In this week 17 match on Oct 22nd, Sunderland will host Burnley in a clash of these two mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Sunderland recorded a 2-1 win against Wigan Athletic. Charlie Wyke struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 44th minute, then in the 54th minute, Dennis Cirkin sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Elliot Embleton But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 72nd minute on a goal by Cirkin. Sunderland is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Burnley, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Swansea City. da Silva struck first for Burnley in the 15th minute, then Jay Rodriguez added another in the 29th minute on a feed from Anass Zaroury In the end, Swansea City was frustrated by Burnley’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Burnley ended the match with the shutout victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Burnley should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 28th of August, Burnley hosted Sunderland at the Turf Moor in their last match together. Sunderland was victorious by a score of 3 to 1 in front of an empty stadium. Jay Rodriguez struck first for Burnley in the 11th minute on a feed from Matěj Vydra, but Will Grigg got the equalizer for Sunderland in the 35th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 47th minute on a goal by Tom Flanagan to cap off a wild match.
Jay Rodriguez has been the most prolific scorer on Burnley in the last five matches with 3 goals. Jewison Bennette and Ajibola-Joshua Alese are the top scorers for Sunderland in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.