Match Report
The table gap was wide: 56 points between Manchester City (2nd, 78 pts) and Burnley (19th, 22 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Burnley 1 scored and 1.97 conceded per game, Manchester City 2.03 and 0.92, with the league averaging 1.38.
Defeat had followed defeat for Burnley — three in succession. Manchester City had won four straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Burnley held 1 points of 15 and Manchester City 12.
23 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Burnley 1, draws 3, Manchester City 19, at 3.83 goals per meeting. 74% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Turf Moor staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,546. Manchester City led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Manchester City: Erling Haaland (5')
Key stats
Possession: Burnley 35% · Manchester City 65% · Total shots: 9-28 · On target: 1-9 · Corners: 3-11