Burnley FC Writer Matt Scrafton delivers his verdict on the 1-0 defeat to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on August 24, 2024.
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00:00Just here at Stadium Light, as you can see, a 1-0 defeat for Burnley at Sunderland.
00:07In truth, the scoreline doesn't really give the true reflection. Burnley were well beaten, got no complaints with the result.
00:14Yeah, a lot to dissect, a lot to go into. You can just see what's got boxes afterwards.
00:19A lot of changes from last week's 5-0 win, a lot of players unavailable.
00:24Promises to be a big week in the last week of the transfer window.
00:27Some injuries, some players not playing, not selecting that Dara O'Shea without their cost.
00:32But in terms of the game, Burnley well off it. Can't really remember one clear cut chance.
00:38Even the first shot on target came really late in the day and that's when Sunderland had 10 men.
00:44But Burnley offered very little, couldn't deal with Sunderland's intensity in the first half.
00:50Good goal from their point of view, a soft goal from the coach's point of view.
00:54From that point onwards, Burnley never look like getting that level.
00:57If there's going to be another goal, it's going to be the home side.
01:01A good start to the season has come to a pretty abrupt end here at Stadium Light.
01:06A good start to the season, but I think Burnley fans will be right to feel a little worried.
01:12Not just by the result today, but the performance and also the team selection and how that came about.
01:18As I said, massive week at the last week of the transfer window.