MANCHESTER. Manchester City obliterates Burnley 6-0 with goals of Erling Haaland (32′), Erling Haaland (35′), Erling Haaland (59′), Julián Álvarez (62′), Cole Palmer (68′) and Julián Álvarez (73′). Manchester City capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks who was helped by Darren Cann and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 20 Total 6
- 10 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 129 Attack 52
- 58 Dangerous attack 25
- 97 Ball safe 80
- 12 Free Kicks 9
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Manchester City had a strong ball possession 58% while Burnley was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 20 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Burnley shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Burnley received 1 yellow card (A. Barnes).
Match Timeline
Standings
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Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
63'
62', 73'
Manchester City started with a 3-2-4-1 line-up (3-2-4-1).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Stefan Ortega , Kyle Walker , Rúben Dias , Aymeric Laporte , Rodri , Rico Lewis , Riyad Mahrez , Kevin De Bruyne , Julián Álvarez , Phil Foden and Erling Haaland .
The home team had on the bench: Jack Grealish, Cole Palmer , Manuel Akanji , Kalvin Phillips , John Stones, İlkay Gündoğan, Sergio Gómez , Ederson Santana de Moraes and Nathan Aké.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 5 changes: Rúben Dias for Manuel Akanji (63′), Erling Haaland for Cole Palmer (63′), Rico Lewis for Sergio Gómez (66′), Rodri for Kalvin Phillips (66′) and Kevin De Bruyne for Jack Grealish (89′).
Best player: Julián Álvarez
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Julián Álvarez.
His rating is with 2 goals, 34 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Burnley – Formation
Burnley
90'Burnley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Vincent Kompany played with: Bailey Peacock-Farrell , Connor Roberts , Ameen Al-Dakhil , Jordan Beyer , Ian Maatsen , Josh Cullen , Jóhann Guðmundsson , Nathan Tella , Vitinho , Anass Zaroury and Lyle Foster .
They had on the bench: Manuel Benson Hedilazio, Arijanet Murić, Samuel Bastien , Scott Twine, Charlie Taylor , İbrahim Halil Dervişoğlu, Michael Obafemi , Ashley Barnes and Jack Cork .
Substitutions
Burnley made 5 changes: Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson for Jack Cork (46′), Lyle Foster for Ashley Barnes (46′), Nathan Tella for Michael Obafemi (64′), I. Maatsen for Charlie Taylor (77′) and Vitinho for Samuel Bastien (77′).
Best player: Samuel Bastien
The player that probably impressed the most for Burnley was Samuel Bastien.
His rating is with 5 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 77′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the FA Cup.
