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Burnley v Sunderland


Just one point separated these two sides but the two strikers who scored 47 goals to fire Burnley into the Premier League are both injured.

Burnley's home start has been a tough one against Chelsea and Manchester United against whom they got a creditable draw. They have also played fast starters Swansea at the Liberty Stadium so it hasn't been an easy introduction for them. The Turf Moor club have not scored in their last 3 games and scored only one goal so far, but they have not conceded in their last 2 games either. They play 15th-place Sunderland and these are the games they need to start winning if they are to have any hope of staying in the Premier League.

With 3 draws and 1 defeat, Sunderland's record is not looking very strong, however they have drawn with Manchester Utd and ourselves. They have conceded at least one goal in each of their 4 games but have only lost twice in their last 11 games. They will fancy their chances of taking three points.

TEAM NEWS


  • Burnley striker Danny Ings misses the game with a hamstring injury.
  • Ings strike partner Sam Vokes has a long-term cruciate ligament injury.
  • Matt Taylor has a niggling Achilles problem and also misses the game.
  • Nathan Chalobah and Michael Keane (both on loan) are both available for selection.
  • Sunderland boss Gus Poyet has no new injury problems.

Current Form 

Green = Win, Pink = Loss, Yellow = Draw

Burnley

(18th)		Sat. 20 Sep 2014

Sunderland

(15th)
Last 8 matches
13 SepCrystal Palace - BUR0-02-2SUN - Tottenham13 Sep
30 AugBUR - Manchester Utd0-01-0QPR - SUN30 Aug
23 AugSwansea City - BUR1-01-1SUN - Manchester Utd24 Aug
18 AugBUR - Chelsea1-32-2West Bromwich - SUN16 Aug

Premier League Table - Home Form v Away Form

Home table
PWDLPts
1Chelsea22006
2Swansea City22006
3Southampton21104
4Arsenal21104
5Aston Villa21104
6Manchester U.21013
7Tottenham21013
8Manchester C.21013
9Liverpool21013
10QPR21013
11Hull City20202
12Leicester City20202
13Sunderland20202
14Newcastle Utd20111
15West Bromwich20111
16Burnley20111
17Crystal Palace20111
18Everton20111
19Stoke City20020
20West Ham Utd20020
Away table
PWDLPts
1Chelsea22006
2Aston Villa22006
3West Ham Utd21104
4Everton21104
5Manchester C.21104
6Tottenham21104
7Stoke City21104
8Liverpool21013
9Southampton21013
10Hull City21013
11Swansea City21013
12Leicester City21013
13Arsenal20202
14Manchester U.20202
15Crystal Palace20111
16Sunderland20111
17Burnley20111
18West Bromwich20111
19Newcastle Utd20111
20QPR20020

THBN Verdict

With both Burnley's goalscorers from last season missing it's hard to see where their goals are going to come from. They can play nice football but lack any sort of goal threat and Sunderland should have too much experience for them at this level. I think they may well win this by 2 clear goals.


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