Burnley 2–0 Sunderland
- Cullen 47'
- Anthony 88'
23 August 2025
The match in data
Burnley got the better of Sunderland, 2–0, on 23 August 2025, on matchday 2 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Josh Cullen (Burnley), rated 66, thanks above all to 13 final-third passes and 1 big chance created. Cullen produced 1.8 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.7 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Sunderland, the highest-rated player was Granit Xhaka, with 55.
Josh Cullen
Burnley · 90'
Produced 1.75× and cost 0.71× their position's average
- 13 final-third passes 2.3×
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 11 misplaced passes 1.6×
- 4 duels lost 0.8×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Estève | Defender | 83 | 68 |
| Josh Cullen ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 66 |
| Hjalmar Ekdal | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Jaidon Anthony | Forward | 90 | 62 |
| Martin Dúbravka | Goalkeeper | 90 | 58 |
| Kyle Walker | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| Quilindschy Hartman | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Jacob Bruun Larsen | Forward | 69 | 41 |
| Hannibal | Midfielder | 83 | 39 |
| Lesley Ugochukwu | Midfielder | 69 | 39 |
| Lyle Foster | Forward | 86 | 38 |
| Josh Laurent | Midfielder | 21 | 28 |
| Oliver Sonne | Defender | 21 | 26 |
| Joe Worrall | Defender | 7 | no rating |
| Loum Tchaouna | Forward | 7 | no rating |
| Zian Flemming | Forward | 4 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granit Xhaka | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| Simon Adingra | Forward | 63 | 54 |
| Reinildo Mandava | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Patrick Roberts | Midfielder | 27 | 49 |
| Omar Alderete | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | Forward | 63 | 44 |
| Jenson Seelt | Defender | 81 | 42 |
| Enzo Le Fée | Midfielder | 27 | 41 |
| Trai Hume | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | Forward | 63 | 33 |
| Robin Roefs | Goalkeeper | 90 | 30 |
| Habib Diarra | Midfielder | 80 | 29 |
| Noah Sadiki | Midfielder | 90 | 26 |
| Wilson Isidor | Forward | 27 | 8 |
| Marc Guiu | Forward | 10 | no rating |
| Dan Ballard | Defender | 9 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Burnley player won the most duels?
Jaidon Anthony, with 7 duels won. Next: Quilindschy Hartman 6, Maxime Estève 5.
In the 2–0 win over Sunderland, Jaidon Anthony led Burnley with 7 duels won. Anthony edged out Quilindschy Hartman and Maxime Estève across individual physical challenges.
Which Sunderland player made the most tackles?
Reinildo Mandava, with 5 tackles. Next: Omar Alderete 2, Jenson Seelt 2.
Reinildo Mandava led Sunderland's defensive efforts in the 2–0 loss to Burnley with 5 tackles. Mandava recorded significantly more than Omar Alderete and Jenson Seelt, who made 2 each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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