Two newly-promoted teams having very different campaigns meet on Monday as Sunderland host Burnley at the Stadium of Light.
WATCH — Sunderland v Burnley
Regis Le Bris saw his side hammered 3-1 at West Ham last time out and the loss of captain Granit Xhaka to injury has hit the Black Cats hard. Still, they are having an unbelievable season and a win would take them level on points with seventh-place Brentford. However, they did lose the reverse fixture to Burnley and have struggled against more direct teams.
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Burnley are without a win in 14 Premier League games but Scott Parker’s side have drawn five of their last seven games. They drew 2-2 at home against Spurs last weekend and their last three games have seen them draw against Man United, Liverpool and Spurs. But they are 11 points from safety and badly need a win to keep their faint hopes of staying up alive.
For live updates and highlights throughout Sunderland vs Burnley, check out PST’s live blog coverage below.
How to watch Sunderland vs Burnley live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 3pm ET Monday (February 2)
Venue: Stadium of Light — Sunderland
TV Channel: USA
Streaming: Watch on USA Network
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Sunderland team news, focus
Xhaka remains out with an ankle injury, while Bertrand Traore and Arthur Masuaku are also missing. It will be intriguing to see who starts in midfield in place of Xhaka with Habib Diarra likely to start alongside Noah Sadiki and Enzo Le Fee going back to his usual spot out wide. Brian Brobbey is Sunderland’s main threat up top and they will look to get the ball wide early and whip in crosses galore for him to attack.
Burnley team news, focus
Parker has found a pragmatic 3-4-2-1 system for his side but they need to take a few more risks to try and get themselves out of the relegation zone. New signing James Ward-Prowse adds real quality from set pieces, while Armando Broja has been a proper handful up top and Martin Dubravka has put in some great displays in goal to keep them in games.
Sunderland vs Burnley prediction
This feels like it will be a really tight game that Sunderland will edge to keep their brilliant season on track. Sunderland 2-1 Burnley.
