Match summary
Before kickoff, Manchester City (2nd, 67 pts) were 47 points ahead of Burnley (19th, 20 pts). Burnley had gone 8 matches without a win before this one. Manchester City won 19 of the 23 previous meetings on record.
Burnley vs Manchester City in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Manchester City moved from 2nd to 1st in the Premier League table with this result.Into first place. Table rebuilt from 330 results before kickoff and 332 after it (including 1 match played at the same time); 20 teams; 70 points after 33 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Burnley0W 1D 4L
BurnleyManchester City
1Pointsof 1512
2Goals scored12
11Goals conceded3
1Clean sheets3
1Scored in a row6
0Unbeaten in a row4
8Without a win0
3Conceded in a row1
Head to head23 meetings · Nov 2009 – Sep 2025
- Burnley wins
- 1
- Draws
- 3
- Manchester City wins
- 19
3.83goals per meeting
43%both teams scored
74%3+ goals
52%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBurnley 0W 0D 5L · 4.2 goals per game
Meetings
- Premier LeagueManchester City5-1Burnley
- Premier LeagueManchester City3-1Burnley
- Premier LeagueBurnley0-3Manchester City
- FA CupManchester City6-0Burnley
- Premier LeagueBurnley0-2Manchester City
Show all 23 meetings
- Premier LeagueManchester City2-0Burnley
- Premier LeagueBurnley0-2Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City5-0Burnley
- Carabao CupBurnley0-3Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City5-0Burnley
- Premier LeagueBurnley1-4Manchester City
- Premier LeagueBurnley0-1Manchester City
- FA CupManchester City5-0Burnley
- Premier LeagueManchester City5-0Burnley
- Premier LeagueBurnley1-1Manchester City
- FA CupManchester City4-1Burnley
- Premier LeagueManchester City3-0Burnley
- Premier LeagueManchester City2-1Burnley
- Premier LeagueBurnley1-2Manchester City
- Premier LeagueBurnley1-0Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City2-2Burnley
- Premier LeagueBurnley1-6Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City3-3Burnley
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 330 earlier results
BurnleyManchester City
#19Position#2
20Points33 v 32 games67
-33Goal difference+36
1.03Scored per gameleague avg 1.372.03
2.03Conceded per game0.91
#19Form table position#2
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
BurnleyManchester City
- Substitution · Burnley · Mike Tresor · InOut: Jaidon Anthony87'
- Substitution · Burnley · Marcus Edwards · InOut: Josh Laurent87'
- Substitution · Burnley · Florentino · InOut: Bashir Humphreys82'
- Substitution · Burnley · Armando Broja · InOut: Zian Flemming82'
- Substitution · Burnley · Lyle Foster · InOut: Loum Tchaouna72'
- 65'Substitution · Manchester City · Nico González · InOut: Rayan Aït-Nouri
- 65'Substitution · Manchester City · Savinho · InOut: Antoine Semenyo
- 5'Goal · Manchester City · Erling Haaland0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
BurnleyManchester City
35%Ball Possession65%
9Shots Total28
1Shots On Target9
3Corners11
10Fouls12
4Offsides1
8Saves1
356Passes689
4Shots Off Target9
67Attacks142
21Dangerous Attacks92
6Shots Inside Box19
3Shots Outside Box9
0Goals1
12Free Kicks14
4Shots Blocked10
5Substitutions2
0Hit Woodwork2
24Tackles11
0Assists1
281Accurate Passes620
1Injuries0
9Total Crosses12
2Accurate Crosses1
12Interceptions13
49Duels Won42
1Big Chances Created4
1Big Chances Missed3
Team Lineups
Lineups
5-4-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 42(68%) | - | - | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 41(87%) | 5 | 9/11 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 31(63%) | 10 | 12/16 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(89%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 41(83%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(71%) | 2 | 8/14 | |
| 6.8 | 87' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 21(85%) | 2 | 3/9 | |
| 6.7 | 18' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 1(100%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 6.6 | 82' | 0 | 0 | - | 47(83%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.6 | 72' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 16(75%) | - | 2/5 | |
| 6.6 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 6.5 | 82' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 8(88%) | - | 3/9 | |
| 6.5 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(60%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.5 | 87' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(92%) | 2 | 3/10 | |
| - | 3' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1/2 | |
| - | 3' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(50%) | - | 0/1 |
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