Overview
- Sunderland beat Burnley 3-0 at the Stadium of Light through an Axel Tuanzebe own goal from a Habib Diarra effort, a Diarra strike and a long-range finish from Chemsdine Talbi.
- The victory stretched Sunderland’s Premier League home unbeaten run to 12 matches, the longest for a newly promoted side this season.
- Diarra, back from winning the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal and starting for the first time since September, scored his first Sunderland goal and set the tone in midfield.
- Burnley failed to register a shot on target and produced 0.06 expected goals, as manager Scott Parker condemned a "childish" display with the winless league run reaching 15.
- Sunderland moved up to eighth in the table and later announced a £17.5m Deadline Day signing of Nilson Angulo from Anderlecht.