Burnley vs Sunderland Prediction: Clarets to bounce back at Turf Moor stronghold

Promoted sides Burnley and Sunderland lock horns as Premier League sides when they meet at Turf Moor on Saturday (15:00).

Burnley are back at home where they didn't lose a single game last season but will be wary of a Sunderland side who impressively swept aside West Ham last weekend. Steve Davies provides his Bolton vs Reading predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

Team News

Scott Parker will surely revert to his customary 4-4-1-1 set-up at home after picking five at the back in their 3-0 loss at Spurs. He may decide to introduce new striker Armando Broja at some point.

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris will be reluctant to change a winning team, though he does have a couple of new defenders, Arthur Masuaku and Nordi Mukiele, available to him.

Burnley vs Sunderland Odds

Burnley are 13/10 on a ground where they did not lose last season, while first-week winners Sunderland are 12/5.

The last two times these sides have met at Turf Moor it has finished 0-0; no goalscorer is 7/1.

Burnley to win & Over 1.5 Goals @ 15/8

Burnley's games averaged fewer goals (1.85 per game) than any other side in the Championship last season, but this term will be different.

First, the Clarets, clean sheet kings in tier two, are going to concede a lot more as evidenced already by their 3-0 loss at Tottenham.

But they look far more front-footed than in previous stints in the top-flight, carving out 14 chances at the Tottenham Stadium and definitely flustering Spurs.

Boss Parker knows that it's going to take more than a half-decent defence to stay up - he knows they need to be winning games like this one and they have the players to be able do that on a ground where they haven't lost in 15 months.

Sunderland were delighted to crush West Ham 3-0 at a rocking Stadium of Light last week but they had actually looked fairly average until the first goal went in just after the hour and it was a result which probably told us more about the state of the Hammers.

Booking Points Over 42.5 @ 6/4

There were four yellow cards flashed when these sides met at Burnley in January; there had been six yellows and a red in the reverse fixture before Christmas on Wearside.

Neither Burnley nor Sunderland saw a single caution between them last weekend, though that was in games that were not close.

The stakes are higher here and the tension is ratcheted up that little bit more. Take referee Michael Salisbury to be a busy man.

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