Burnley boss Vincent Kompany praised Sunderland as an 'exciting, young team' as the Black Cats earned a deserved point at Turf Moor. Sunderland produced a disciplined defensive performance to frustrate the runaway Championship leaders, who are on course for an immediate return to the Premier League although they still need eight more points from their remaining eight games to make mathematically certain of automatic promotion.
And Tony Mowbray's side could have won it, with substitute Amad hitting the bar while Jack Clarke saw a late 'goal' correctly ruled out for offside, although Kompany claimed that his side had had the better chances overall despite forcing Anthony Patterson into only one save of note. "It felt like it was on a knife edge for most of the game," said Kompany.
"It never felt like one team or the other was really running away with it. I'd say Sunderland played really well and made it tough for us, but my recollection now is that we had the better chances.
