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Sunderland 2-4 Burnley Clarets shrug off poor start for impressive away win

Last updated on 5 hours ago5 hours ago.From the section Championshipcomments226Nathan Tella scored his sixth goal since joining Burnley on loan from Southampton Burnley staged a sensational comeback as they came from two goals down to win at Sunderland. Amad Diallo's first goal for the Black Cats and Dan Neil's strike four minutes later put the home side in control after only 20 minutes. But having been two down for the first time under boss Vincent Kompany, the visitors rallied magnificently in the second half as Nathan Tella's close-range header put them back in the game before substitute Manuel Benson levelled with his left-foot. The comeback continued with a delightful curling strike from Anass Zaroury into the top corner before Josh Brownhill made the points safe with three minutes remaining to keep Burnley third in the table.Relive Saturday's EFL action as it happenedChampionship table For the opening 45 minutes, Burnley looked nothing like promotion contenders and some supporters reacted by throwing objects from the upper tier of the North Stand, prompting a stadium announcement that the game could be halted if they did not stop. Sunderland were hopeful of just a second win in seven matches as they took an early lead when Jack Clarke's cross to the far post gave Diallo a simple finish and Neil added the second soon after with a left-foot shot as Burnley failed to clear. But the mood among home fans changed drastically in the second period as their stormed back to claimed a seventh win of the season. Taylor Harwood-Bellis headed a corner back across goal to give Tella a simple finish and Burnley a route back into the game. Benson then cut in from the flank and sent over a left-foot cross that evaded everyone and found the bottom corner. Aro Muric made an important save for Burnley to prevent Jack Clarke's right-footed shot putting Sunderland back in front before the visitors went ahead for the first time with a superb goal from Zaroury before Benson fed Brownhill to make it safe. Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray told BBC Radio Newcastle: "The first half was about intensity from us to stop a good team from playing. "We decided not to be the team who lets them have 70% possession - we had a go and got our rewards. "Second half it was hard to maintain that level and their quality came through and we went into protect mode rather than be aggressive." Burnley boss Vincent Kompany told BBC Radio Lancashire: "I think every lesson we need about football was in this game. "I hated everything about the first half - the basics weren't there. And then in the second half it's everything I love about the game. "A game of two halves is a good statement. Fair play to the lads because we haven't encountered this situation so far this season."Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

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Sunderland

Formation 4-2-3-11Patterson32Hume13O'Nien6Batth3Cirkin4Evans24Neil16Diallo8Embleton21Pritchard20Clarke1Patterson32Hume13O'Nien6BatthBooked at 72mins3Cirkin4Evans Substituted forMichutat 74'minutes24Neil16Diallo8EmbletonSubstituted forBaat 74'minutes21PritchardSubstituted forBennetteat 65'minutes20Clarke

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7Dajaku12Bass17Ba19Bennette25Michut26Wright27Matete

Burnley

Formation 4-2-3-149Muric14Roberts5Harwood-Bellis3Taylor22da Silva24Cullen8Brownhill23Tella7Gudmundsson19Zaroury10Barnes49Muric14Roberts5Harwood-BellisBooked at 52mins Substituted forMcNallyat 89'minutes3Taylor22da Silva24Cullen8BrownhillBooked at 80mins23TellaSubstituted forRodríguezat 74'minutes7GudmundssonBooked at 2minsSubstituted forCorkat 74'minutes19ZarourySubstituted forBastienat 83'minutes10BarnesSubstituted forManuelat 45'minutes

Substitutes

4Cork9Rodríguez15Peacock-Farrell17Manuel21McNally26Bastien30DervisogluReferee:Tim RobinsonAttendance:37,349

Match Stats

Home TeamSunderlandAway TeamBurnleyPossessionHome49%Away51%ShotsHome10Away9Shots on TargetHome5Away4CornersHome2Away5FoulsHome9Away10

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Match ends, Sunderland 2, Burnley 4.90'+5'

Full Time

Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Burnley 4.89'

Substitution

Substitution, Burnley. Luke McNally replaces Taylor Harwood-Bellis.87'goal

Goal

Goal Sunderland 2, Burnley 4. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Benson Manuel.86'

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Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.86'

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Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).85'

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Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.83'

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Foul by Josh Cullen (Burnley).83'

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Amad Diallo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.83'

Substitution

Substitution, Burnley. Samuel Bastien replaces Anass Zaroury.81'

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Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Dennis Cirkin.80'

Booking

Josh Brownhill (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.74'

Substitution

Substitution, Sunderland. Édouard Michut replaces Corry Evans.74'

Substitution

Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Elliot Embleton.74'

Substitution

Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodríguez replaces Nathan Tella.74'

Substitution

Substitution, Burnley. Jack Cork replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.72'

Booking

Danny Batth (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.72'

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Nathan Tella (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.72'

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Foul by Danny Batth (Sunderland).69'goal

Goal

Goal Sunderland 2, Burnley 3. Anass Zaroury (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson.Page 1 of 5rewindpreviousNavigate to the next pagenextNavigate to the last pageforwardcommentsView Comments227

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Comment posted by Burnley Mick today at 17 16Burnley Mick

17:16Absolutely shocking first half by Burnley with 2 soft goals conceded. Well played Sunderland. However, second half is what we’ve seen from Burnley this season,great football and a deserved win. Wonderful goal from Zaroury . Up the clarets573V

Reply posted by vader today at 18 25vader

18:25to Burnley Mick"Absolutely shocking first half by Burnley with 2 soft goals conceded. Well played Sunderland. However, second half is what we’ve seen from Burnley this season,great football and a deserved win. Wonderful goal from Zaroury . Up the clarets"vader replied: Pity good support was almost spoiled by a minority throwing objects on the crows below.181More replies (4)downK

Comment posted by KP today at 17 08KP

17:08Outstanding second half performance3901

Comment posted by 10 Bremere Lane today at 17 1110 Bremere Lane

17:11thought we were dead and buried at half time-sensational turnaround! UTC382R

Comment posted by rupert dalrimple today at 17 10rupert dalrimple

17:10Watching as a neutral I can't see past Burnley winning the championship416M

Reply posted by maggers today at 17 25maggers

17:25to rupert dalrimple"Watching as a neutral I can't see past Burnley winning the championship"maggers replied: You sure you're watching !! ???420More replies (6)downG

Comment posted by Guys Taxi today at 17 23Guys Taxi

17:23Time to bring back Steve Bruce362A

Reply posted by Andrew JG_8921 today at 17 24Andrew JG_8921

17:24to Guys Taxi"Time to bring back Steve Bruce"Andrew JG_8921 replied: Marvellous ?151More replies (6)downA

Comment posted by Apartment Song today at 17 14Apartment Song

17:14What a win.
Showing what we're made of now. Coming back from 2 down. Clinical finishing!! UTC321S

Comment posted by SMB_1967 today at 17 12SMB_1967

17:125under1and slipping down faster than cheesy chips after a blue wicked.4212A

Reply posted by Andrew JG_8921 today at 17 20Andrew JG_8921

17:20to SMB_1967"5under1and slipping down faster than cheesy chips after a blue wicked."Andrew JG_8921 replied: Anything is with cheesy chips. But what you said is so cheesy ?80More replies (2)downB

Comment posted by big bob joylove today at 17 16big bob joylove

17:16Oh dear.....how sad......never mind. I see a quick return to Division 3 for the Mackems. Hopefully.3913M

Reply posted by MonkeyBoots today at 17 25MonkeyBoots

17:25to big bob joylove"Oh dear.....how sad......never mind. I see a quick return to Division 3 for the Mackems. Hopefully."MonkeyBoots replied: No Chance917More replies (4)downS

Comment posted by Stop wait and go today at 17 11Stop wait and go

17:112-0 up by half time to throw 4 away by full time

Oh dear, never mind304O

Reply posted by obby more today at 17 37obby more

17:37to Stop wait and go"2-0 up by half time to throw 4 away by full time Oh dear, never mind"obby more replied: But don't they get a point for their fanbase ???111More replies (1)downB

Comment posted by Bellster today at 17 34Bellster

17:34Hahahaha thanks Burnley for giving the toon army a right good laugh in the second half3814O

Reply posted by obby more today at 17 55obby more

17:55to Bellster "Hahahaha thanks Burnley for giving the toon army a right good laugh in the second half"obby more replied: ' Toon ' .. thought that was Newcastle ????????25More replies (2)down1

Comment posted by 19darren89 today at 17 1519darren89

17:15Free Entertainment always on offer to toon fans from our little Neighbours, well done Burnley3714B

Reply posted by big bob joylove today at 17 17big bob joylove

17:17to 19darren89"Free Entertainment always on offer to toon fans from our little Neighbours, well done Burnley"big bob joylove replied: Always liked Burnley.............especially today! Good work lads.314More replies (8)downB

Comment posted by BobbyT today at 17 36BobbyT

17:36We (Burnley) were shocking for the first half hour but, to be fair, Sunderland were very good. Caused us more problems at the back than anyone else has this season. Think they'll have a decent season. Class told after the break. We've got some quality players.243K

Reply posted by kev today at 17 54kev

17:54to BobbyT"We (Burnley) were shocking for the first half hour but, to be fair, Sunderland were very good. Caused us more problems at the back than anyone else has this season. Think they'll have a decent season. Class told after the break. We've got some quality players."kev replied: we have an injury crisis NO strikers for starters, when we are at full strength we will be back and getting revenge.39More replies (1)downB

Comment posted by bilbo today at 17 21bilbo

17:21Well done Burnley. A team too big to be messing about with the likes of Blunderland! 3312Removed commentMore replies (2)downB

Comment posted by Barry P today at 17 19Barry P

17:19Sunderland dropping like prime ministers.255A

Reply posted by Andrew JG_8921 today at 17 21Andrew JG_8921

17:21to Barry P"Sunderland dropping like prime ministers."Andrew JG_8921 replied: Perhaps they should appoint Liz Truss in ?134More replies (10)downH

Comment posted by Howezatt today at 17 07Howezatt

17:07Just beautiful222O

Reply posted by obby more today at 17 11obby more

17:11to Howezatt"Just beautiful"obby more replied: Sun'lun.. pure comedy gold289More replies (4)downM

Comment posted by Matthew today at 17 58Matthew

17:58That must have been one hell of a team talk during the break. Poorest I've seen this season first 45 minutes, then we just blew the Mackems away. Bring on Norwich on Tuesday!201I

Comment posted by ian today at 17 51ian

17:51Thought we'd blown it but second half shows we won't just roll over. Sunderland can take some heart from the first half as we're rarely behind. UTC151P

Comment posted by Pint of Bitter today at 17 18Pint of Bitter

17:18Four FOUR ,, TWO to the BURNNLLEEYY Blunderland are Midtable your Team is xxxx184A

Comment posted by Amin Yashed today at 17 54Amin Yashed

17:54Burnley look to be the team to beat. Looking like a quick Premier League return for The Clarets.163P

Comment posted by parkylane street today at 17 26parkylane street

17:26I remember when Slumberland were a medium sized club. Just saying.174Removed commentMore replies (3)downMore commentsBack to topunknown

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