Manchester City vs Burnley, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Birthday boy Álvarez scores brace in Man City win over Burnley
Julian Alvarez celebrated his 24th birthday with two goals as Manchester City cruised to a 3-1 win over relegation-threatened Burnley at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday to climb to second in the Premier League table.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Delay in match because of an injury Vitinho (Burnley).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 5': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Sander Berge (Burnley).
- 6': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Josh Brownhill.
- 9': Foul by Sander Berge (Burnley).
- 9': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Wilson Odobert (Burnley) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Josh Brownhill with a through ball.
- 13': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by John Stones.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 16': Goal! Manchester City 1, Burnley 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 19': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 19': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Hjalmar Ekdal (Burnley).
- 21': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Hjalmar Ekdal (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Goal! Manchester City 2, Burnley 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 23': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Rico Lewis.
- 26': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 26': Attempt missed. Sander Berge (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Brownhill with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Attempt saved. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodri.
- 29': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Burnley).
- 29': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Offside, Burnley. Lyle Foster is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 30': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ameen Al Dakhil.
- 35': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 37': Foul by Vitinho (Burnley).
- 37': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Offside, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes is caught offside.
- 39': Offside, Burnley. Zeki Amdouni is caught offside.
- 40': Offside, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt missed. Lyle Foster (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 45': Foul by Sander Berge (Burnley).
- 45': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Burnley 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Burnley 0.
- 46': Goal! Manchester City 3, Burnley 0. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
- 49': Foul by Sander Berge (Burnley).
- 49': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 51': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson with a through ball.
- 54': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Sander Berge.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 55': Foul by Vitinho (Burnley).
- 55': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Substitution, Burnley. Aaron Ramsey replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 59': Substitution, Burnley. Connor Roberts replaces Zeki Amdouni.
- 59': Substitution, Burnley. David Datro Fofana replaces Lyle Foster.
- 64': Attempt saved. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sander Berge.
- 70': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Erling Haaland replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 72': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Vitinho.
- 73': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 74': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Burnley).
- 74': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Connor Roberts (Burnley).
- 74': John Stones (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Delay in match (Manchester City).
- 75': Connor Roberts (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Ederson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Substitution, Burnley. Anass Zaroury replaces Wilson Odobert.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Phil Foden.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Offside, Burnley. David Datro Fofana is caught offside.
- 78': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 78': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Anass Zaroury (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 81': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt saved. Hjalmar Ekdal (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 82': Foul by David Datro Fofana (Burnley).
- 82': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a cross.
- 85': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 85': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Trafford.
- 85': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
- 86': Substitution, Burnley. Han-Noah Massengo replaces Hjalmar Ekdal.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Rodri.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Julián Álvarez.
- 90'+2': Offside, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Goal! Manchester City 3, Burnley 1. Ameen Al Dakhil (Burnley) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Datro Fofana.
- 90'+4': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ameen Al Dakhil.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Burnley 1.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 3, Burnley 1.
Statistics
 BUR |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 25.9 | Possession | 74.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 199 | Accurate Passes | 717 |
| 270 | Passes | 795 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 8 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 19 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,099
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,099
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +57 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | +50 | 79 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 35 | +21 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK)  |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 82 | Rico Lewis |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
Burnley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Trafford (GK) |
| 18 | Hjalmar Ekdal |
| 2 | Dara O'Shea |
| 28 | Ameen Al Dakhil |
| 22 | Vitinho |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 16 | Sander Berge |
| 47 | Wilson Odobert |
| 7 | Jóhann Gudmundsson |
| 25 | Zeki Amdouni |
| 17 | Lyle Foster |
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