Burnley vs Manchester City English Premier League Predictions - Haaland goals to power City top of the table

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Struggling Burnley meet Man City in the English Premier League.
City are vying for the title while Burnley’s relegation will be sealed with a defeat.
Can City go top of the table by beating Burnley in their EPL clash on 22 April?

Man City's Erling Haaland leads the Golden Boot race again (Getty Images).

Burnley vs Manchester City Predictions

Burnley have lost their last three matches on the bounce and their last win was nine matches ago. Manchester City’s only defeats in their last 18 matches were against Real Madrid and they are flying high after winning their last four matches by a combined score of 11-1. I am backing Burnley to take a beating from City.

Burnley vs Manchester City Predictions
Head-to-Head
Burnley Form
Manchester City Form
Burnley vs Manchester City Team News & Squads

Burnley have lost their last 11 matches against City.
Burnley have just 1 win in their last 19 matches against City.
Burnley have gone 12 home matches without a win in the Premier League.
Man City’s Erling Haaland has scored 7 goals in 4 matches against Burnley, with 2 goals coming in their meeting earlier in the season.
Man City have won the most points away from home in the Premier League since December.
Man City have scored 5 or more goals against Burnley on 5 occasions, including a 5-1 win in their League meeting earlier this season.

Head-to-Head

Man City have won all 5 of their last 5 matches against Burnley, with a goal spread of 19-2 in those 5 matches.

Head-to-head	Tournament	Winner	Margin
2025	Premier League	Manchester City	5-1
2024	Premier League	Manchester City	3-1
2023	Premier League	Manchester City	3-0
2023	FA Cup	Manchester City	6-0
2022	Premier League	Manchester City	2-0

Burnley Form

Burnley have lost 4 of their last 5 matches in the Premier League, drawing the other match. They have scored just 2 goals in those 5 matches, conceding 11.

The hosts have lost 6 of their last 8 matches, scraping together just 7 goals. They showed their mettle with a brave 1-1 draw away to Chelsea, but it would need a miracle (and 15 points) for them to have an outside chance of avoiding the drop, so one can’t imagine that there will be much positivity in the Burnley dressing-room ahead of this clash.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City have won 3 and drawn 2 of their last 5 Premier League matches on the road. They drew 1-1 with West Ham and 2-2 with Spurs, but beat Chelsea (3-0), Leeds (1-0) and Liverpool (2-1).

The Citizens are riding high having beaten Arsenal twice in their last 4 matches, first to secure the League Cup and in their last match they beat Arsenal to close the gap in the title race to just 3 points. City will join Arsenal at the top equal of the table and equal with the Gunners on 70 points as well as equal on goal difference if they beat Burnley 1-0. A larger winning margin will put City above Arsenal on goal difference.

City know how to chase a team down to win the title, and with their side really gelling at the moment this has signs of another massive win for City.

Burnley vs Manchester City Team News & Squads

Burnley’s injury list includes Zeki Amdouni, Connor Roberts, Hannibal Mejbri, Josh Cullen and Jordan Beyer. Axel Tuanzebe is a fitness concern but might still pass a fitness test in time to play.

Man City have Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias on the injury list, with Rodri’s fitness a concern after leaving the field with a hamstring niggle in the win over Arsenal.

Burnley (possible XI): Dubravka, Walker, Ekdal, Laurent, Esteve, Hartman, Florentino, Ugochukwu, Ward-Prowse, Anthony, Flemming.

Manchester City (possible XI): Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly, Gonzalez, Bernardo, Semenyo, Cherki, Doku, Haaland.