Burnley 0-2 Man City: Jesus & Sterling net as City make it 13 wins in a row

Manchester City made it 13 wins in a row and 19 unbeaten as they strolled past Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor to go three points clear at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand.

Match Report

Gabriel Jesus gave City an early lead, heading home after Nick Pope had weakly parried Bernardo Silva's shot (3), and the title favourites got a two-goal cushion before the break as Raheem Sterling converted Ilkay Gundogan's fierce centre at close range (38).

Burnley had just two shots and Ederson didn't have to make a save in a comfortable City win, their ninth on the bounce in the Premier League ahead of their Sunday showdown at Liverpool, live on Sky Sports.

The result means City are the first Premier League side since Arsenal between March and August 2002 to win 13 consecutive matches in all competitions. Burnley sit 16th, but eight points clear of the drop zone.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

2' GOAL! Burnley 0-1 Man City (Jesus)

7' Mahrez's shot stopped by Pope

19' Sterling misses a great chance

37' GOAL! Burnley 0-2 Man City (Sterling)

40' Vydra's shot inches wide

41' Cancelo's shot too straight

47' Gundogan's long shot over the bar

49' CLOSE! Sterling misses a one-on-one chance

56' OFFSIDE! Mahrez’s goal disallowed

63' Vydra's shot over the bar

70' Jesus goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!

Line-ups

Burnley XI: Pieters, Jay Rodriguez, Cork, Gudmundsson, Westwood, Vydra, Lowton, Mee, Tarkowski, Pope, McNeil

Subs: Bardsley, Stephens, Kevin Long, Peacock-Farrell, R. Nartey, Dunne, J. Mumbongo, J. Benson, Driscoll-Glennon

Man City XI: Gundogan, Mahrez, Sterling, Cancelo, Laporte, Stones, Ederson, Ruben Dias, Bernardo, Jesus, Rodri

Subs: Fernandinho, Walker, Mendy, Zinchenko, Z. Steffen, Ferran Torres, Foden, C. Gomes, Eric Garcia