6 Roefs: Could do little about Cullen’s well placed goal and Anthony did well for the second.
6 Hume: Didn’t do much wrong defensively. Clearly still early days in his partnership with Talbi.
6 Ballard: Forced off injured after just eight minutes. Suffered the injury when he climbed to win a header in Burnley box, from which Mayenda should have scored.
6 Alderete: Composed and solid first full 90 minutes for the Alderete. Limited Burnley to few opportunities and will be frustrated not to have kept a clean sheet.
6 Reinildo: Good in the first half, when he was in Burnley’s faces and got forward at every opportunity.
7 Xhaka: Controlled the first half and pulled the strings for Sunderland. Didn’t have as much influence after the break when Burnley improved.
6 Sadiki: Saw lots of the ball in the first half. Good understanding with those around him. Faded after the break.
6 Diarra: Full of energy and positive running, but, like his teammates, often lacked moment of quality in final third. Replaced late on.
5 Talbi: Unfortunate to miss early chance when he chipped wide but otherwise quiet and ineffective.
6 Adingra: Linked up well with Reinildo and Sadiki and created early chance for Talbi.
5 Mayenda: Missed early sitter, which was his only chance and a decisive moment. Couple of driving runs but largely contained.
SUBSTITUTES:
6 Seelt (for Ballard, 9): Will have been relieved to hear referee’s whistle when Foster hit the net.
6 Le Fee (for Adingra, 64): Roar from the stands when he was introduced. Tried to make something happen.
5 Roberts (for Talbi, 64): Couldn’t make a difference from the bench.
5 Isidor (for Mayenda, 64): Will have been desperate to make amends for last year’s penalty nightmare but didn’t get much of a sniff.
Guiu (for Diarra, 80): N/A
SUBS NOT USED: Patterson, Neil, Guiu, Rigg,, Masuaku
BURNLEY: Dubravka 7, Bruun Larsen 6 (Sonne, 69) , Walker 7, Ekdal 7, Esteve 7 (Worrall, 83), Hartman 7, Cullen 8, Ugochukwu 6 (Laurent, 69), Hannibal 7 (Tchaona, 83) Anthony 7, Foster 7 (Flemming, 86)
SUBS NOT USED: Weiß, Edwards, Ramsey, Pires
MAN OF THE MATCH: Cullen. Scored the decisive first goal and set up the second with brilliant pass.
