Burnley vs. Man City live score: Premier League result, updates, stats from Turf Moor

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Manchester City have their eyes on top spot in the Premier League when they travel to Burnley on Wednesday.

Pep Guardiola’s team beat leaders Arsenal 2-1 at the weekend to reduce the Gunners’ advantage at the summit to three points. 

Even a one-goal victory in this match, which has been brought forward due to City’s forthcoming FA Cup semifinal against Southampton on Saturday, will move the 10-time champion to the summit on goals scored.

Meanwhile, any defeat for Burnley will confirm their relegation to the Championship alongside bottom club Wolves, who had their fate mathematically sealed by West Ham’s 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace on Monday.

The Sporting News is following the Burnley vs. Manchester City match live, providing score updates and commentary

Burnley vs. Man City score

Venue: Turf Moor, Burnley
Referee: Andy Madley

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Starting lineups:

Burnley (5-4-1, right to left): 1. Martin Dubravka (GK) – 2. Kyle Walker, 18. Hjalmar Ekdal, 12. Bashir Humphreys, 5. Maxime Esteve, 3. Quilindschy Hartman – 17. Loum Tchaouna, 20. James Ward-Prowse, 29. Josh Laurent, 11. Jaidon Anthony – 19. Zian Flemming 

Man City (4-2-3-1, right to left): 25. Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) — 27. Matheus Nunes, 45. Abdukodir Khusanov, 15. Marc Guehi, 21. Rayan Ait-Nouri — 20. Bernardo Silva, 33. Nico O’Reilly — 42. Antoine Semenyo, 10. Rayan Cherki, 11. Jeremy Doku — 9. Erling Haaland

Burnley vs. Man City live updates, highlights, and commentary

1 hour before kickoff: Burnley boss Scott Parker has made three changes from the side that lost 4-1 to Nottingham Forest from 1-0 up. Bashir Humphreys, Loum Tchaouna and Josh Laurent come in for Florentino, Marcus Edwards and Lesley Ugochukwu, who all drop to the bench. It looks like a 5-4-1, meaning this might end up being a patience game for City.

1 hr 15 mins before kickoff: The teams are in and apparently I’ve cursed poor old Nico Gonzalez. He’s still on the bench, with Rayan Ait-Nouri coming at left-back and Nico O’Reilly shifting into the Rodri-less midfield. It’s easy to see the logic in selecting another attack-minded player in a match where City are likely to have the vast majority of possession. However, the pacey back three out of possession of Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov and Marc Guehi will have to be on their mettle when transitions arise.

Your City side to take on Burnley! 👊

XI | Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guéhi, Ait-Nouri, Bernardo (C), O’Reilly, Semenyo, Cherki, Doku, Haaland

SUBS | Trafford, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Kovacic, Nico, Savinho, Foden

🤝 @etihadpic.twitter.com/6WR2GtAgy6

— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 22, 2026

1 hr 30 mins before kickoff: Elsewhere in the Premier League this evening, Chelsea have sacked Liam Rosenior. Find out all the latest on that story HERE.

1 hr 40 mins before kickoff: Confirmed team news will be with us in about 20 minutes and the expected change for Manchester City will be at the base of the midfield. Nico Gonzalez has proved to be a very able deputy to Rodri this term, more so than last season when he seemingly struggled to gain Pep Guardiola’s trust following a hasty mid-season switch from Porto. Fifteen of Nico’s 22 Premier League appearances this season have come as a starter, although the most recent of those was in the 1-1 draw against Brighton in early January. It remains to be seen how this might have affected the former Barcelona player’s match rhythm.

2 hours before kickoff. Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Burnley vs. Manchester City in the Premier League. Any victory for City will move Pep Guardiola’s men to the top of the Premier League, while defeat will confirm Burnley’s relegation to the Championship.

Burnley vs. Man Citykick off time

The Burnley vs. Man City match kicks off in Burnley, UK at 8 p.m. local time.

Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:

Burnley vs. Man City match facts

• The two clubs have met on 95 previous occasions with City coming out on top 49 times to Burnley’s 26. 
• Burnley have not won any of the last 19 games, losing 11 straight — their longest against any opposition in their league history. 
• City have scored 5+ goals on five different ocasions against Burnley — no side has done so more times against another in Premier League history. 

Burnley vs. Man City team news

Burnley

• Despite the second-half collapse at Nottingham Forest, Scott Parker may name an unchanged lineup. 
• Former City captain Kyle Walker will be looking to lead the Clarets to the most unlikely of victories.

Man City

• The only downside of Sunday’s huge win over Arsenal was the sight of Rodri hobbling off with a groin issue. 
• Nico Gonzalez is likely to take his place in the lineup and start a league game for the first time since January. 
• Ruben Dias (hamstring) remains sidelined, meaning Abdukodir Khusanov and Marc Guehi are set to continue at centre-back.

Burnley vs. Man City live stream, TV channel

Here is how to watch the match in some of the world’s major regions: