Man City vs Burnley 2021-22 English Premier League
Silva, De Bruyne score for City in 2-0 EPL win over Burnley
— Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne scored as Manchester City claimed a hard-fought 2-0 win over Burnley in the English Premier League on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 12': Goal! Manchester City 1, Burnley 0. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+3': Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Maxwel Cornet.
- 70': Goal! Manchester City 2, Burnley 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 72': Substitution, Burnley. Jóhann Gudmundsson replaces Jack Cork.
- 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces Aymeric Laporte.
- 82': Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Chris Wood.
- 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Bernardo Silva.
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,711
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +26 | Arsenal | 20 | 48 | 2 |
| +26 | Manchester City | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +9 | Aston Villa | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +4 | Liverpool | 20 | 34 | 6 |
Statistics
 BUR |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 29.4 | Possession | 70.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 228 | Accurate Passes | 687 |
| 318 | Passes | 768 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 22 | Clearances | 9 |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Zack Steffen (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte  |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez |
Burnley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 5 | James Tarkowski |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 23 | Erik Pieters |
| 2 | Matthew Lowton |
| 4 | Jack Cork |
| 18 | Ashley Westwood |
| 11 | Dwight McNeil |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 9 | Chris Wood |
| 20 | Maxwel Cornet |
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