Sunderland 3-0 Burnley (Feb 2, 2026) Game Analysis – ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN NFL NFL NBA NBA NCAAF NCAAF NCAAM NCAAM NCAAW NCAAW NHL NHL Soccer Soccer More Sports More Sports Watch Watch Fantasy Fantasy Where to Watch Search Sunderland v Burnley 2025-26 English Premier League Sunderland Sunderland SUN 9-9-6 , 36 PTS 3 9-9-6 , 36 PTS FT Burnley Burnley BUR 3-6-15 , 15 PTS 0 3-6-15 , 15 PTS Axel Tuanzebe – 9' OG Habib Diarra – 32' Chemsdine Talbi – 72' Summary Report Commentary Statistics Line-Ups Talbi stunner caps off dominant Sunderland 3-0 win against Burnley By PA Updated: Feb 2, 2026, 05:17 pm Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email Chemsdine Talbi's superb finish capped off a dominant Sunderland win against Burnley. Owen Humphreys/PA Wire Habib Diarra inspired Sunderland to a comfortable 3-0 win over Burnley as they extended their unbeaten Premier League home run on Monday night. On his first start since returning from Africa Cup of Nations glory with Senegal , Diarra’s effort — which deflected off Axel Tuanzebe — sent Regis Le Bris’ men ahead in the opening 10 minutes and he struck again before the break with his first goal for the club since joining in the summer. Chemsdine Talbi ‘s brilliant top-corner finish from outside the area wrapped up three points with 18 minutes to play as Sunderland extended their impressive unbeaten record at the Stadium of Light to 12 league games. As a result the Tyneside outfit climbed into eighth in the table, while Burnley are now 15 Premier League games without a win and remain second-bottom. Talbi and Diarra were the two changes to the Sunderland starting XI following last weekend’s defeat to West Ham, while Lyle Foster and Lucas Pires came in for Burnley after their draw against Tottenham. With Granit Xhaka expected to be absent for three more weeks, Trai Hume was handed the captain’s armband again and sent an early cross into the area which was hooked away by Lesley Ugochukwu before Robin Roefs held a Marcus Edwards delivery. After a comfortable opening, Sunderland took the lead nine minutes in when Diarra latched onto a neat backheel from Brian Brobbey and the midfielder’s low effort deflected off Tuanzebe and past Martin Dúbravka . A controlled display saw the hosts continue to threaten and they went close again when Nordi Mukiele hit a cross into Talbi, who volleyed wide. Talbi was involved in attack again, playing a quick pass into Enzo Le Fée on the edge of the area with the midfielder’s shot easily held by Dubravka. Sunderland extended their lead in the 32nd minute when Mukiele’s low pass into the box from the right flank was deflected by Florentino Luis into the path of Diarra and the midfielder’s strike was palmed into the bottom corner by Dubravka. Burnley struggled to impose much danger towards the home defence and a good opportunity before the break for the Wearsiders saw Dan Ballard’s header from Hume’s free-kick cleared. Jaidon Anthony sent a menacing cross into the box as Burnley enjoyed a bright start to the second half and Kyle Walker ‘s free-kick was headed well wide by Maxime Estève . Reinildo Mandava fired over the crossbar and Sunderland had a brilliant opportunity when Diarra charged into the box before passing into Brobbey, who had his low effort palmed away by Dubravka and Mukiele sent the rebound over. Mukiele sent a brilliant low pass into an unmarked Brobbey, who mishit the ball, but the hosts quickly recycled the attempt and Talbi moved to the edge of the box, blasting a superb strike which rattled off the underside of the crossbar and into the net in the 72nd minute. Reinildo hit a cross into Hume and the skipper’s close-range volley was deflected behind by Lucas Pires and Dubravka held Wilson Isidor ‘s attempt in a comfortable close for the hosts. Game Information Stadium of Light 3:00 PM , February 2, 2026 Coverage : USA Net Sunderland , England Attendance : 46,370 Referees : Paul Tierney English Premier League Standings Team GP W D L GD P Arsenal 24 16 5 3 +29 53 Manchester City 24 14 5 5 +26 47 Aston Villa 24 14 4 6 +9 46 Manchester United 24 11 8 5 +8 41 Chelsea 24 11 7 6 +15 40 Liverpool 24 11 6 7 +6 39 Brentford 24 11 3 10 +4 36 Sunderland 24 9 9 6 +1 36 Fulham 24 10 4 10 -1 34 Everton 24 9 7 8 -1 34 Newcastle United 24 9 6 9 0 33 AFC Bournemouth 24 8 9 7 -3 33 Brighton & Hove Albion 24 7 10 7 +2 31 Tottenham Hotspur 24 7 8 9 +2 29 Crystal Palace 24 7 8 9 -4 29 Leeds United 24 6 8 10 -11 26 Nottingham Forest 24 7 5 12 -11 26 West Ham United 24 5 5 14 -19 20 Burnley 24 3 6 15 -22 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 1 5 18 -30 8 Full Table Premier League News PFA wants fewer headers for pros, none for kids to stop CTE The union representing British soccer players will announce on Tuesday the first comprehensive protocol for preventing the brain disease CTE, expanding the heightened concern over concussions to include the damage that can be caused by the less… Axel Disasi joins West Ham on loan from Chelsea West Ham have signed defender Axel Disasi on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season. 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