Burnley vs Manchester City – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Sreya

Burnley vs Manchester City – Burnley hosts Manchester City at the Turf Moor on 3rd February, Saturday in a crucial English Premier League fixture.

In spite of having an excellent first half of the domestic season, Burnley have not won any of their previous eight league games and are now placed seventh in the league standings with thirty-five points.

Manchester City have all but secured the Premier League title with sixty-eight points after twenty-five games. Pep Guardiola’s side has bounced back from their surprise loss to Liverpool with two consecutive wins against Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion. Manchester City have struggled with injuries in the last few weeks, but are still strong enough to see off Burnley.

Team News

Robbie Brady, Jonathan Walters, Dean Marney and Steven Defour are sidelined through injuries for the home side while Stephen Ward, Tom Heaton and Chris Wood are yet to regain match fitness.

Manchester City will be without the injured Benjamin Mendy, Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden, Leroy Sane and Fabian Delph while John Stones will face a late fitness test.

Burnley Possible Starting Lineup: Nick Pope, Phil Bardsley, Kevin Long, Ben Mee, Charlie Taylor, Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Jack Cork, Ashley Westwood, Aaron Lennon, Jeff Hendrick, Ashley Barnes.

Manchester City Possible Starting Lineup: Ederson, Kyle Walker, Vincent Kompany, Nicolas Otamendi, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Kevin de Bruyne, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan, David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Burnley vs Manchester City H2H Stats, Manchester City have won four and lost one of their previous five games against Burnley.

Manchester City have scored at least 2 goals in nine of their last ten matches against Burnley in all competitions and with Burnley failing to win any of their previous three home matches in the English Premier League, an easy win for the league leaders is on the cards.

A 2-0 win for Manchester City is the most probable outcome.