BURNLEY (4-4-1-1):
Pope 6; Darikwa 8, Keane 7, Tarkowski 7, Flanagan 6; BOYD 8 (O’Neill 90), Barton 7, Defour 7, Kightly 6 (Gray 76); Hendrick 6; Vokes 7.
Subs (not used): Robinson (gk), Mee, Lowton, Ward, Jackson.
SUNDERLAND (5-4-1):
6 MANNONE: Was much better than he had been at the weekend, with his best save seeing him tip Boyd’s first-half effort over the top
6 Manquillo: Looked reasonably comfortable at full-back, and was more defensively reliable than van Aanholt on the opposite flank
5 Jones: Didn’t look out of place as a central defender, although Gray’s late introduction seemed to unsettle him
5 Denayer: Defended well for most of the first half, but lost Vokes at a crucial moment as the Burnley striker broke the deadlock
5 Djilobodji: Created his usual moments of panic at the heart of the back four, but produced an excellent second-half tackle to deny Vokes
4 Van Aanholt: His attacking might catch the eye, but it can hide a multitude of defensive sins – regularly caught out of position
5 Januzaj: Threatened to do something useful on a number of occasions, but there was no end product to his work
4 Love: Still doesn’t look like a natural midfielder, although Sunderland’s lack of options means he is having to do that job at the moment
5 Larsson: Tried to get forward, and at least forced Pope into a meaningful save with a stoppage-time free-kick
4 Honeyman: Came in for only his third senior appearance, and while he wasn’t overawed, he wasn’t able to influence things
4 Borini: Barely had a kick in the Burnley penalty area and doesn’t look like the answer as an alternative to Defoe
Subs:
5 Defoe (for Love, 62): Was brought on as a final throw of the dice, but never looked like getting Sunderland back into it
Asoro (for Borini, 81)
(not used): Mika (gk), O’Shea, Embleton, T Robson, E Robson.
Man Of The Match: GEORGE BOYD – The Burnley midfielder took advantage of van Aanholt’s lack of positional discipline and was involved in most of his side’s best moves.
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