English Premier League

Manchester City vs Burnley, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Manchester City
  • 12': Bernardo Silva
  • 70': Kevin De Bruyne
FT
2 - 0
Burnley

    Silva, De Bruyne score for City in 2-0 EPL win over Burnley

    — Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne scored as Manchester City claimed a hard-fought 2-0 win over Burnley in the English Premier League on Saturday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
    • 3': Matthew Lowton (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo.
    • 6': Chris Wood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by John Stones (Manchester City).
    • 10': Offside, Burnley. Matthew Lowton tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 12': Goal! Manchester City 1, Burnley 0. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 15': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 15': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a through ball.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
    • 27': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
    • 27': Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 39': Foul by Erik Pieters (Burnley).
    • 39': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 45': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by João Cancelo.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Nathan Collins (Burnley).
    • 45'+1': John Stones (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City).
    • 45'+3': Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Bernardo Silva.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Burnley 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Burnley 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 50': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 52': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
    • 52': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Offside, Burnley. Nick Pope tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
    • 55': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
    • 56': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
    • 56': Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Maxwel Cornet.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
    • 58': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ashley Westwood.
    • 59': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Lowton with a cross.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
    • 63': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
    • 70': Goal! Manchester City 2, Burnley 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 72': Substitution, Burnley. Jóhann Gudmundsson replaces Jack Cork.
    • 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces Aymeric Laporte.
    • 74': Offside, Burnley. Erik Pieters tries a through ball, but Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
    • 76': Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
    • 78': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
    • 78': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Hand ball by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
    • 79': Chris Wood (Burnley) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nathan Collins with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 80': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
    • 80': Nathan Collins (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
    • 81': Nathan Collins (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Chris Wood.
    • 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 85': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
    • 85': John Stones (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
    • 85': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
    • 87': Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
    • 87': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Bernardo Silva.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Burnley 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Burnley 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 11
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 2
    29.4 Possession 70.6
    7 SHOTS 15
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    228 Accurate Passes 687
    318 Passes 768
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    12 Crosses 24
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    77 Long Balls 60
    34 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    13 Effective Tackles 6
    17 Tackles 11
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    10 Interceptions 10
    22 Effective Clearances 9
    22 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Etihad Stadium
    Location: Manchester, England
    Attendance: 52,711

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 2 +6 6
    2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 +5 6
    3 Liverpool 2 +3 6
    4 Chelsea 2 +4 4
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Zack Steffen (GK)
    14 Aymeric Laporte Yellow Card
    5 John Stones
    6 Nathan Aké
    27 João Cancelo
    16 Rodri
    17 Kevin De Bruyne
    20 Bernardo Silva
    7 Raheem Sterling
    47 Phil Foden
    26 Riyad Mahrez
    Manchester City Substitutes:
    Fernandinho, Cieran Slicker, Rúben Dias, Kyle Walker, Cole Palmer, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Scott Carson, Jack Grealish, Ilkay Gündogan.

    BUR Burnley (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Nick Pope (GK)
    5 James Tarkowski
    22 Nathan Collins
    23 Erik Pieters
    2 Matthew Lowton
    4 Jack Cork
    18 Ashley Westwood
    11 Dwight McNeil
    8 Josh Brownhill
    9 Chris Wood
    20 Maxwel Cornet
    Burnley Substitutes:
    Will Norris, Wayne Hennessey, Aaron Lennon, Ashley Barnes, Kevin Long, Jóhann Gudmundsson, Jay Rodríguez, Connor Roberts, Phil Bardsley.

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