§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 2

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: Maxime Estève (Burnley), rated 75, thanks above all to 9 final-third passes and 61 passes. Estève produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.

For Sunderland, the highest-rated player was Simon Adingra, with 62.

75
Player of the match

Maxime Estève

Burnley · 83'

Produced 1.07× and cost 0.20× their position's average

Added
  • 9 final-third passes 1.7×
  • 61 passes 1.4×
  • 4 aerials won 2.2×
Took away
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.8×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.

Burnley
PlayerPositionMinRating
Maxime Estève ★ Defender 83 75
Hjalmar Ekdal Defender 90 72
Jaidon Anthony Forward 90 68
Josh Cullen Midfielder 90 68
Kyle Walker Defender 90 61
Quilindschy Hartman Defender 90 55
Lyle Foster Forward 86 49
Jacob Bruun Larsen Forward 69 43
Lesley Ugochukwu Midfielder 69 43
Hannibal Midfielder 83 41
Josh Laurent Midfielder 21 30
Oliver Sonne Defender 21 30
Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Joe Worrall Defender 7 no rating
Loum Tchaouna Forward 7 no rating
Zian Flemming Forward 4 no rating
Sunderland
PlayerPositionMinRating
Simon Adingra Forward 63 62
Granit Xhaka Midfielder 90 61
Patrick Roberts Midfielder 27 55
Reinildo Mandava Defender 90 53
Omar Alderete Defender 90 51
Eliezer Mayenda Forward 63 47
Jenson Seelt Defender 81 45
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder 27 44
Trai Hume Defender 90 39
Chemsdine Talbi Forward 63 35
Habib Diarra Midfielder 80 31
Noah Sadiki Midfielder 90 29
Wilson Isidor Forward 27 15
Robin Roefs Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Marc Guiu Forward 10 no rating
Dan Ballard Defender 9 no rating

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.

See the match in La Lente Line-ups on the pitch, what each player produced and cost, and the match line by line.