Burnley v Manchester City, 22 April 2026

Score1-0 to Manchester City
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueTurf Moor
Attendance21,259

View Burnley v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 20 Burnley won: 1 Drawn: 3 Manchester City won: 16 Burnley scored: 13 Manchester City scored: 57 . Manchester City had now won the last 12 meetings in the Premier League which is Burnley’s longest-ever run of defeats against the same opposing team in their league history.

0 Burnley

Manager: Scott Parker

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Goals:

Erling Haaland 5 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Hjalmar Ekdal
Defender Maxime Estève
Defender Quilindschy Hartman
Defender Bashir Humphreys
Defender Kyle Walker
Midfielder Josh Laurent
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Jaidon Anthony
Midfielder/Forward Zian Flemming
Midfielder/Forward Loum Tchaouna

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
Marc Guéhi Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender
Rayan Aït Nouri Defender/Midfielder
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Rayan Cherki Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward
Antoine Semenyo Forward

Substitutions:

Lyle Foster for Loum Tchaouna 72
Armando Broja for Zian Flemming 82
Florentino Luís for Bashir Humphreys 82
Marcus Edwards for Josh Laurent 87
Mike Trésor for Jaidon Anthony 87

Substitutions:

Nico González for Rayan Aït Nouri 65
Sávio for Antoine Semenyo 65

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Max Weiss
Defender Lucas Pires
Defender Joe Worrall
Midfielder Marcus Edwards
Midfielder Florentino Luís
Midfielder Mike Trésor
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Forward Armando Broja
Forward Lyle Foster

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

League position: 19th . This defeat confirmed Burnley's relegation to the League Championship. This proved to be manager Scott Parker's last game in charge as he left his position by mutual consent on 30 April 2026. His record with the club in all competitions was played 88, won 36, lost 28 (win % 40.9). . The Clarets were now without a win in 13 consecutive home games in a league season for the first time. . They had now lost seven of their ten games in the Premier League played in midweek since October 2023 (won one).

Comments:

League position: 1st . With this victory, Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League table for the first time since 21 August 2025. . City were now unbeaten in their last 36 games in the Premier League against teams in the relegation zone since September 2019 (won 32). . The Citizens were now unbeaten in their 30 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams since April 2021 (won 27).

0 Burnley

Manager: Scott Parker

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Hjalmar Ekdal
Defender Maxime Estève
Defender Quilindschy Hartman
Defender Bashir Humphreys
Defender Kyle Walker
Midfielder Josh Laurent
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Jaidon Anthony
Midfielder/Forward Zian Flemming
Midfielder/Forward Loum Tchaouna

Substitutions:

Lyle Foster for Loum Tchaouna 72
Armando Broja for Zian Flemming 82
Florentino Luís for Bashir Humphreys 82
Marcus Edwards for Josh Laurent 87
Mike Trésor for Jaidon Anthony 87

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Max Weiss
Defender Lucas Pires
Defender Joe Worrall
Midfielder Marcus Edwards
Midfielder Florentino Luís
Midfielder Mike Trésor
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Forward Armando Broja
Forward Lyle Foster

Comments:

League position: 19th . This defeat confirmed Burnley's relegation to the League Championship. This proved to be manager Scott Parker's last game in charge as he left his position by mutual consent on 30 April 2026. His record with the club in all competitions was played 88, won 36, lost 28 (win % 40.9). . The Clarets were now without a win in 13 consecutive home games in a league season for the first time. . They had now lost seven of their ten games in the Premier League played in midweek since October 2023 (won one).

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Erling Haaland 5 G

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
Marc Guéhi Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender
Rayan Aït Nouri Defender/Midfielder
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Rayan Cherki Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward
Antoine Semenyo Forward

Substitutions:

Nico González for Rayan Aït Nouri 65
Sávio for Antoine Semenyo 65

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

League position: 1st . With this victory, Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League table for the first time since 21 August 2025. . City were now unbeaten in their last 36 games in the Premier League against teams in the relegation zone since September 2019 (won 32). . The Citizens were now unbeaten in their 30 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams since April 2021 (won 27).