Overview

• Kickoff is 3 p.m. local on Saturday, August 23 at Turf Moor, with Michael Salisbury as referee and John Brooks on VAR.
• Sunderland arrive after a 3-0 win over West Ham on opening weekend, while Burnley seek a response to a 3-0 defeat at Tottenham.
• Burnley remain without Bashir Humphreys, Connor Roberts, Zeki Amdouni, Jordan Beyer and Mike Tresor, with Armando Broja edging toward involvement.
• Sunderland’s absentees include Romaine Mundle, Dennis Cirkin, Aji Alese, Leo Hjelde and Luke O’Nien, with Jenson Seelt available and new recruits in contention per reports.
• Sporting News and the Mirror list predicted XIs, while reports say Scott Parker could shift from a back five to a four-man defence; in the U.S. the match streams on Peacock and there is no UK broadcast.