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Tedious bore draw as Sunderland's Papy Djilobodji admits he was glad to get over Burnley nightmare

It was a tedious bore draw for everyone else, but for Sunderland's Papy Djilobodji a stalemate represented redemption for the worst game of his career.

The £8million centre-back endured a torrid afternoon during the 4-1 defeat at Burnley on New Year's Eve as he allowed Andre Gray to score an easy hat-trick.

Djilobodji was again in opposition to the Clarets striker on Saturday and came out on top.

Papy Djilobodji had a solid game at the back for Sunderland against Burnley on Saturday
Papy Djilobodji had a solid game at the back for Sunderland against Burnley on Saturday

'The last game against Burnley I was so bad, I don't want to do that again in the whole of my career,' he said.