Sunderland 3-0 Burnley: result and report

Premier League · Monday 2 February 2026

Result

Sunderland 3-0 Burnley

Premier League · Monday 2 February 2026, 20:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Sunderland 3-0 Burnley: match report

Sunderland defeated Burnley 3-0 in the Premier League on Monday 2 February 2026. The half-time score was 2-0.

Sunderland's goals came from an own goal by Axel Tuanzebe (9'), Habib Diarra (32') and Chemsdine Talbi (72'). Burnley did not score.

Discipline: Sunderland received 1 yellow card; Burnley received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sunderland were 11th on 33 points from 23 and Burnley 19th on 15 points from 23. Sunderland went on to finish that season 7th with 54 points, and Burnley 19th with 22.

Sunderland lined up in a 5-4-1 and Burnley in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Chemsdine Talbi of Sunderland (7.7), ahead of Enzo Le Fée (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sunderland wins, 2 draws and 3 for Burnley.

Going into the match Sunderland's last five read L-W-L-D-D and Burnley's D-D-D-L-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Own goal · Axel TuanzebeSunderland · 1-0
  • 32'Goal · Habib DiarraSunderland · 2-0
  • 45'Yellow card · Lesley UgochukwuBurnley
  • 67'Yellow card · Martin DúbravkaBurnley
  • 67'Yellow card · Trai HumeSunderland
  • 70'Yellow card · Jaidon AnthonyBurnley
  • 72'Goal · Chemsdine TalbiSunderland · 3-0
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Kyle WalkerBurnley

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Sunderland 2, draws 2, Burnley 3.

Team news

Sunderland line-up (5-4-1)

Robin Roefs, Trai Hume, Nordi Mukiele, Dan Ballard, Omar Alderete, Reinildo Mandava, Habib Diarra, Noah Sadiki, Enzo Le Fée, Chemsdine Talbi, Brian Brobbey

Burnley line-up (3-4-2-1)

Martin Dúbravka, Axel Tuanzebe, Maxime Estève, Bashir Humphreys, Kyle Walker, Lesley Ugochukwu, Florentino, Lucas Pires, Marcus Edwards, Jaidon Anthony, Lyle Foster