Burnley vs Sunderland Live Stream & Tips - Championship Draw at Turf Moor

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Last updated: 15 Jan 2025

Alex Waite 15 Jan 2025

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A draw is the best bet between Burnley and Sunderland
The Clarets have drawn 3 of their last 4 home games
Will the Championship candidates share the points?

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Burnley are winless in 2 consecutive matches against Sunderland (Getty)

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Burnley draw a lot of matches at Turf Moor and Sunderland play out regular stalemates on the road. These sides are hard to beat and a draw is expected between the promotion hopefuls.

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Stats
Head to Head
Burnley Form
Burnley Injuries & Team News
Sunderland Form
Sunderland Injuries & Team News

Stats

Burnley have drawn 3 of their last 4 home games.
Burnley are winless in 2 consecutive matches against Sunderland.
Sunderland have drawn 4 of their last 7 away games.

Head to Head

Sunderland have a 48-39 advantage against Burnley in 130 meetings with 33 draws. The sides drew 0-0 in their most recent encounter at Turf Moor.

Burnley Form

Scott Parker’s Burnley are locked in a four-way battle for top spot in the Championship. They are one point behind Leeds and tied on 53 points with third-placed Sheffield United.

The Lancashire outfit have only lost two league matches this season and are undefeated in 14, drawing six. Burnley were held to 0-0 draws against Middlesbrough and Stoke but hit back with a 1-0 victory at Blackburn.

Another draw came in the FA Cup where Parker’s side were held 1-1 by Reading before winning 3-1 after extra time. The Clarets led through Lyle Foster, conceded with 13 minutes left and Zian Flemming struck twice in extra time.

Burnley Injuries & Team News

Midfielder Hannibal Mejbri will serve the final match of his recent suspension misses out here.

Defender Jordan Beyer is unavailable for selection due to injury.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland are fourth in the Championship and trail Burnley by just two points. The Black Cats have kept chase at the top after going unbeaten in 17 of their last 19 league fixtures.

The Wearside club picked up 11 points in December before losing 1-0 at Stoke. They recovered by beating promotion rivals Sheffield United 2-1 and Portsmouth 1-0 at home.

Regis le Bris’ side drew 1-1 at Stoke in the FA Cup but went on to lose 2-1 during extra time. Milan Aleksic scored in the second half to cancel out Stoke’s opener before Sunderland conceded in the 112th minute.

Sunderland Injuries & Team News

Defensive trio Dan Ballard, Jenson Seelt and Niall Huggins are unlikely to feature due to injury.

Wilson Isidor is Sunderland’s top scorer with eight goals and has scored three in his last five appearances.

Verdict

Burnley v Sunderland

Neither side will want to lose ground in the Championship promotion race on Friday. Burnley and Sunderland are in good form and a draw is predicted at Turf Moor.

Draw

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