Sunderland 3–0 Burnley
2026-02-02 · Matchweek 24
· Referee: Paul Tierney · VAR: Stuart Attwell
Burnley were booked 4 times — 1.8× their usual 2.2 — to Sunderland's 1.
How Paul Tierney refereed it
Tierney showed 5 yellow cards against a career average of 3.4, and awarded 22 fouls against an average of 22.1.
Match statistics
| Sunderland | Burnley | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 1 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 12 | 10 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9' | Own Goal | Sunderland | A. Tuanzebe | 1-0 |
| 32' | Normal Goal | Sunderland | H. Diarra | 2-0 |
| 45' | Yellow Card | Burnley | Lesley Ugochukwu | 2-0 |
| 67' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Trai Hume | 2-0 |
| 67' | Yellow Card | Burnley | Martin Dúbravka | 2-0 |
| 70' | Yellow Card | Burnley | Jaidon Anthony | 2-0 |
| 72' | Normal Goal | Sunderland | C. Talbi | 3-0 |
| 90+1' | Yellow Card | Burnley | Kyle Walker | 3-0 |