Erling Braut Haaland fires City to the Premier League summit, Burnley suffer relegation | OneFootball

Manchester City claimed a narrow 1-0 victory at Burnley in the Premier League on Wednesday.

The hosts carved out the opening chance in the fourth minute. Jadon Anthony wriggled his way into the area and aimed for the bottom corner, but Gianluigi Donnarumma was equal to it.

Martin Dubravka was also forced into a sharp stop at the other end, getting a fingertip to Rayan Cherki’s strike to push it onto the crossbar.

Erling Braut Haaland opened the scoring. Jeremy Doku found the striker, and he dinked a composed finish beyond Dubravka.

Zian Flemming could’ve restored parity for the Clarets, but he dragged his effort wide.

City almost scored a second when Nico O’Reilly met Rayan Ait-Nouri’s corner, but Dubravka made the save.

Rayan Ait-Nouri was the next to test Dubravka, but he comfortably gathered his effort.

Antoine Semenyo went close to doubling the visitors’ advantage after the break, but he sliced his effort over the bar.

Haaland struck the post from the edge of the area as City continued to press. Doku and Savinho also spurned chances to score.

Bernardo Silva teed Nico Gonzalez up to strike from distance, but his effort nestled just wide.

O’Reilly squandered a glorious opportunity to seal the victory for City after he met Cherki’s inviting cross, but failed to hit the target.

Manchester City have leapfrogged Arsenal into top spot, while Burnley have been relegated to the Championship.