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Match Day Thread Burnley FC v Sunderland AFC - Saturday 23rd August 2025 - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Aug 20, 2025.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Aug 23, 2025.
  1. Home win

    3.2%
  2. Away win (safc)

    74.2%
  3. Draw

    22.6%
  1. williebeams

    williebeams Well-Known Member

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    Seen enough to say I’d be disappointed to lose this

    we’re better just need to get that quality difference on the scoreboard
     
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  2. Row 3

    Row 3 Well-Known Member

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    Yep, I bet there's no one more disappointed than him about that.
     
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  3. Bucky1989

    Bucky1989 Well-Known Member

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    HT scores in the pl

    Bournemouth 1-0 wolves
    Brentford 1-0 villa
     
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  4. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    HT 0-0
    Could have been better but they haven't troubled us really

    Screenshot_20250823-154532_BBC Sport.jpg
     
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  5. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    These are so bad for a home side. If this was our home game and we playing so reserved we be fuming.
     
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  6. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Guest

    Wow. Got away with that there
     
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  7. Hudson92

    Hudson92 Well-Known Member

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    Gutted for Ballard sounds like we’re playing okay though
     
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  8. Robref62

    Robref62 Well-Known Member

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    This Scottish co commentator is doing my nut in. Reet miserable git
     
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  9. TeamOfTalents

    TeamOfTalents Well-Known Member

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    That looked a handball minute from end.
     
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  10. Prehab26

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    Not a bad half but for me we need to improve the quality and composure in the final third. Poor choices getting made.

    These are there for the taking too.
     
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  11. TeamOfTalents

    TeamOfTalents Well-Known Member

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    We might go down but if we do we'll be above Burnley still.
     
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  12. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    We should be leading, from Mayendas chance but that's a sloppy chance given at the end there

    We need to create more from open play, felt we lacked that against West Ham at times as well. Not easy losing your CB early in the half and we've adjusted to that but we can go and win this.

    Just need a bit more composure in the final 3rd, we have to keep the ball moving quickly
     
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  13. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    Decent first half from us there.

    We look dangerous going forward and all.they can do is drop 5 deep and sit.

    Maybe a bit if le fee magic needed
     
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  14. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Guest

    Still think we need a quality 9 me.
     
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  15. Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon Well-Known Member

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    That Anthony header right on half time was almost as good a chance as Mayenda's early on.

    I'd agree that we're the better team though and this game is there to be won.
     
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  16. SourPatch2

    SourPatch2 Well-Known Member

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    Think we've been fine, should really be 0-1 up. Love the left side of our defence, so calm and solid.

    Need more from Mayenda in terms of hold up play and he really should've buried the chance. When he drops in and runs at their defence though he's so good.
     
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  17. Ayrton

    Ayrton Well-Known Member

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    Encouraging but I really hope we’re after a couple more in the final third.
     
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  18. williebeams

    williebeams Well-Known Member

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    all three forwards are raw
     
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  19. young2077

    young2077 Well-Known Member

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    Keeps mentioning no goal mouth action! Wtf is he on about? Like football is all played in the box!
     
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  20. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    We should be winning this game although we’ve played within ourselves tbh …

    … Burnley have to try to win and we’ll dissect them as they push on in my opinion.

    We’re a much better side and our bench will win the game.
     
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