Premier League (Week 23) : Sunderland defeats Burnley 2-0
ENGLAND, Jan. 31, 2015 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 23: After three straigth defeats, the Rokerites returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Burnley this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Connor Wickham ('20) and Jermain Defoe ('34).
Sunderland climbed to 14th place with 23 points from 23 games, tie on points with Crystal Palace.
View : Full Premier League table (as of January 31, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 19 | 32 | 52 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 47 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 43 |
| 4 | Southampton | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 42 |
| 5 | Tottenham | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 39 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 38 |
| 8 | West Ham | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 36 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Swansea | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 30 |
| 12 | Everton | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 23 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 23 |
| 15 | West Brom | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 22 |
| 17 | Burnley | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 20 |
| 18 | Hull | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 19 |
| 19 | QPR | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 19 |
| 20 | Leicester | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Premier League 2014-2015
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Overview
Sunderland
- Position: 14 +2
- Best performance of the season:Crystal Palace 1-3 Sunderland (3 Nov.)
- Previous game:Tottenham 2-1 Sunderland (17 Jan.)
- Next game:Swansea - Sunderland (7 Feb.)
Burnley
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:Burnley 2-1 QPR (10 Jan.)
- Previous game:Burnley 2-3 Crystal Palace (17 Jan.)
- Next game:Burnley - West Brom (8 Feb.)
Sunderland
2:0
Burnley
2:0 (2:0)
- 31 January 2015
- 15:00
- Sunderland
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 52 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 47 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 43 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 42 |
| 5 |  Tottenham | 40 |
Week 23 Results
| Saturday 31 January 2015 | ||||
 | Hull | 0-3 | Newcastle |  |
 | Stoke City | 3-1 | QPR |  |
| Sunderland | 2-0 | Burnley | |
 | West Brom | 0-3 | Tottenham | |
| Manchester United | 3-1 | Leicester |  |
 | Liverpool | 2-0 | West Ham |  |
 | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Everton |  |
| Chelsea | 17:30 | Manchester City | |
| Sunday 1 February 2015 | ||||
 | Arsenal | 13:30 | Aston Villa |  |
| Southampton | 16:00 | Swansea |  |