
Substitutes
- 4 · J. Cork (M)
- 9 · J. Rodríguez (F)
- 15 · Bailey Peacock-Farrell (G)
- 17 · B. Manuel (F)
- 21 · L. McNally (D)
- 26 · S. Bastien (M)
- 30 · H. Dervişoğlu (F)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Sunderland: LWLDD · 5 pts from 5 · 3-5
- Burnley: DWWDD · 9 pts from 5 · 8-3
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Sunderland and Burnley.
- Sunderland 3-0 Burnley · Feb 2, 2026
- Burnley 2-0 Sunderland · Aug 23, 2025
- Burnley 0-0 Sunderland · Jan 17, 2025
- Sunderland 1-0 Burnley · Aug 24, 2024
- Burnley 0-0 Sunderland · Mar 31, 2023
Other matches in Regular Season - 17
Championship, Regular Season - 17.
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- Middlesbrough 0-0 Huddersfield — 22 Oct 2022
- QPR 2-1 Wigan — 22 Oct 2022
- Reading 2-0 Bristol City — 22 Oct 2022
- Rotherham 2-4 Hull City — 22 Oct 2022
- Sheffield Utd 2-2 Norwich — 22 Oct 2022
- Swansea 2-0 Cardiff — 23 Oct 2022
- Watford 4-0 Luton — 23 Oct 2022