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Man City will be looking to rack up the goals and take control of the title race

Manchester City have the opportunity to go top of the Premier League table when they face relegation-threatened Burnley this week.

It has been a fine response from Man City since being eliminated from the Champions League and the successive draws with Nottingham Forest and West Ham which threatened to derail their title bid.

Victory over Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final was followed up with emphatic wins over Liverpool - in the FA Cup - and Chelsea before beating the Gunners again to blow the title race wide open.

Pep Guardiola’s side now trail the league leaders by three points, but will go top by beating Burnley by virtue of having scored more goals than Arsenal.

As the title race could be decided by goal difference, the onus is on Man City to win by a large margin and facing a Burnley side without a win since February offers a great chance to do just that.

This fixture has been brought forward due to Man City’s FA Cup semi-final involvement at the weekend, and there is a scenario where the Clarets’ relegation from the Premier League is confirmed.

Burnley vs Man City is scheduled for a 8pm BST kick-off on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

The match will take place at Turf Moor.

Where to watch Burnley vs Man City

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports. Coverage starts at 7pm BST on Sky Sports Main Event.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.

Burnley are expected to be without Josh Cullen, Connor Roberts, Hannibal Mejbri, Zeki Amdouni and Jordan Beyer for the visit of the title-chaser.

Former Manchester United defender Alex Tuanzebe, though, could be available for selection having not featured since sustaining an Achilles tendon injury while on international duty with DR Congo.

Man City, meanwhile, are sweating over the fitness of Rodri after he was forced off late on against Arsenal with an apparent groin issue.

Phil Foden, Omar Marmoush and Tijjani Reijnders are also pushing for starts as Guardiola could be tempted to name an attacking line-up with the view of scoring a hatful of goals.

Ruben Dias remains a doubt but the Burnley game is likely to come too soon for Josko Gvardiol to be involved.

Doubt: Rodri

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Burnley vs Man City prediction

Man City are in the groove right now and are heavy favourites to continue their winning run against Burnley.

The Clarets, at this point, are resigned to relegation back to the Championship and we expect this game to mirror an attack vs defence exercise in training.

City have the bit between their teeth and will be out to send another message to Arsenal in the title race with a statement win.

Man City to win, 4-0.

Since a surprise 1-1 draw in February 2018, Man City have won each of the last 14 meetings against Burnley in all competitions.

Burnley wins: 30

Man City wins: 58

Draws: 25

Burnley to win: 14/1

Man City to win: 1/7