Man City vs Burnley

31 January 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Samuel Barrott

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Julián Álvarez 16’, 22’
  • Rodri 46’
  • Ameen Al Dakhil 90+3’

Match summary

Man City beat Burnley 3-1. Man City led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Julián Álvarez put Man City ahead with a header in the 16th minute, set up by Matheus Nunes and Álvarez made it 2-0 in the 22nd minute, set up by Kevin De Bruyne. In the second half, Rodri made it 3-0 in the 46th minute, set up by Phil Foden and Ameen Al Dakhil pulled one back to make it 3-1 in stoppage time, set up by David Datro Fofana.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 1.85 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Burnley's 1.49 from 8.

Match stats

Man City Burnley
14 Shots 8
4 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.85 xG 1.49
1.85 Non-penalty xG 1.49
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Man City Burnley
Kick-off
Julián Álvarez
Assist: Matheus Nunes1-0 (Man City)
16’
Julián Álvarez
Assist: Kevin De Bruyne2-0 (Man City)
22’
Half-time2-0
Rodri
Assist: Phil Foden3-0 (Man City)
46’
90+3’
Ameen Al Dakhil
Assist: David Datro Fofana3-1 (Burnley)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man City
  • Ederson
  • Jéremy Doku
Burnley
  • Hjalmar Ekdal
  • Connor Roberts

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.85 1.49 16’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), 1-0 16’ 22’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), 2-0 22’ 46’ Rodri (Man City), 3-0 46’ 90+3’ Ameen Al Dakhil (Burnley), 3-1 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.85 1.49 16’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), 1-0 Álvarez 16’ 22’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), 2-0 Álvarez 22’ 46’ Rodri (Man City), 3-0 Rodri 46’ 90+3’ Ameen Al Dakhil (Burnley), 3-1 Al Dakhil 90+3’
Man City 1.85 xGBurnley 1.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Burnley attacking Man City attacking 
90+3’ Ameen Al Dakhil (Burnley), open play, 0.87 xG, goal 16’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 22’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), set piece, 0.48 xG, goal 52’ Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 13’ Wilson Odobert (Burnley), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 85’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 35’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 26’ Sander Berge (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Matheus Nunes (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 85’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Matheus Nunes (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Lyle Foster (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Hjalmar Ekdal (Burnley), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 18’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Ameen Al Dakhil (Burnley), open play, 0.87 xG, goal 16’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 22’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), set piece, 0.48 xG, goal 52’ Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 13’ Wilson Odobert (Burnley), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 85’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 35’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 26’ Sander Berge (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Matheus Nunes (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 85’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ Josko Gvardiol (Man City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Matheus Nunes (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Phil Foden (Man City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Lyle Foster (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Hjalmar Ekdal (Burnley), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 18’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
Rico Lewis DEF900 0.000.000
Nathan Aké DEF900 0.000.000
John Stones DEF900 0.000.000
Josko Gvardiol DEF902 0.160.000
Matheus Nunes MID9012 0.130.814
Rodri MID8911 0.100.071
Phil Foden MID7912 0.100.101
Kevin De Bruyne MID7313 0.110.481
Jéremy Doku MID900 0.000.174
Julián Álvarez FWD8922 1.080.000
Erling Haaland Sub172 0.180.000
Jack Grealish Sub110 0.000.000
Mateo Kovacic Sub10 0.000.000
Sergio Gómez Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 87% Avg odds 1.11
Draw 9% Avg odds 10.59
Burnley win 4% Avg odds 22.43

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Man City WDWWW
Burnley LWLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Burnley 0-3 Man City, 11 Aug 23 Next meeting: Man City 5-1 Burnley, 27 Sep 25  All Man City vs Burnley meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.