Sunderland suffered their first defeat of the Premier League season after Burnley ran out 2-0 winners at Turf Moor on second afternoon.
The teams were level at the break following a tight first half, but Josh Cullen’s goal early in the second half changed the contest and the hosts defended very well thereafter. Here’s how we rated the 16 Sunderland players who were in action over the course of the game...
9. RW - Chemsdine Talbi
Missed a huge early chance when he made a good run inside but dinked his effort wide of the far post. Covered a lot of ground and tracked back diligently, but didn’t see much sight of goal after that miss. 6 | Sunderland's Chemsdine Talbi. Photo by Chris Fryatt.
10. LW - Simon Adingra
A real threat throughout the opening stages of the game, but there often weren’t enough players in the box to capitalise. Faded a little and couldn’t get into the second half before coming off. 6 | Sunderland's Simon Adingra. Photo by Chris Fryatt.
11. ST - Eliezer Mayenda
Missed a big early chance when he couldn’t connect well enough with Ballard’s knock-down, volleying straight at Dubravka. Some good touches in the passages that followed but struggled to hold it up as the half developed. 5 | Sunderland's Eliezer Mayenda. Photo by Chris Fryatt.
12. Sub - Jenson Seelt
Another pretty steady performance in the main, calm on the ball and getting through his defensive work. 6 Photo: George Wood