Burnley 0 - 3 Manchester City: Finished | 2020-09-30 | League Cup

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Bailey Peacock-Farrell	0	3	5

Forwards	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Ashley Barnes 69'	0	0	2	2	3
Matej Vydra 45'	0	0	1	0	0

Midfielders	S	FC	FW
Ashley Westwood	0	1	2
Dwight McNeil	1	0	1
Josh Brownhill	1	0	1
Erik Pieters	1	0	2

Defenders	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Charlie Taylor	0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Long	0	0	0	0	0
James Tarkowski	0	0	0	0	1
Matthew Lowton 78'	0	0	0	0	1

Substitutes	FC	FW
Chris Wood 45'(Matej Vydra)	0	0
Josh Benson 69'(Ashley Barnes)	0	0
Phil Bardsley 78'(Matthew Lowton)	0	0
Mace Goodridge	0	0
Jimmy Dunne	0	0
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon	0	0
Will Norris	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Zack Steffen	0	0	2

Forwards	G	GA	S	FC
Raheem Sterling 35', 49'	2	1	8	2
Ferran Torres 65'	1	1	4	1
Riyad Mahrez	0	0	0	0

Midfielders	S	FC
Cole Palmer	2	2
Rodrigo 74'	1	3
Kevin De Bruyne 64'	0	0

Defenders	GA	FC	FW
Benjamin Mendy	1	1	0
Fernandinho	0	1	0
Aymeric Laporte	0	1	1
Kyle Walker 66'	0	1	1

Substitutes	FC	FW
Bernardo Silva 64'(Kevin De Bruyne)	0	1
Taylor Harwood-Bellis 66'(Kyle Walker)	0	0
Nathan Aké 74'(Rodrigo)	0	0
Liam Delap	0	0
Tommy Doyle	0	0
Phil Foden	0	0
Ederson	-	-

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Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.

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Manchester City are next in action against Leeds United on the road in the Premier League on Saturday. Burnley travel to face Newcastle United on the same day.

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Manchester City advance to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup courtesy of a 3-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor this evening. A brace from Raheem Sterling along with a first City goal for Ferran Torres decided the contest. Pep Guardiola's men were in control from the majority of the contest and get back to winning ways following their defeat against Leicester City at the weekend.

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FULL-TIME: BURNLEY 0-3 MANCHESTER CITY

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Mendy sends a cross in from the left that evades Torres and catches Sterling by surprise, striking him on the knee. He cannot react in time to steer an effort towards goal.

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Silva goes into the book for dissent. A needless one for the Portuguese.

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There will be two minutes of added time.

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The ball almost falls to Pieters to strike, but he cannot get it out of his feet in time before Laporte intervenes.

88'

The game is meandering towards the end here. Due to the high volume of matches the two sides have played to start the season, the players might just be tiring in the latter stages.

85'

Bardsley finds room for a left-footed shot following an offload from McNeil, but he sees his strike blocked by Mendy.

83'

Sterling attempts an ambtious cross to the back post for Palmer, but the ball skips off the surface and travels out for a goal-kick.

82'

SAVE! Taylor raids down the left flank and digs out a cross into the box. McNeil rises highest and nods towards goal, but Steffen gets down to make the save.

79'

McNeil floats the resulting free-kick into the box where Tarkowski wins a knockdown. Pieters fails to connect with his first strike, but does with his second attempt. Ake puts his body on the line to make the block and divert the ball to Steffen.

78'

Bardsley replaces the injured Lowton at right-back for the hosts.

78'

Lowton remains down after the challenge from Sterling. It looks as though he may have to make way here.

76'

Sterling slides in from behind on Lowton and goes into the book. An unnecessary tackle from the England man.

75'

CHANCE! Palmer wins the ball and breaks forward into the box. He unselfishly opts not to go for the strike and tries to square the ball for Sterling. However, Long gets back to make the intervention to clear behind for a corner.

74'

Rodri makes way for Ake, which will see Fernandinho shift forward into the City midfield.

73'

City have been back to their rampant best in the final third tonight. Sterling's movement has been excellent to create numerous openings.

71'

STERLING IS DENIED HIS HAT-TRICK! The England international is played through by Mahrez and he surges into the left inside channel. He opens up his body to shoot across Peacock-Farrell, but the Burnley keeper holds firm to make the stop.

69'

Benson replaces Barnes in the final third for the hosts.

68'

Mahrez pounces on a loose ball in the Burnley half, but Taylor closes to make the challenge to prevent the Algerian breaking into the box.

66'

Harwood-Bellis replaces Walker in the City backline.

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Sterling works the ball to Torres, despite being tackled by Lowton. The Spaniard does the rest with a composed finish.

65'

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! TORRES OPENS HIS CITY ACCOUNT!!!! 3-0!!!! The visitors take a huge stride towards the next round by scoring their third goal as Torres notches his first City goal. Mahrez works the ball to Sterling, who is dispossessed by Lowton. However, it breaks kindly for Torres to surge into the left inside channel before bending a right-footed effort past Peacock-Farrell into the bottom-right corner.

64'

Silva makes his first appearance of the season to replace De Bruyne in the City midfield.

63'

OVER! Westwood lifts a pass into Barnes on the edge of the box. He chests the ball down before shooting on the volley, only to blast his effort over the bar.

62'

CHANCE! Tarkowski gives the ball away to De Bruyne and the Belgian releases Palmer with a pinpoint pass. He gets past Peacock-Farrell and opts against the shot, placing a low cross towards Sterling. It's deflected towards Torres, who shoots, but his attempt is blocked by Pieters.

59'

Barnes drifts in behind the City defence to latch on to Westwood's ball over the top, but he scuffs his volley into the ground and straight at Steffen.

58'

The Clarets work the ball short, but it allows City to crowd them out on the edge of the box. Barnes fails to connect with the eventual cross that comes into the middle, allowing Steffen to gather.

57'

Laporte collides with Barnes on the right flank and Burnley win a free-kick that McNeil stands over.

55'

There has not been time on the field for the second half to build a rhythm. The goal and the two injuries have stymied the momentum of the game.

53'

The Burnley defender appears to be okay and we're back underway.

51'

Lowton is down on the pitch for the home side in need of treatment.

49'

Torres latches on to an offload from De Bruyne before picking out Sterling in the box to score.

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GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! STERLING NOTCHES HIS SECOND!!!! 2-0!! The visitors double their lead as Sterling converts from close range. De Bruyne releases Torres into acres of space in the left inside channel and the winger sends a low ball into the middle. Sterling latches on to the cutback and takes one touch before slotting his effort home amid defenders on the line.

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Burnley have not been much of an attacking threat in the first half. Their best openings have come from distance as Matej Vydra fired wide of the post. The Clarets need to get Ashley Barnes into the game in the hope of levelling the tie in the second period.

48'

The Frenchman is back on the field. A relief for Guardiola.

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Manchester City hold a 1-0 lead over Burnley at the break in their EFL Cup fourth round clash. Raheem Sterling put City ahead with a crisp strike in the 35th minute after missing a host of good chances. Ferran Torres hit the post and Sterling spurned another good opening before the break, which would have put the visitors in complete command. The game remains in the balance heading into the second half.

47'

Laporte falls awkwardly on his ankle after jumping with Wood. He requires treatment on the deck, which will concern Guardiola.

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HALF-TIME: BURNLEY 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY

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We're back underway at Turf Moor.

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Wood replaces Vydra in the final third for the home side.

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CHANCE! Sterling has an opportunity right before the break to double his tally for the night. De Bruyne picks out his run in the left inside channel, but the forward blasts his left-footed strike wide of the target.

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There will be one minute of added time.

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SAVE! Sterling turns on the edge of the box and rifles a right-footed strike towards the target. Peacock-Farrell watches the ball all the way and does well to push it away from danger.

41'

City are continuing to control the game, but Burnley are starting to win a couple of free-kicks in promising positions.

39'

McNeil goes down under pressure from Walker just inside the box, but the referee waves play on.

39'

Steffen struggles to deal with Westwood's delivery from the left flank. He flaps at his first attempt at a punch before connecting with a stronger effort second time around.

38'

Pieters goes down under pressure from Walker, winning the home side a free-kick in a good position on the left flank.

37'

Brownhill tries his luck from distance with a powerful strike, but can only blast his effort well over the bar.

35'

Mendy sends a perfect low cross for Sterling to swing his left boot at to score.

35'

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! STERLING SCORES!!!!! 1-0 CITY!!! The England international gets on the scoresheet at last. Mendy sends a pinpoint low cross in from the left flank towards the box. Sterling waits patiently for it to arrive before dispatching a powerful left-footed strike into the left corner of the net.

32'

Barnes latches on to a clearance from Laporte and fires towards goal from 20 yards. He connects well with his strike, but the defender blocks the effort behind for a corner.

30'

Torres gets the better of Long down the left flank and he clips a cross towards Sterling, but the forward fails to take the ball in stride in the middle.

28'

SAVE! Palmer bursts into space in the right inside channel, but his low strike is repelled by Peacock-Farrell. The Burnley keeper is keeping his side in the game in the first half.

27'

McNeil tries to break upfield on the counter, but his attempt at a throughball to Barnes travels straight to Steffen.

24'

OVER! Torres' composure lets him down in front of goal. De Bruyne picks out the Spaniard with a fine throughball. However, the winger can only blaze his strike from the left inside channel over the bar.

22'

Torres takes on Taylor down the right flank and he wins a corner off the legs of the defender.

21'

WIDE! Brownhill sends the ball forward towards Vydra, who turns to open up space for a strike. He connects well with his attempt, but sends his effort wide of the right post. A decent hit from the Burnley striker.

19'

SAVE! Sterling is released by De Bruyne into the right inside channela and through on goal. He fires his effort low and hard towards the net, but is denied by a fine save from Peacock-Farrell.

18'

Taylor goes down under pressure from Fernandinho in the box, but the referee waves away his appeal for a penalty.

17'

Fernandinho pulls back Westwood in the middle of the park and avoids a booking. An interesting call from the referee.

16'

Steffen commits to a chase a long way off his line, but only succeeds in slicing his clearance. Fortunately for the City keeper, the ball lands safely away from a Burnley player.

15'

The Clarets are penned back in their own half by the visitors. It's all City in the early stages of the contest.

13'

SAVE! Mahrez works the ball into the path of Sterling in the box. Three Burnley defenders converge on the forward, but he twists and turns to carve out a strike on his left foot that is well saved by Peacock-Farrell low to his right.

11'

WIDE! Rodri collects the ball 25 yards from goal and he pull the trigger on a low strike that travels towards the target. However, the Spaniard's effort creeps just wide of the left post.

10'

Burnley win a free-kick on the left flank that McNeil swings into the box. Tarkowski wins the initial header, but the ball just evades the boot of Barnes 12 yards from goal.

9'

WHAT A MISS! Sterling should put the visitors ahead, but he can only divert Torres' cross wide from close range. Torres has acres of space on the right flank and he fires a delivery into the box. Sterling gets between Long and Tarkowski, but the speed of the cross confuses the forward and he can only divert the ball wide of the right post.

9'

Mahrez attempts another mazy run from the left flank and he breaks into the box. Long reads the danger and closes in with a strong challenge.

8'

De Bruyne tries to thread the needle to release Sterling in the final third, but Taylor produces a timely interception.

6'

Tarkowski times his sliding challenge to perfection to stop Mahrez's run into the left inside channel. He had to make that tackle.

5'

OVER! Palmer lines up a strike from the edge of the box, but can only scuff his effort well over the bar. Not the best effort from the debutant.

5'

The ball breaks the way of Torres in the right inside channel, but Taylor gets to the forward before he can threaten. Although the visitors have a corner on the right flank.

4'

City go long as Walker lifts the ball over the top for Sterling, but Long reads the danger and makes the clearance for the home side.

2'

Lowton gets a sore one as he kicks the bottom of Palmer's boot. He appears to be okay to continue.

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We're underway at Turf Moor.

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Burnley and Manchester City have only met in the League Cup once before, with City winning 6-0 across two legs in the first round in 1999-2000.

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Guardiola has handed a full debut to striker Palmer to lead the line this evening. The 18-year-old is one of four changes to the side from City's defeat against Leicester. Steffen starts in goal in place of Ederson, and Laporte comes into the back four in place of Ake. Eric Garcia misses out so Fernandinho drops back into the defence. Torres and Palmer come into the fold in the final third as Foden drops to the bench. Silva is available on the bench.

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The Clarets are boosted by the return of both Tarkowski and Barnes from injury, taking their place in the starting line-up for the first time this season. Peacock-Farrell comes into the side between the sticks in place of Nick Pope. Lowton replaces Bardsley, while Tarkowski slots into the back four ahead of Dunne. Pieters comes into the midfield for Dale Stephens, while Wood drops to the bench to accomodate Barnes.

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MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Nathan Ake, Bernardo Silva, Ederson, Phil Foden, Liam Delap, Tommy Doyle, Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

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MANCHESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Zack Steffen; Kyle Walker, Fernandinho, Aymeric Laporte, Benjamin Mendy; Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri; Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez, Ferran Torres; Cole Palmer.

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BURNLEY SUBS: Chris Wood, Will Norris, Phil Bardsley, Jimmy Dunne, Josh Benson, Mace Goodridge, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon.

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BURNLEY (4-4-2): Bailey Peacock-Farrell; Matt Lowton, Kyle Long, James Tarkowski, Charlie Taylor; Dwight McNeil, Josh Brownhill, Ashley Westwood, Erik Pieters; Matej Vydra, Ashley Barnes.

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Manchester City suffered a humbling defeat at the weekend at the hands of Leicester City in the Premier League. Guardiola conceded five goals for the first time as a manager as Jamie Vardy ran rampant. City edged out Bournemouth on home soil in their last EFL Cup contest to advance to the fourth round. Their defensive lapses will give the Spaniard cause for concern against Burnley tonight.

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Burnley have endured a disappointing start to the season in the Premier League, losing both of their opening matches, including their last outing against Southampton. However, they have been successful in the EFL Cup thus far, defeating Sheffield United on penalties and Millwall to advance. Tests do not come tougher than facing City and the Clarets will have to be flawless against Pep Guardiola's men.

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Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the EFL Cup fourth round clash between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor.

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