Manchester City prevails over Burnley 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester City overcomes Burnley 3-1.

February 1, 2024

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MANCHESTER. Manchester City defeats Burnley 3-1. Manchester City was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Julián Álvarez (16′), Julián Álvarez (22′) and Rodri (46′). Burnley reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 3′) by Ameen Al-Dakhil, but there was not much to do for them. Manchester City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (74%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Barrott with the support of Simon Bennett and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.89 degrees Celsius or 44.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.

Match Statistics

Manchester City

3 - 1

Burnley

! 74 Ball Possession 26

Shots

14 Total 8
5 On Target 3
4 Off Target 3
6 Shots blocked 2

130 Attack 65
70 Dangerous attack 22
72 Ball safe 51

16 Free Kicks 6
0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 3
3 Off Sides 3

Fouls

2 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City had a strong ball possession 74% while Burnley was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.

Manchester City shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Burnley shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (Jeremy Doku and Ederson). Regarding the opposition, Burnley received 2 yellow cards (Connor Roberts and Hjalmar Ekdal).

Match Timeline

Julián Álvarez(goal)Matheus Nunes

16'

21'

Hjalmar Ekdal- Yellow

Julián Álvarez(goal)Kevin De Bruyne

22'

Rodri(goal)Phil Foden

46'

59'

David Fofana- sub ->Lyle Foster

59'

Aaron Ramsey- sub ->Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson

59'

Erling Haaland- sub ->Kevin De Bruyne

71'

75'

Ederson- Yellow

75'

76'

Jack Grealish- sub ->Phil Foden

77'

Jérémy Doku- Yellow

81'

86'

Sergio Gómez- sub ->Julián Álvarez

87'

Mateo Kovacic- sub ->Rodri

87'

90'

Ameen Al-Dakhil(goal)David Datro Fofana

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Manchester City has 46 points like Arsenal to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Burnley will stays with 12 points to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away with Brentford on the 3rd of February with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

Burnley will host Fulham on the 3rd of February with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Burnley (2 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City

Ederson 31.Brazil

7.0

75'

John Stones 5.England

7.3

Rico Lewis 82.England

7.0

Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands

6.7

Josko Gvardiol 24.Croatia

7.5

Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium

8.2

71'

Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal

7.8

Jérémy Doku 11.Belgium

7.5

81'

Rodri 16.Spain

8.1

87'

46'

Phil Foden 47.England

7.1

77'

Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina

8.4

87'

16', 22'

Substitutes

Stefan Ortega 18.Germany

Kyle Walker 2.England

Rúben Dias 3.Portugal

Jack Grealish 10.England

6.4

77'

Sergio Gómez 21.Spain

6.6

87'

Oscar Bobb 52.Norway

Mateo Kovacic 8.Croatia

6.4

87'

Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal

Erling Haaland 9.Norway

7.0

71'

Manchester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson (7.0), Rico Lewis (7.0), John Stones (7.3), Nathan Aké (6.7), Joško Gvardiol (7.5), Rodri (8.1), Matheus Nunes (7.8), Phil Foden (7.1), Kevin De Bruyne (8.2), Jeremy Doku (7.5) and Julián Álvarez (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias, Mateo Kovačić (6.4), Bernardo Silva, Erling Haaland (7.0), Jack Grealish (6.4), Stefan Ortega, Sergio Gómez (6.6) and Oscar Bobb.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 4 changes: Phil Foden for Jack Grealish (77′), Kevin De Bruyne for Erling Haaland (71′), Julián Álvarez for Sergio Gómez (87′) and Rodri for Mateo Kovačić (87′).

Player of the match: Julián Álvarez

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Julián Álvarez.

His rating is 8.4 with 2 goals, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 3 crosses.

Burnley – Formation

Burnley

James Trafford 1.England

6.3

Dara O'Shea 2.Republic of Ireland

6.8

Hjalmar Ekdal 18.Sweden

6.4

86'

21'

Vitinho 22.Brazil

6.1

Ameen Al-Dakhil 28.Belgium

7.5

90'

Sander Berge 16.Norway

7.0

Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson 7.Iceland

6.8

59'

Josh Brownhill 8.England

7.3

Wilson Odobert 47.France

6.4

76'

Lyle Foster 17.South Africa

6.4

59'

Zeki Amdouni 25.Switzerland

6.0

59'

Substitutes

Arijanet Muric 49.Kosovo

Connor Roberts 14.Wales

6.4

59'

75'

Jack Cork 4.England

Aaron Ramsey 21.England

6.7

59'

Han-Noah Massengo 42.France

6.4

86'

Josh Cullen 24.Republic of Ireland

Anass Zaroury 19.Morocco

6.7

76'

David Fofana 23.Ivory Coast

7.0

59'

Jacob Bruun Larsen 34.Denmark

Burnley started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Vincent Kompany played with: James Trafford (6.3), Vitinho (6.1), Dara O’Shea (6.8), Hjalmar Ekdal (6.4), Ameen Al-Dakhil (7.5), Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson (6.8), Sander Berge (7.0), Josh Brownhill (7.3), Wilson Odobert (6.4), Lyle Foster (6.4) and Zeki Amdouni (6.0).

These were the players on the bench: Josh Cullen, Jack Cork, Connor Roberts (6.4), Anass Zaroury (6.7), Aaron Ramsey (6.7), David Datro Fofana (7.0), Jacob Bruun Larsen, Han-Noah Massengo (6.4) and Arijanet Muric.

Substitutions

Burnley made 5 changes: Wilson Odobert for Anass Zaroury (76′), Lyle Foster for David Datro Fofana (59′), Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson for Aaron Ramsey (59′), Zeki Amdouni for Connor Roberts (59′) and Hjalmar Ekdal for Han-Noah Massengo (86′).