English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 2, 2022
Manchester City WWDDW 2
–
Burnley WDLLL 0
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MNC202
BUR000
Turf Moor · 20,388 att.

Match Report

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Manchester 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

BUR · 4-5-1

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 5James TarkowskiCD-L
  3. 28Kevin LongCD-R
  4. 3Charlie TaylorLB
  5. 14Connor RobertsRB
  6. 8Josh BrownhillCM-L
  7. 18Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  8. 4Jack CorkAM
  9. 11Dwight McNeilLM
  10. 17Aaron LennonRM
  11. 9Wout WeghorstF

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 6Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-R
  4. 27João CanceloLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 16RodriCM
  7. 8Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 17Kevin De BruyneRM
  9. 47Phil FodenF
  10. 10Jack GrealishLF
  11. 7Raheem SterlingRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 13' Wout Weghorst (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 45' Substitution, Burnley. Maxwel Cornet replaces Dwight McNeil.
  5. 64' Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Phil Foden.
  6. 71' Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Jack Cork.
  7. 78' Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  8. 81' Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Wout Weghorst.

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