Burnley vs Manchester City, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueManchester City see off Burnley, leapfrog Liverpool in title tussle
Manchester City responded to momentarily losing top spot in the Premier League by returning to the summit courtesy of a 2-0 win at Burnley.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Burnley).
- 1': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Lennon with a cross.
- 4': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 5': Goal! Burnley 0, Manchester City 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 8': Attempt saved. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 10': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 10': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte with a headed pass following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Burnley).
- 13': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Wout Weghorst (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
- 16': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a corner.
- 24': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 24': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Goal! Burnley 0, Manchester City 2. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 26': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
- 26': Kevin Long (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kevin Long.
- 31': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dwight McNeil.
- 32': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
- 32': Kevin Long (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by João Cancelo.
- 35': Attempt missed. Kevin Long (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kevin Long.
- 39': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kevin Long.
- 41': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Burnley 0, Manchester City 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Burnley 0, Manchester City 2.
- 45': Substitution, Burnley. Maxwel Cornet replaces Dwight McNeil.
- 46': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Burnley).
- 46': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 48': Foul by Aaron Lennon (Burnley).
- 48': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 49': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 50': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 51': Attempt saved. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 55': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
- 55': Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Offside, Burnley. Josh Brownhill tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Kevin Long (Burnley).
- 57': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 59': Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
- 59': Offside, Burnley. Wout Weghorst tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
- 60': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 61': Offside, Burnley. Josh Brownhill tries a through ball, but Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
- 64': Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Phil Foden.
- 66': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 66': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Jack Cork.
- 72': Offside, Burnley. Ashley Westwood tries a through ball, but Jay Rodriguez is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt saved. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
- 75': Foul by Charlie Taylor (Burnley).
- 75': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 78': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 78': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 80': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
- 81': Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Wout Weghorst.
- 83': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 83': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 84': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 85': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 85': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Offside, Burnley. Ashley Westwood tries a through ball, but Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
- 89': Hand ball by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 90'+2': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Burnley 0, Manchester City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Burnley 0, Manchester City 2.
Statistics
 MNC |
BUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 76.7 | Possession | 23.3 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 693 | Accurate Passes | 159 |
| 778 | Passes | 235 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 47 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 7 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 5 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 20,388
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 20,388
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Burnley (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 5 | James Tarkowski |
| 28 | Kevin Long |
| 3 | Charlie Taylor |
| 14 | Connor Roberts |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 18 | Ashley Westwood |
| 4 | Jack Cork |
| 11 | Dwight McNeil |
| 17 | Aaron Lennon |
| 9 | Wout Weghorst  |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
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