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Man City vs Burnley LIVE: Team news, line-ups and more ahead of Premier League fixture tonight

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Monday 22 June 2020 21:45

Pep Guardiola’s side know defeat will hand Liverpool the chance to be crowned champions on Wednesday

Manchester City welcome Burnley to the Etihad Stadium this evening as Pep Guardiola’s side seek to extend Liverpool’s wait for the Premier League title.

City resumed their Premier League campaign with a dominant victory against Arsenal last Wednesday, but still face an anxious wait to see whether their Champions League ban will be upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. If City suffer defeat against the Clarets, they will hand Liverpool the chance to win their first title in 30 years against Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

For Burnley, there is still lingering hope of securing a spot in next season’s Europa League. Sean Dyche’s side resume their campaign with seven points separating them from sixth-placed Sheffield United but boast a game in hand over the Blades, and were unbeaten in their last five matches prior to the break.

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2020-06-22T20:45:29.236Z

Man City 5 – 0 Burnley

84 mins: Sane takes the free kick and drives it into the wall. Westwood comes away with the ball and is fouled. That eases the pressure on the Clarets. 


2020-06-22T20:44:36.803Z

Man City 5 – 0 Burnley

81 mins: Lowton almost plays McNeil in behind City’s defence. He sees the pass and delivers it but Brownhill gets in the way and deflects the pass to Ederson. 

Man City win a free kick about 25 yards from goal. 


2020-06-22T20:40:36.496Z

Man City 5 – 0 Burnley

78 mins: They all want a go. De Bruyne misses a shot before the ball comes back out to the left for City. Rodri gives it to David Silva who passes it to Foden. Foden gives it back to Silva so he can lay it off for Rodri to hits one and forces Pope into a save.

Phil Foden’s night comes to an end as Leroy Sane makes an appearance. 


2020-06-22T20:38:34.856Z

Man City 5 – 0 Burnley

75 mins: Pieters combines clearing his lines with a forward pass to Vydra however he’s no Fernandinho and Laporte is able to head the ball back to Ederson before any danger develops. 


2020-06-22T20:33:22.773Z

Man City 5 – 0 Burnley

72 mins: Rodri chips a pass over the top for David Silva to run on to but he gives up after the ball takes a skip away from him and heads out of play.

Leroy Sane is warming up on the sidelines. 


2020-06-22T20:29:35.660Z

Man City 5 – 0 Burnley

69 mins: De Bruyne goes for goal on the edge of the box. He collects the ball from the left wing and runs at Mee. Mee backs off and backs off again allowing De Bruyne space to get his shot away. He doesn’t catch it right and misses to the left. 

The second water break is taken. 


2020-06-22T20:27:41.873Z

Man City 5 – 0 Burnley

66 mins: This is turning into a rout for Burnley. Man City have enough time to score three maybe four more goals. 

Man City are just passing the ball around Burnley in midfield, it’s so easy for them. Foden slips the ball into the box for Jesus. Mee drops off him and Jesus is allowed to shoot but he misses.

GOAL!


2020-06-22T20:23:47.133Z

Man City 5 – 0 Burnley – Foden

63 mins: GOAL! Man City play the ball through midfield in two passes. Bernardo has the ball on the right side of the box, he passes it inside to Jesus who flicks it on to Foden at the back post. Foden slots it home for his second of the night. 

YELLOW CARD


2020-06-22T20:23:08.730Z

Man City 4 – 0 Burnley

60 mins: Cancelo picks up a yellow card as he makes a mistake. His pass to Otamendi is intercepted by Vydra and he storms towards the box. Cancelo chases him before bringing down the Burnley striker. 

McNeil takes the free kick and shoots but the shot is off target. 

SUBS


2020-06-22T20:21:32.020Z

Man City 4 – 0 Burnley

57 mins: Jesus makes a run into the box as Mahrez plays in a pass. Ben Mee is left scrambling to get back in time but he does so and stops the attack.

Jay Rodriguez is replaced by Erik Pieters for Burnley. Kevin De Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte come on for Man City replacing Riyad Mahrez and Fernandinho. 


2020-06-22T20:17:05.070Z

Man City 4 – 0 Burnley

54 mins: Sean Dyche can’t be happy with what he’s seeing. The goals have all come too easily for Man City, to set up a deep defence and then concede four goals inside of an hour is a catastrophe. 

GOAL!


2020-06-22T20:11:53.550Z

Man City 4 – 0 Burnley – David Silva

51 mins: GOAL! Man City win a corner as Foden’s shot is deflected out by Tarkowski. City play it short again and no Burnley player closes down the ball. Bernardo makes a run into the box from the right and Foden takes his time to pick him out. Bernardo then squares it acorss the six yard box and David Silva taps it in to give City a fourth. 


2020-06-22T20:09:21.553Z

Man City 3 – 0 Burnley

48 mins: Zinchenko goes for goal from outside the box. David Silva makes a run inside the area at the same time and the shot hits him and deflects out for a goal kick. Man City clearly want more goals.


2020-06-22T20:07:27.573Z

Man City 3 – 0 Burnley

Second half: The action continues at the Etihad with no further changes for either team. Can Burnley stem the flow of goals?


2020-06-22T20:05:59.226Z

Burnley have released an official statement condemning the actions of the racists who organised the banner:  


2020-06-22T19:59:37.910Z

It’s been an awful half for Burnley. Man City are a great team and they’ve shown Burnley up so far. The Clarets should come out all guns blazing for the second half, if they concede a couple more goals it doesn’t matter, they should go for broke.


2020-06-22T19:55:35.553Z

I’m sick of racists. Their idiocy is unbelievable. Stunts like this just show how these people completely miss the point of the Black Lives Matter movement and that they bring shame on the whole country:

 

HALF TIME


2020-06-22T19:51:47.230Z

Man City 3 – 0  Burnley

45+5 mins: The whistle goes to end the first 45 minutes. Burnley won’t want to go back out there after the break, they’ve had a tough first half. Man City lead by three goals to nothing. 


2020-06-22T19:50:10.080Z

Man City 3 – 0  Burnley

45+5 mins: Easy pickings for Man City, if they commit they could get a few more goals before this game is over. Ederson’s had one of the easiest games going. Someone get him a book or magazine, just to keep him busy in the second half. 

Aguero got injured in the tangle with Mee and he’s replaced by Gabriel Jesus. 

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