Manchester City vs Burnley live: What time does it start, what TV channel is it on and where can I watch it?
A look ahead to the Premier League fixture at the Etihad Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Pep Guardiola will hope that his Manchester City side can bounce back from their defeat at the weekend with a victory over Burnley at the Etihad Stadium.
The away form of Sean Dyche's Clarets leaves a lot to be desired. Burnley have picked up just one point on the road this season, the worst record of any team in the division.
For City, Sergio Aguero has been dropped to the bench, along with John Stones, Pablo Zabaleta and David Silva. Kelechi Iheanacho, Bacary Sagna, Jesus Navas and Gael Clichy start.
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It’s a big game for…
Kevin De Bruyne: Last time out against Liverpool the Belgian struggled to really get anything going for City. He’ll need to pick himself up for this game because Burnley are flying at the moment. He is usually instrumental in the majority of City’s attacks.
Best stat…
7: Burnley have managed to score at least one goal in each of their last seven league fixtures against Manchester City.
Remember when…
Burnley came from two goals down to grab a 2-2 draw at the Etihad in December 2014. David Silva and Fernandinho gave City a 2-0 lead going into half-time, but second half goals from George Boyd and Ashley Barnes secured a point for the Clarets.
Player to watch…
Andre Gray: The Burnley frontman just can’t stop scoring at the moment and grabbed himself a hat-trick in the 4-1 drubbing of Sunderland on New Year’s Eve. Gray is a dynamic forward who will look to find gaps in the City defence and could exploit the centre-backs with his electric pace.
Past three meetings…
Burnley 1 (Marney) Manchester City 2 (Aguero 2), Premier League, November 2016
Burnley 1 (Boyd) Manchester City 0, Premier League, March 2015
Manchester City 2 (Silva, Fernandinho) Burnley 2 (Boyd, Barnes)
Form Guide…
MANCHESTER CITY: DLWWWL
BURNLEY: LWLLWW
Vital information…
KICK-OFF: 15:00, Monday 2nd January
TV: Highlights on Match of the Day, BBC One – 10:30pm
Odds…
MANCHESTER CITY TO WIN: 2/11
BURNLEY TO WIN: 18/1
DRAW: 7/1
(Odds provided by Betfair)
45 mins: Leicester City mark the display of two minutes stoppage time with some neat one-touch passing that takes them from right to left across the park. Of course as soon as there's any danger of it transforming into an attacking move, it falls apart at the seams.
Ben Gibson, meanwhile, has been cautioned for a cynical tug on Mahrez's shirt in midfield.
HALF-TIME - MIDDLESBROUGH 0 LEICESTER 0:
Everybody told me that there was no way 2017 could be as bad as its predecessor, but so far I've had to sit through an awful episode of Sherlock and 45 minutes of this.
SECOND HALF KICK-OFF: Leicester City kick-off and here we go again! Let's hope for something - anything - better in this second period.
48 mins: Middlesbrough's Plan A remains get the ball to Traore at every opportunity. Leicester's tactic continues to be block Traore's route down the right. They both carry out their instructions to the letter and it brings the first corner of the second half, one that the visitors comfortably clear.
52 mins: Wes Morgan has kept a watchful eye on Alvaro Negredo throughout, but the Leicester captain momentarily lost sight of the striker when Gaston Ramirez chipped an elegant centre in the direction of the Spaniard. Kasper Schmeichel wasn't so slack, however, and was quickly off his line to claim the dropping cross before Negredo could pounce.
55 mins: A terrific low cross from Andy King on the right cuts Middlesbrough's defence and and goalkeeper in two. Any touch would have forced the ball into the net, but the delivery just evaded Shinji Okazaki at the near post and Calum Chambers was aware of his surroundings enough to allow the centre to run on without intervention.
60 mins: Two thirds of the way through this hard slog now. I can see the finishing line.
62 mins: And now it's Middlesbrough's turn to fire a teasing ball across the six-yard box! From the left, George Friend delivered, but with Wes Morgan and Robert Huth caught in two minds, Alvaro Negredo failed to react and the opportunity passed him by. Literally.
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