English Premier League

FT Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Burnley WLLLD 1
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Manchester City WWWWW 3
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BUR011
MNC213
Etihad Stadium · 53,099 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:06 Pep pleased to see Haaland and Alvarez playing together again Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 6Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 5John StonesCD-R
  4. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 82Rico LewisRB
  6. 17Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 27Matheus NunesLM
  8. 16RodriRM
  9. 19Julián ÁlvarezF
  10. 11Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 47Phil FodenAM-R

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 18Hjalmar EkdalCD-L
  3. 2Dara O'SheaCD-R
  4. 28Ameen Al DakhilLB
  5. 22VitinhoRB
  6. 8Josh BrownhillCM-L
  7. 16Sander BergeCM-R
  8. 47Wilson OdobertLM
  9. 7Jóhann GudmundssonRM
  10. 25Zeki AmdouniCF-L
  11. 17Lyle FosterCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 21' Hjalmar Ekdal (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 59' Substitution, Burnley. Aaron Ramsey replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
  6. 59' Substitution, Burnley. Connor Roberts replaces Zeki Amdouni.
  7. 59' Substitution, Burnley. David Datro Fofana replaces Lyle Foster.
  8. 71' Substitution, Manchester City. Erling Haaland replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  9. 75' Connor Roberts (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 75' Ederson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 76' Substitution, Burnley. Anass Zaroury replaces Wilson Odobert.
  12. 76' Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Phil Foden.
  13. 81' Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 86' Substitution, Burnley. Han-Noah Massengo replaces Hjalmar Ekdal.
  15. 87' Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Rodri.
  16. 87' Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Julián Álvarez.
  17. 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.

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