Burnley vs Manchester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent.
This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.
Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.
Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.
Burnley FC 0 - 3 Manchester City FC
Burnley vs Manchester City
22:08
Thanks for joining us for live coverage of Manchester City's 3-0 Premier League victory over Burnley at Turf Moor. Goodbye!
Burnley vs Manchester City
22:07
The first Premier League game of the season goes the way of the champions, as they move top of the league ahead of the rest of the opening round of fixtures this weekend. That is a position they will attempt not to relinquish as they bid for a sixth league title in seven seasons. For Kompany and Burnley, they will be encouraged by a decent first-half performance, if not the result, in a fixture that will be one of the hardest they play all season.
Burnley vs Manchester City
22:03
City's Premier League title defence is off to a winning start as they claim a comfortable 3-0 triumph over newly promoted Burnley at Turf Moor. They were set on their way to victory just four minutes in, Haaland thumping home Rodri's neat assist before the prolific striker made it 2-0 before the break with a sublime curling finish. It was a long way back for the Clarets, and any hopes of an unlikely turnaround were ended 15 minutes from time as Rodri smashed into the back of the net after a free-kick caused havoc in the Burnley penalty area. Things got even worse for the hosts in the dying seconds as Zaroury initially received a yellow card for a foul on Walker, only for a VAR review to adjudge the tackle to be worthy of a sending-off as City run out easy victors.
Burnley vs Manchester City
22:03
FULL-TIME: BURNLEY 0-3 MANCHESTER CITY
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:59
Zaroury brings down Walker with a sliding challenge, receiving the first yellow of the contest. However, VAR is checking for a potential red card, and Zaroury may be in further trouble...
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:58
Substitution Kyle Andrew Walker James John McAtee
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:58
Red Card Anass Zaroury
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:57
Zaroury brings down Walker with a sliding challenge, receiving the first yellow card of the contest.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:55
Redmond enters the fray for Foster.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:54
Substitution Sander Gard Bolin Berge Joshua Brownhill
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:54
The fourth official puts up his board and indicates there will be six minutes of additional time at the end of this game.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:52
Rodri's strike has capped an excellent performance, pulling the strings for the Citizens with an assist and a goal while leading his team in final third entries (14) and touches (88).
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:50
Alvarez stings the palms of Trafford with a fierce drive, though the goalkeeper deals with it well.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:47
Burnley lost just one home league game in 2022-23 (W16 D6), going down 2-1 against QPR in April. However, as a Premier League side they've lost five of their last eight at Turf Moor, and they look on course for another defeat here.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:43
Substitution Erling Braut Haaland Cole Jermaine Palmer
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:43
Ake is replaced by Laporte.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:43
Guardiola does indeed make changes, first bringing on Gvardiol for his City debut as Lewis makes way.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:42
With the result surely beyond doubt, it appears Guardiola will look to shake it up by making substitutes.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:39
Goal Rodrigo Hernández Cascante
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:37
Beyer limps off for Benson.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:36
Foden tries to pick out Haaland in lots of space in the box, but he gets the cross wrong and it flies well out of his striker's reach.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:34
With 20 minutes to play, can City see the remainder of the game out for three points to kick off what they hope will be another successful defence of their Premier League crown?
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:32
Rodri marauds forwards and space looks to have opened up for him to smash towards goal. He just seems hesitant to pull the trigger, though, and by the time he finally does, a Burnley defender is well-placed to block his drive.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:30
Burnley's last shot came all the way back in the 37th minute. For all of their impressive work, they have just lacked a little in the final third in this game.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:27
What impact will those changes have on the hosts' attacking efforts?
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:26
A sweeping City move sees them carve Burnley open again. Haaland lays the ball to his right for Alvarez, but the Argentina international's first touch takes him wide and his drive ends up flying well wide of the right post.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:24
Substitution Mohamed Zeki Amdouni Anass Zaroury
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:24
Substitution Luca Warrick Daeovie Koleosho Jacob Bruun Larsen
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:22
The Clarets will have to produce more going forward if they are to make an unlikely comeback, accumulating just 0.23 xG (expected goals) to this point.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:19
Rodri lets fly with a fierce effort from 30 yards out, and Trafford is forced to tip it over his crossbar for a corner. The City midfielder then gets his head on the end of the resulting set-piece, but Trafford is again equal to it and gathers down to his right.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:17
Haaland races onto Alvarez's throughball but the pass takes him wide, and O'Shea does well to race back and block the forward's eventual shot behind for a corner.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:15
O'Shea makes an important intervention to nip in and take the ball off the toes of Haaland after Silva tried to feed the striker.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:13
City have won their opening Premier League game in 12 of the last 14 seasons, with both exceptions coming against Tottenham (0-0 in 2010-11, 0-1 in 2021-22). They look on their way to another victory to kick off the season here.
Burnley vs Manchester City
21:10
City get us back underway for the second period.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:57
Burnley are in an unfamiliar situation having been so dominant in the Championship last season, but Kompany will remain encouraged by his team's first-half performance despite the scoreline. It would take an almighty effort to recover anything from this game though, facing a side who are unbeaten in their last 44 Premier League games when leading at half-time, failing to win just three of those.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:54
The half-time whistle blows as City take a 2-0 lead into the break after a ruthless display in the opening period. They were ahead after just four minutes, Haaland opening his account for the season by smashing home from Rodri's clever headed assist. Burnley responded well to going 1-0 down and could have levelled through Koleosho and then Foster, but they would go two goals behind before the break as Haaland curled home superbly from Alvarez's lay-off to leave the champions very much in the ascendancy at the interval.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:53
HALF-TIME: BURNLEY 0-2 MANCHESTER CITY
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:51
Burnley have won their opening game in just two of their eight previous Premier League seasons (D1 L5), winning 3-2 at reigning champions Chelsea in 2017-18 and 3-0 at home to Southampton in 2019-20.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:48
There will be five minutes of additional time at the end of this first half.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:47
Having responded well to City's first goal, the second does seem to have knocked the wind out of Burnley's sails and the home crowd have certainly quietened. It may be a case of getting to the break just the two goals down to regroup and go again in the second 45 minutes.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:44
In all competitions, City have won 11 games in a row against Burnley, scoring 40 goals and conceding just one. They beat them 6-0 in the FA Cup last season, inflicting the Clarets' heaviest defeat since losing 6-0 to City themselves in March 1999 in a league game.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:43
Burnley will feel hard done by to be two behind, but City have been marvellously ruthless. Two shots on target and two goals for the Citizens, who are surely on their way to three points to kick off the season.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:38
Goal Erling Braut Haaland
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:37
Some brilliant interplay between Kovacic and Foden takes the latter into a dangerous position in the Burnley box, but Trafford does brilliantly to race out of his goal and snuff out the chance for a shot.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:35
City are just enjoying a spell of possession as they try to slow the momentum their hosts had built up in recent minutes.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:34
Burnley have won just one of their last 23 league matches against Manchester City (D6 L16) and have lost the last eight in a row by an aggregate score of 26-1. They have responded well to going behind here, though.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:32
Foster cuts in on his right foot and tries to curl into the far corner, but he cannot get enough bend on his effort and it flies wide of the post. Burnley are looking lively when they come forward.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:31
Rodri makes a vital interception to nip the ball away from Amdouni after Lewis gave possession away in a dangerous situation. That is a huge let-off for the youngster.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:28
Haaland has now contributed to at least one goal in his last seven Premier League away games (seven goals, one assist).
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:25
Substitution Kevin De Bruyne Mateo KovaÄiÄ
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:25
Guardiola may be forced into an early change, and it would be an especially damaging one too as De Bruyne clutches at his hamstring.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:24
City have had 69.7 per cent of the possession so far, but Burnley are certainly showing no signs of being overawed and have exhibited some neat attacking play themselves.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:21
Amdouni gives Ederson his first test of the contest, though the City goalkeeper is able to get down and save the low shot with relative ease.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:20
Trafford makes a brilliant stop to deny Rodri's header after Burnley were caught out at a set-piece situation, though a delayed flag goes up for offside and the goal would not have counted anyway.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:18
Burnley work the ball nicely into the visitors' penalty area, and it eventually ends up at the feet of Koleosho. The 18-year-old tries to pick out the far corner, but he gets well underneath his effort and Ederson watches it soar over his crossbar. That was better from Kompany's side, though.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:17
Haaland – who scored twice in City's opening Premier League game last season – scored a hat-trick in his only previous game against Burnley, a 6-0 win in last season's FA Cup quarter-final. It took him only four minutes to net here in the opening game for the Citizens for a second campaign in a row.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:14
De Bruyne whips a dangerous ball into the box, and Haaland is there to meet it at the back post. It is at an awkward height, though, and the striker can only volley high over the crossbar.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:12
It is far from the ideal start for Kompany and the Clarets, who find themselves a goal down against the defending champions. Can they respond?
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:10
Burnley fans and players scream for a penalty as Amdouni goes down under the challenge of Akanji, but the referee waves away the protests before a VAR review confirms no spot-kick will be awarded.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:06
Assist Rodrigo Hernández Cascante
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:05
Goal Erling Braut Haaland
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:05
De Bruyne wins an early corner as City look to quiet the lively home crowd with an opening goal.
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:02
Burnley kick us off, and we are underway in what promises to be another thrilling campaign!
Burnley vs Manchester City
20:01
The two teams make their way onto the pitch ahead of the opening Premier League game of the season!
Burnley vs Manchester City
19:58
In contrast, Pep Guardiola opts to leave his new arrivals on the bench as Gvardiol and Kovacic will be made to wait for their competitive City debuts. Key defenders John Stones and Ruben Dias both miss out through injury while Grealish is on the bench. Lewis starts and so does Alvarez, charged with supporting the prolific Haaland in attack.
Burnley vs Manchester City
19:54
Kompany includes six new signings as Trafford, signed from City in this window, starts between the sticks while O'Shea comes into the back four alongside Al Dakhil, who has had his loan move made permanent after impressing last season. Berge, Koleosho and Amdouni are the other fresh faces set to play from the off.
Burnley vs Manchester City
19:49
SUBS: Aymeric Laporte, Kalvin Phillips, Cole Palmer, James McAtee, Sergio Gomez, Stefan Ortega Moreno, Mateo Kovacic, Josko Gvardiol, Jack Grealish.
Burnley vs Manchester City
19:49
MANCHESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, Rico Lewis; Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri; Bernardo Silva, Julian Alvarez, Phil Foden; Erling Haaland.
Burnley vs Manchester City
19:45
SUBS: Josh Brownhill, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Arijanet Muric, Manuel Benson, Anass Zaroury, Jack Cork, Nathan Redmond, Hjalmar Ekdal, Johann Gudmundsson.
Burnley vs Manchester City
19:41
BURNLEY (4-4-2): James Trafford; Connor Roberts, Dara O'Shea, Ameen Al Dakhil, Jordan Beyer; Luca Koleosho, Sander Berge, Josh Cullen, Vitinho; Mohamed Zeki Amdouni, Lyle Foster.
Burnley vs Manchester City
19:41
City, meanwhile, claimed a historic treble last term, finally winning their first Champions League title while also taking Premier League and FA Cup glory. It has been a transfer window of change with key players of recent years such as Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan leaving the club, but they still come into this campaign expected to be frontrunners and they will be looking to get off to a winning start as they bid for a sixth Premier League crown in seven seasons.
Burnley vs Manchester City
19:33
The Premier League is back for a new season, and it gets underway with an intriguing match-up between a newly promoted side and the reigning champions. Burnley could have hardly been given a tougher opening fixture, but they should come into it with confidence after cruising to the Championship title last time out in their first season back in the second tier. Led by Vincent Kompany, a Citizens' legend from his playing career, Burnley reached 101 points and secured promotion with seven games to play, and they will be hoping to get off the mark with a positive result on home soil.
Burnley vs Manchester City
19:33
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Burnley vs Manchester City
19:00
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