Burnley v Sunderland result

Full-time · Burnley 1–3 Sunderland

League Cup · Wed, 28 Aug 2019 19:45 BST · Turf Moor

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Burnley 1–3 Sunderland — Sunderland won this League Cup match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sunderland won 3–1 at Turf Moor in the League Cup on Wednesday 28 August. Burnley have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions. Sunderland have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Burnley: J. Rodríguez (11’, assisted by Matěj Vydra); Sunderland: William Grigg (35’), T. Flanagan (47’) and George Dobson (50’, assisted by L. O'Nien).

Discipline

D. England showed no yellow cards — against 4.6 yellows a game across the last 22 matches refereed (all competitions).

What it changes

Burnley are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Sunderland are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, George Dobson (Sunderland) 6.9, L. O'Nien (Sunderland) 5.6 and Matěj Vydra (Burnley) 5.4 led the match.

Next up

Burnley next travel to Lincoln on 24 October 2026.

Sunderland next travel to Lech Poznan on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Burnley: Lincoln v Burnley, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Burnley 1–3 Sunderland · League Cup
Venue: Turf Moor · Burnley
Referee: D. England
Recent form: Burnley 1W 1D 3L · Sunderland 4W 1D 0L

Burnley 1–3 Sunderland (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.38 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.25 / 5

Corners

against 6.75 / 4.33 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 3 matches

3.63 / 3.67

Shots on target

against 5.5 / 3.33 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.75 / 2

Cards

against 1.25 / 1 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 August 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 August 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Burnley for / against	Line	Sunderland for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.25 for · 6.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 4.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	10.25 for · 17.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9.67 for · 10.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	3.63 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.67 for · 3.33 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	8 for · 8.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.67 for · 12.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1 against n 3 Last 5

Burnley

Burnley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
P. Crouch n 8	13.1	4.3 5/0	0 0/0	—
M. Vydra n 8	17.8	1.9 3/0	0.6 1/0	—
A. Barnes n 8	85.5	1.4 7/3	2.1 7/5	—
J. Hendrick n 8	66.6	1.4 4/2	0.7 3/1	L. O'Nien
A. Lennon n 8	39.1	1.4 4/1	1.2 3/1	L. O'Nien

Burnley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Crouch n 8	13.1	4.3 5/0	0.9 1/0
A. Barnes n 8	85.5	2.9 7/5	1.7 6/5
C. Wood n 8	82.5	2 6/4	0.7 3/1
M. Vydra n 8	17.8	1.9 3/0	1.3 2/0
J. Rodríguez n 8	62.5	1.8 6/4	0.7 4/0

Burnley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Barnes n 8	85.5	0.8 5/1	0 0/0
J. Guðmundsson n 8	43.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
M. Vydra n 8	17.8	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
E. Pieters n 8	88.6	0 0/0	0.4 2/1
C. Wood n 8	82.5	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0

Burnley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Lennon n 8	39.1	3.2 6/2
R. Brady n 8	28.3	3.2 4/3
M. Lowton n 8	90	2.9 8/8
E. Pieters n 8	88.6	2.8 7/5
J. Tarkowski n 8	90	2.4 7/5

Burnley — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Heaton n 8	90	3.4 7/5
N. Pope n 8	90	3.4 7/5

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Wyke n 6	77.7	3.3 6/5	1.7 4/3	—
T. Flanagan n 8	82.4	1.9 7/5	1.1 4/2	—
L. O'Nien n 8	79.9	1.7 6/4	1.3 5/2	A. Lennon
M. McNulty n 8	39.1	1.7 3/2	0 0/0	—
L. Morgan n 5	45.6	1.6 3/1	1.2 1/1	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Embleton n 6	43.2	3.1 3/3	1.4 2/2
A. McGeady n 8	77.9	2.9 6/6	0.9 4/2
C. Maguire n 8	66.4	2.2 6/3	1.2 5/1
C. Wyke n 6	77.7	1.7 5/3	0.6 2/1
L. Morgan n 5	45.6	1.6 2/2	0 0/0

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Maguire n 8	66.4	0.8 3/1	0.2 1/0
M. McNulty n 8	39.1	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
A. McGeady n 8	77.9	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
L. Gooch n 8	61.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
L. O'Nien n 8	79.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Honeyman n 8	77.1	1.9 7/2
L. Cattermole n 8	77.9	1.6 6/3
C. McLaughlin n 8	72.6	1.4 6/2
B. Oviedo n 8	72.4	1.4 4/4
C. Maguire n 8	66.4	1.4 7/1

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. McLaughlin n 8	90	2.4 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Burnley		Sunderland
62%	Possession	38%
16	Shots	8
3	Shots on target	4
8	Shots off target	2
5	Blocked shots	2
12	Shots inside the box	4
12	Corners	4
1	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	7
1	Saves	2
512	Passes	314
77%	Pass accuracy	63%

Burnley player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Hart	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
K. Long	90	0	0	3	2	0	0	6.8
B. Gibson	90	0	0	3	0	1	1	6.9
C. Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.4
J. Hendrick	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.2
D. Drinkwater	90	0	0	0	0	4	1	6.8
D. McNeil	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.6
J. Rodríguez	90	1	0	2	1	0	0	7
M. Vydra	90	0	1	2	0	3	2	6.9
P. Bardsley	78	0	0	0	0	1	2	6.2
A. Lennon	69	0	0	2	0	2	0	6.5
C. Wood sub	21	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.6
M. Lowton sub	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
L. Burge	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
C. McLaughlin	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.1
T. Flanagan	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	7.4
J. Baldwin	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
D. Hume	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
G. Dobson	90	1	0	2	1	0	3	7.8
D. McGeouch	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
E. Embleton	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	6.4
L. Gooch	90	0	0	3	1	0	2	6.1
L. O'Nien	87	0	1	0	0	2	2	7
W. Grigg	78	1	0	1	1	0	0	6.9
C. Wyke	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Power	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Burnley v Sunderland — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BurnleyLLWLD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

SunderlandDWWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Goals per game

Burnley scored1.2

Sunderland scored2.2

Burnley conceded1.6

Sunderland conceded1

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