Burnley welcome Sunderland to Turf Moor on Friday Evening. Which sees two of the EFL Championships top teams go head to head.
Battling for precious points as the race for the Premier League intensifies, The home side will welcome the black cats to their fortress Turf Moor on Friday night in the Championship.
Burnley’s Form:
The Clarets are currently invincible on their own patch ahead of the visit of the Black Cats, who are making a surprise charge for a top-two finish in the second tier this season.t
Disregarding a poor showing in the FA Cup against the Potters, the North-East powerhouses have made a productive start to the new calendar year, securing back-to-back wins at the Stadium of Light in the Championship, including a 2-1 triumph over promotion rivals Sheffield United.
After collecting just 24 away points during the entirety of a wretched 2023-24 campaign, Sunderland have already earned 19 points from 13 outings this time around, with only the Clarets (28), Sheffield United (25) and Leeds (21) managing more points from their respective away contests to date.
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Burnley v Sunderland prediction
Just three points separate the top four in the Championship heading into the new weekend in what looks set to be one of the tightest and most congested promotion battles in the second tier for some time.
Friday night sees the act in the promotion-chasing script as Burnley and Sunderland come to blows as they each look to put distance between themselves and the rest.
Burnley head into Friday night’s blockbuster encounter as favourites, being at home and higher up the table, and carry with them a run of just one defeat in their last 24 matches in all competitions dating back to August, which includes being unbeaten in their last 14.
A hard-fought win at play-off chasing Blackburn in the East Lancashire derby a fortnight ago leaves them second in the Championship table and just a solitary point behind the league leaders Leeds, though remain ahead of third placed Sheffield United only on goal difference.
Scott Parker’s side have by far the best defensive record in the Championship this season, conceding just nine goals from their 26 matches so far after four clean sheets in a row in the league, including letting in only four from their 12 league games at home.
As mentioned above the key to Burnley’s success this season has been the defending. They have an unbeaten record at home and this is also gonna help the team with this record.
