Sunderland simply maintained their unbeaten Premier League residence file with a routine win towards a Burnley facet who didn’t file a shot heading in the right direction.
The Black Cats have had a tough run of kind general however the Stadium of Gentle stays a fortress.
And after an Axel Tuanzebe personal aim set them on their means, Habib Diarra all however wrapped up the win earlier than the break earlier than Chemsdine Talbi put the cherry on high of the cake with an absolute screamer.
Scott Parker’s guests had extra of the ball general however had been completely gutless in assault and by no means regarded like scoring.
Burnley are actually 11 factors wanting Nottingham Forest in seventeenth place and look all however certain to return to the Championship.
This defeat made it 15 video games within the league and not using a win. Of their top-flight historical past, solely from February 1889 to February 1890 have the Clarets ever endured an extended winless streak (19).
Sunderland, in the meantime, climb to eighth place and are solely 5 factors off the highest 4.
On his first begin since coming back from Africa Cup of Nations glory with Senegal, Diarra opened the scoring when his shot deflected off Tuanzebe.
Sunderland prolonged their lead with a strong strike which was palmed into the underside nook by Martin Dubravka.
Nordi Mukiele then despatched a superb low go into an unmarked Brian Brobbey, who mis-hit the ball, however the hosts shortly recycled the try and Talbi moved to the sting of the field, blasting an outstanding strike which rattled off the underside of the crossbar and into the online.
