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.
2020/2021 Premier League
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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