Manchester City will hope to get back to winning ways as they travel to Turf Moor to take on Burnley in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
In a chaotic game at Etihad Stadium this weekend in the Premier League, Manchester City were the victims of a 5-2 thrashing at the hands of Leicester City in a game that saw Jamie Vardy bag a hat-trick.
Burnley have had a somewhat rollercoaster of a start to the season, winning both their games in the Carabao Cup while losing both their games in the league.
When is the Match between Burnley and Manchester City ?
The match will take place at the Turf Moor on Wednesday as Manc City will be looking to bounce back.
Kick Off Time
The match will start 7:00 PM BST. It will be played behind closed door due to the current guidelines regarding Covid-19.
Team News
Burnley
Sean Dyche will have to cater to several absentees ahead of their Round 4 fixture. This list includes James Tarkowski, who continues to be linked with a move away from the club. The Englishman will undergo a late fitness test to determine his availability for the game.
Robbie Brady and Jay Rodriguez have returned to training, but this game is expected to be too soon for them, while Ben Mee, Jack Cork, and Johann Berg Gudmundsson are still sidelined. Ashley Barnes’ will go through a late fitness test to determine his involvement.
Predicted Lineup (4-4-2): Peacock-Farrell; Lowton, Long, Dunne, Taylor; Pieters, Benson, Brownhill, McNeil; Wood, Vydra
Manchester City
Much like their opponents, Pep Guardiola has a lot of injuries he has to deal with. The primary one being the lack of a first-team striker with both Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero out till mid-October. Ilkay Gundogan is in isolation after testing positive for Coronavirus, while Joao Cancelo and Bernardo Silva are sidelined as well.
Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Steffen; Walker, Hardwood-Bellis, Laporte, Zinchenko; Doyle, Rodri; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Torres; Delap
Burnley vs Manchester City Head-to-Head
Burnley and Manchester City have gone head-to-head on 34 occasions, though more than half of their encounters have taken place in the previous century. As one would expect, the Cityzens dominate the head-to-head record, having won 22 of these meetings.
Burnley have only managed four wins against City, with all but one of these victories coming before 1975. Their last win against Pep Guardiola’s side came during the 2014-15 campaign, a 1-0 win at Turf Moor.
In their most recent encounter, City thrashed Burnley 5-0 at the Etihad back in June and have scored four or more goals in five of their last seven fixtures against them.
Key Stats
Manchester City are unbeaten against Burnley in their last ten meetings, with the last loss coming in March 2015 as George Boyd scored the only goal of the game.
City have scored 20 goals in the last five meetings against Burnley while conceding just one goal.
Manchester City and Burnley have met just twice in the League Cup, back in 1999. The Cityzens prevailed in both the encounters.
Pep Guardiola is unbeaten against Sean Dyche in their ten meet-ups across all competitions, winning nine of those encounters (D1).
Manchester City have lost just one of their last 11 fixtures at Turf Moor in all competitions (W8 D2).
