MANCHESTER. Manchester City had a surprising win over Burnley with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Silva (12′) and a goal from K. De (70′). Its vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin Atkinson with the help of Constantine Hatzidakis and Peter James Kirkup. The 4th official was Michael Salisbury. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 14 Total 7
- 7 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 115 Attack 98
- 85 Dangerous attack 31
- 98 Ball safe 99
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 71% while Burnley was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Burnley shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Manchester City received 1 yellow card (A. Laporte). On the opposite side, Burnley didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Manchester City will have 17 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Burnley will stay with 3 points like Newcastle United to stay in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away with Brighton & Hove Albion on the 23rd of October with a 8-1 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Burnley will play away agasint Southampton on the 23rd of October with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Southampton (8 draws).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
72'
45'
70'
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Zack Steffen , João Cancelo , John Stones , Aymeric Laporte , Nathan Aké , Bernardo Silva , Rodri , Kevin De Bruyne , Riyad Mahrez , Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden .
The home team had on the bench: İ. Gündoğan, C. Palmer, O. Zinchenko, S. Carson, C. Slicker, J. Grealish, Fernandinho , Rúben Dias and K. Walker.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 3 changes: A. Laporte for R. Dias (72′), K. De Bruyne for Fernandinho (84′) and B. Silva for C. Palmer (90′).
Best player: Bernardo Silva
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Bernardo Silva.
His rating is with 1 goal, 67 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Burnley – Formation
Burnley
Burnley started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
On the other side, Sean Dyche played with: Nick Pope , Matthew Lowton , Nathan Collins , James Tarkowski , Erik Pieters , Dwight McNeil , Josh Brownhill , Jack Cork , Ashley Westwood , Maxwel Cornet and Chris Wood .
They had on the bench: C. Roberts, W. Norris, Jóhann Guðmundsson , Jay Rodriguez , Ashley Barnes , A. Lennon, P. Bardsley, W. Hennessey and K. Long.
Substitutions
Burnley made 3 changes: M. Cornet for A. Barnes (56′), J. Cork for J. Gudmundsson (72′) and C. Wood for J. Rodriguez (82′).
Best player: Nathan Collins
The player that probably impressed the most for Burnley was Nathan Collins.
His rating is with 28 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Watford – Liverpool – 0-5
- Aston Villa – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2-3
- Leicester City – Manchester United – 4-2
- Manchester City – Burnley – 2-0
- Norwich City – Brighton & Hove Albion – 0-0
- Southampton – Leeds United – 1-0
- Brentford – Chelsea – 0-1
