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Last updated connected 5 minutes ago.From the conception Championship
Nathan Tella could not adhd to his tally of 5 goals successful Burnley's erstwhile 2 league gamesChampionship leaders Burnley moved 14 points wide astatine the apical of the array and extended their unbeaten league tally to 18 games with a goalless gully astatine location to Sunderland.
Both sides spurned opportunities successful an uninspired stalemate, with Anass Zaroury firing wide arsenic the Black Cats threatened to go the archetypal squad to triumph astatine Turf Moor successful the league this season.
The effect did small for 11th-placed Sunderland's play-off hopes arsenic they failed to people for the archetypal clip successful 20 league matches, though they were entitled to rue their luck erstwhile Amad Diallo's deflected onslaught deed the crossbar successful the 69th minute.
Abdoullah Ba had the shot successful the Burnley nett with 4 minutes remaining but was denied by an offside flag.
Patrick Roberts and Daniel Neil tested location goalkeeper Ari Muric during an awesome first-half showing from Sunderland, portion Ashley Barnes missed 2 inviting chances for Burnley.
In-form Nathan Tella could not rediscover his caller objective finishing for the hosts, and the lively Manuel Benson and Josh Brownhill besides misfired erstwhile well-placed aft the interruption arsenic neither broadside could find a winner.
The Clarets present request a maximum of 8 points from their last 8 matches to unafraid promotion backmost to the Premier League astatine the archetypal clip of asking.
Vincent Kompany's broadside are 17 points wide of third-placed Middlesbrough - the squad they sojourn successful their adjacent league crippled connected 7 April.
Sunderland stay 11th aft their longest tally of scoring successful games successful the 2nd tier since 2005 came to an end.
Tony Mowbray's broadside are six points adrift of the last play-off presumption occupied by Millwall, who could agelong that to 9 points astatine West Brom connected Saturday.
Line-ups
Burnley
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 49Muric
- 14Roberts
- 5Harwood-Bellis
- 36Beyer
- 29MaatsenBooked astatine 57mins
- 24CullenBooked astatine 53mins
- 8Brownhill
- 17ManuelSubstituted forda Silvaat 83'minutes
- 23Tella
- 19ZarourySubstituted forGudmundssonat 67'minutes
- 10BarnesSubstituted forObafemiat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Cork
- 7Gudmundsson
- 11Twine
- 15Peacock-Farrell
- 18Ekdal
- 22da Silva
- 45Obafemi
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Patterson
- 32Hume
- 13O'Nien
- 6Batth
- 11Gooch
- 24Neil
- 39EkwahSubstituted forMichutat 64'minutes
- 10RobertsSubstituted forBaat 76'minutes
- 21PritchardSubstituted forLihadjiat 76'minutes
- 20ClarkeSubstituted forCirkinat 88'minutes
- 28GelhardtSubstituted forDialloat 64'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Cirkin
- 12Bass
- 16Diallo
- 17Ba
- 22Lihadji
- 25Michut
- 45Anderson
Referee:Jarred Gillett
Attendance:21,462
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Match ends, Burnley 0, Sunderland 0.
Second Half ends, Burnley 0, Sunderland 0.
Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
Foul by Nathan Tella (Burnley).
Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Sunderland. Dennis Cirkin replaces Jack Clarke.
Michael Obafemi (Burnley) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland).
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
Foul by Nathan Tella (Burnley).
Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke tries a done ball, but Abdoullah Ba is caught offside.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jordan Beyer.
Substitution, Burnley. Vitinho replaces Benson Manuel.
Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Burnley) with an effort from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Lynden Gooch.
Attempt blocked. Benson Manuel (Burnley) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) header from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson with a cross.
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