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finally watched other nsp music videos with mark and I came up with this fic idea someone tell me if its good or not

Cool patrol iplier is devastated over the loss of cool patrol sean, but ninja brian and danny don’t seem to care. “We have a sean right here,” they say as they point to sean from mystic crystal, who looks depressed. But cool patrol ipler doesn’t think that counts: its not his sean, the one who they promised to help with his bullying, and he was killed. “Too bad we killed that necromancer, huh,” danny says. “Could’ve forced him to bring your sean back to life so you’d quit all this moping. But hes dead, and hes not coming back. We cant afford have two markiplier and jacksepticeyes.” Cool patrol iplier doesn’t know what this means, but asks about the necromancer. “We killed him, but you wouldn’t be able to find the body, its in another galaxy/dimension. And its not like a portal there would just pop up.” a portal pops up. “Oh come on! Not fair!” they’re sucked in. “at least i get to see the hot princess again.” they lead cool patrol ipler to the necromancers cave but they decide this is all a hassle, hes dragging them down and making them look like bag guys, they literally have a sean at home, and they only came along because they wanted to make sure the necromancer was dead so now they’re going to kill cool patrol iplier. No hard feelings. (as they enter the cave- bell of doom rings. Cool patrol iplier: whats the reason for that bell. NSP: oh nothing~)

The necromancer is alive. The bell has alerted him to visitors. He doesn’t know why there’s another man with his voice and face- sort of, no mask, and that version of him seems friendlier and stupider- he doesn’t know how the humans knew he survived since he’s stayed quiet, but he’s going to kill them now, with the shards of crystal they didn’t bring with them, the idiots, but hes not going to kill cool patrol iplier, because again, it has his face and voice and seems just as surprised to see the necromancer as the necromancer is to see cool patrol iplier. Fourth walls are constantly broken but it makes no sense. The point of this is not to villainize NSP I just thought that it would be funny to have the two marks mee. Also note that NSP is like. Aware they are music videos while everyone else is a character.

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nowgoalbola · 4 years

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Manchester City VS Burnley, host is expected higher

Match Time: 6/23/2020 03:00 Tuesday(GMT+8)

English Premier League -- Manchester City VS Burnley

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Manchester City could be playing their final match as champions of England when they welcome Burnley to the Etihad Stadium on Monday night. Pep Guardiola's side prolonged Liverpool's wait for the title courtesy of a 3-0 triumph over Arsenal in their first game back, but even another victory over Burnley will not be enough if the champions-elect keep winning.

Match preview

Watching Manchester City's match against Arsenal on Wednesday, you could have been forgiven for thinking that nothing had changed over the last six months. Guardiola's men outclassed the error-strewn, injury-hit and eventually 10-man Gunners, with Kevin De Bruyne leading the way in a 3-0 victory - just as was the case in the reverse fixture in December. Such a confident return after more than three months out would have pleased the demanding Guardiola, and finally allowed Man City to respond to their derby defeat which came immediately prior to lockdown. As far as the table was concerned it had minimal impact - cutting Liverpool's lead at the top from 25 points back down to 22 - but more importantly it extended their reign as champions for at least a few more days. Liverpool can no longer win the title against Everton on Sunday, but if they win that match then they will have the chance to wrap things up against Crystal Palace on Wednesday, regardless of if Man City win this one. Victory for Liverpool and defeat to Burnley would see Man City surrender the title on Monday night.

City find themselves in limbo to a certain extent, with a top-four finish effectively secure already but a European ban hanging over their heads which essentially means that their final league position could be irrelevant aside from the financial benefits of finishing higher. They would be forgiven for having already let their minds drift to the Champions League in August, although there did not appear to be many signs of that on Wednesday night. In many ways, Burnley's task for the remainder of the season is similar to that of Man City - finish as high as they can, with the possibility of no tangible rewards being up for grabs. Sean Dyche's side are all but safe from relegation already - they need just one point to reach the magic 40 mark - and will hope to hold on to a top-half finish having gone into the final nine games of the season in 10th. Europe is not entirely out of the question with only four points separating them from seventh-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers, and particularly so if they can pick up where they left off before lockdown.

The Clarets were on a seven-match unbeaten run in the Premier League when play was suspended, winning four of those in a run which stretches back to January 11 and includes victory at Manchester United and taking points off both North London giants. Indeed, having won at Old Trafford Burnley could now become only the fourth club to win away at both Manchester clubs in the same Premier League season, and the first since Liverpool in 2008-09. Burnley have a notoriously poor record against Man City, though, failing to win any of their last 15 away league games in this fixture in a drought which stretches back to 1963. City have scored at least twice in each of their last 10 home meetings with Burnley, scoring 36 goals in total, while under Guardiola alone they have won all five such meetings while scoring 19 goals and conceding just two. Add to that the fact that Man City have already had one match to help them get back up to speed after coronavirus and Burnley appear to face a huge task to get anything from this game.

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Man City will be without defender Eric Garcia, who required lengthy treatment following a sickening collision with Ederson during the match against Arsenal. The youngster is now out of hospital and recovering well, but Premier League protocols on concussion mean that he will not be allowed to feature against Burnley. John Stones is also a doubt with a lingering ankle injury, which means that either Nicolas Otamendi or Fernandinho is likely to fill in alongside Aymeric Laporte at the back. Guardiola is expected to make the most of the strength in depth available to him over the coming weeks, which means that there could be a number of changes from the starting XI against Arsenal. Rodri and Bernardo Silva are among the players who could come in, while Phil Foden will hope that his goalscoring cameo off the bench on Wednesday is enough to earn him a starting role. Sergio Aguero should lead the line after only featuring for 10 minutes against Arsenal, with the Argentine boasting an incredible record against Burnley.

Aguero has scored nine goals in nine appearances against Burnley across all competitions, and has also scored in all five home games against the Clarets, netting on average every 47 minutes at the Etihad. Burnley, meanwhile, will be without Ashley Barnes, Chris Wood, Ben Gibson and Johann Berg Gudmundsson for their first game back. Matthew Lowton should be available, though, having returned to training and featured in practice matches following a knee injury.

Man City possible starting lineup: Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Mendy; De Bruyne, Rodri, Foden; Bernardo, Aguero, Sterling

Burnley possible starting lineup: Pope; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Vydra, Rodriguez

Manchester City VS Burnley

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Burnley 0-0 Arsenal: Clarets miss chance to punish Gunners

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Burnley 0-0 Arsenal: Clarets miss chance to punish Gunners

Burnley failed with a number of headed attempts on the Arsenal goal

Burnley wasted the chance to punish Arsenal, who escaped from Turf Moor with a point from a goalless draw.

The Clarets at least ended a run that had seen them beaten in their previous 11 games against the Gunners, but the home side should have had more.

After riding some early pressure from the visitors, Burnley gradually asserted themselves to bombard the Arsenal goal with headed efforts.

Jeff Hendrick and James Tarkowski were most culpable of missing with headers, both failing to hit the target from close range, while Jay Rodriguez volleyed against the underside of the bar when he should have scored.

Arsenal extend their unbeaten run to seven games in all competitions, as well as being unbeaten in seven successive Premier League away games.

In truth, though, they were uninspired for long periods of this game, failing to gain a boost from the return of captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after a three-match ban.

It was Aubameyang who had their best chances, miscuing when put through by David Luiz and later heading wide.

The draw sees both teams make marginal gains up the table, Arsenal to 10th and Burnley 11th, both on 31 points.

Reaction and analysis from Turf Moor

Burnley rue missed chances

Burnley entered this game on the back of league victories over Leicester and Manchester United, and will wonder how they did not make it three in a row.

In the opening stages, they looked in danger of being overwhelmed, but gradually outfought a Gunners side who were rarely without a player complaining, limping, or rolling around on the floor.

Burnley’s initial efforts were from reasonable range – Hendrick, Rodriguez and Dwight McNeil all firing shots away – but it was from balls into the box either side of half-time where the hosts really should have taken the lead.

The Clarets swarmed all over the yellow shirts in the period after the break and it seemed unlikely they would get a better chance than when Hendrick missed the target with a header from six yards.

They did. From similar range, Rodriguez’s side-foot volley came down from the underside of the bar and bounced away off the goalline, replays clearly showing the ball had not crossed.

Aubameyang return fails to inspire Gunners

Aubameyang served a three-game ban after being sent off against Crystal Palace, returning to meet a Clarets side against whom he had scored seven in his past four matches.

He was involved in the Gunners’ bright start, crossing for Alexandre Lacazette, who failed to hit the target with a header, then shooting horribly wide when set free by Luiz’s long ball.

But as Aubameyang was controlled by Burnley right-back Matt Lowton, Arsenal’s attacking threat diminished to almost nothing, their front four dithering over the few scraps they were fed in the period of Burnley dominance.

Aubameyang’s header wide of the near post was their only chance of any note in a second half where it was all they could do to hang on.

In 25 league games this season, the Gunners have won only six and this was their 13th draw. Few of the other 12 will have come in such fortunate circumstances.

Man of the match – James Tarkowski

Could have also gone to his centre-half partner Ben Mee, as both were involved at both ends of the pitch. Tarkowski edges it through a colossal performance in the air.

‘We did enough to edge it’

Burnley boss Sean Dyche told Match of the Day 2:“You don’t want to get too greedy, it’s a good run of performances and results. I thought we did enough to edge it, we had a couple of golden chances and kept them to meagre ones.

“We’re not a side that’s going to create so many, it’s about the quality of chances. We asked enough to score a goal.

“We were on a tough run and the last three games have shown we can be at least competitive.”

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Burnley on good run against top sides – Dyche

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, also to MOTD2:“In periods of the game, I liked it, but in other periods I did not. We started to give free-kicks, throw-ins, corners away and in that they are better than us.

“I learned a lot about the resilience we showed in defence and also that we need to improve the quality of our play, be calmer and improve the end product.

“In the offensive part of our game, we have to do better for longer periods.”

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Arsenal have to ‘improve quality of play’ – Arteta

Arteta later added:“The conditions were difficult – the grass was this long and they didn’t put any water on it, and that’s not a very helpful thing to play football.

“I didn’t water the pitch yesterday at the training ground because I expected it, but that doesn’t make it any easier to play.

“They do what they do really well, and you are allowed to do it so we have to react to that. In some moments it wasn’t the grass – it was their quality and what they do really well, and we could not do it in the right way.”

Burnley’s Gunners hoodoo ends – the stats

Burnley remain winless in 12 Premier League matches against Arsenal (D2 L10), though they avoided defeat against the Gunners for the first time since December 2009.

Arsenal are unbeaten in all competitions during 2020 (P7 W3 D4 L0) since losing 2-1 to Chelsea in their final game of 2019.

Burnley’s last two Premier League draws at Turf Moor have come on 2 February, drawing 1-1 with Southampton in 2019 and goalless today against Arsenal.

Arsenal have won just six of their 25 Premier League games this season (D13 L6), their lowest tally after 25 league games in a season since 1912/13 (one win).

No Premier League goalkeeper has more clean sheets than Burnley’s Nick Pope this season (9, level with Alisson and Dean Henderson).

Arsenal are the first team in Premier League history to draw as many as 13 of their first 25 league matches in a season, and the first in the top flight since Manchester United in the 1980/81 campaign.

Arsenal have drawn four consecutive Premier League games for the first time since February 2009 (five in a row).

This was only Arsenal’s second goalless draw in their last 84 Premier League games, also drawing 0-0 in December 2019 against Everton.

What’s next?

Both sides embark on their winter breaks, after which Burnley travel to Southampton on Saturday, 15 February (12:30 GMT), with Arsenal hosting Newcastle a day later (16:30).

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Gunnersaurus: the untold story of Arsenal’s mascot

Arsene Wenger, Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp: None of them can compare to Arsenal’s most enduring star, Gunnersaurus.

LONDON — Gunnersaurus Rex had just finished greeting Burnley off their bus in the bowels of the Emirates, extending his great green claws toward manager Sean Dyche, Ashley Barnes and Ben Mee. Goalkeeper Nick Pope had taken a conspicuously wide turn to avoid him, and someone in the small crowd of observers registered displeasure — “That’s a bit out of order” — but Gunnersaurus seemed unfazed by Pope’s blind eye. His toothy grin stayed, as ever, glued to his friendly face.

He waited for his Arsenal to arrive. When their own bus eased up, Gunnersaurus tapped the crest of his red jersey, made sure his feet were planted squarely on the cement floor, and opened his arms. Matteo Guendouzi, the curly haired midfielder, was among the first to reach him. Guendouzi accepted a hug with all of his heart.

After the last of the players had passed him, Gunnersaurus made for the elevator that would take him to the concourse behind the family section of the stands. He had a minder but still banged his head on a beam along the way. It’s hard to be seven feet tall in England. He rode up and the lift doors opened. An elderly woman waiting on the other side had to put her hand to her chest to keep from falling over. She wasn’t expecting to see a dinosaur at a football game.

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It’s been more than 25 years since Gunnersaurus first appeared at one, and people still register the most complete surprise whenever they see him. Their faces light up. Their eyes go nearly as wide as their smiles. Gunnersaurus is like a machine custom-built to spread joy.

An admiring crowd of supporters surrounded him. He was soon trapped in the concourse, unable to move, a modern-day Gulliver tied to the ground by the Lilliputians and their curious love. Children have a particular affinity for Gunnersaurus, and he does for them, but adults also express an unabashed affection for him. Gunnersaurus responds without a whisper of irony. He is particularly drawn to people in wheelchairs. He smothers them in the warmest embrace.

There was a huge poster on the wall of the concourse where he stood. It depicted a young Arsene Wenger, then the overseer of the Invincibles, the unbeatable Arsenal of 2003-04. It included a quote from Brian Clough, marveling at the 49-game winning streak Arsenal then enjoyed. “It’s better than being in heaven,” Clough said.

Gunnersaurus stood in front of that poster and dispensed hug after hug. One boy, maybe 12 years old, forgot that he was supposed to be cool, and he turned his back to Gunnersaurus and executed a trust fall into his belly. Gunnersaurus draped his arms around the boy, the boy closed his eyes, and his father took a picture of him with a smile of pure bliss.

Peter Lovell, 37, won a contest to design a new mascot for the Junior Gunners in 1993, when he was 11 years old.

Arsenal are highly secretive about Gunnersaurus and his private truths. The contents of the ark of the covenant would be easier to see; there are royal families that are less guarded.

Here is what we do know: According to official club lore, Arsenal embarked on a rebuild of the North Bank at Highbury Stadium in the summer of 1993. Deep underground, workers discovered what at first seemed a large boulder. Or perhaps, they feared, it was an unexploded bomb from the war. You can imagine their alarm when they carefully brushed away the last of the earth and learned what they had really found. It was an enormous egg.

The egg was warm to the touch. Memories have been clouded by time, but some of the workers claim that the egg shook a little. They carefully lifted it out and carried it to a sheltered corner of the ground. They wrapped the egg in Arsenal blankets. It didn’t take long for it to crack. Some of the workers stepped away from the egg and its mysterious occupant. Others were drawn toward it.

At last, the egg broke wide open and Arsenal officials will say only that they were “shocked and surprised” by what they saw next. They were almost certainly much more than that. Because out came a baby dinosaur. It was green, round in the middle, with a long, full tail. He soon grew seven feet tall. Arsenal fitted him in a full kit, complete with football boots. And on Aug. 20, 1993, they revealed him to the public at Highbury before a match against Manchester City.

The dinosaur, the bewildered crowd was told, had been named Gunnersaurus Rex, which became Gunner to the lazy and disrespectful. Arsenal went on to beat City 3-0, and if anyone that day had been scared of the dinosaur that had taken its place among them, they weren’t scared of him anymore. Beside, he seemed such a happy dinosaur. No matter what happened around him — rain, defeat, moments of silence — he smiled his big smile. Gunnersaurus could stay. He had found his forever home.

Origin story: Peter Lovell’s award-winning designs for what would eventually become Gunnersaurus.

In the summers of my youth, I was a mascot: Boomer, the Parks Canada beaver. Unlike Gunnersaurus, of course, I wasn’t real. I was wearing a costume. I was exposed to countless curiosities whenever I put it on. When I was Boomer, children gathered around me like birds to bread. Adults surrounded me in concentric circles, too. I was always amazed by how many, including the grownups, forgot that inside that costume, there was a man. So many people seemed only too willing to accept that a giant anthropomorphic beaver, dressed like a park ranger, was suddenly bumbling about in their midst.

There were vulnerabilities in playing such an outsized part. I couldn’t see my feet, which made it surprisingly hard to walk. My enormous head became wedged in door frames. I was very, very hot. A certain segment of the population takes deep pleasure in watching mascots suffer; I was once set upon by a group of first-graders who beat me within an inch of my natural human life. I had nightmares that I would fall into the nearby canal and nobody would try to rescue me, because they would see that I was smiling and would confuse my frantic pawing at the air for waving. The white of my beaver teeth, each the size of a book, would be the last that they would see of me when I disappeared into the murk. No wonder they would think I was fine. I wasn’t a man with dreams drowning inside a costume. I was a beaver returned to his habitat.

I can’t imagine what it’s like to be an actual dinosaur, unable to speak, unable to express any emotion beyond quiet delight. Gunnersaurus somehow kept his happy face through an emotional on-field tribute to the victims of Hillsborough in 2011; only this summer he was hit hard in the gob by a child taking a penalty kick, and yet his mask remained.

What is it like to be so famous and yet so unknown? Gunnersaurus recently won the online World Cup of Football Mascots, besting FC Metz’s Grayou, a dragon; West Brom’s Boiler Man, a hot-water heater with arms and legs; and Partick Thistle’s Kingsley, a surly sun, maybe, with a unibrow. He has been invited to appear at hundreds of weddings and bar mitzvahs and birthday parties, and he recently gained his 100,000th follower on Instagram. He is easily the most popular dinosaur in the world. In football, as in life, everything changes. But Gunnersaurus is always there.

Gunnersaurus is like a machine custom-built to spread joy.

A 37-year-old man in Cambridge named Peter Lovell claims to have “invented” Gunnersaurus. Lovell is a man of enthusiasms, the sort of person who walks into a bar filled with strangers and leaves with friends. He has materials to support his claim, including the drawings of Gunnersaurus he allegedly made when he was 11 years old. His parents were Scotland Yard detectives, he says, and massive Arsenal fans, which made him an Arsenal supporter with a prodigious eye for detail. In 1993, the Junior Gunners held a contest to design a new mascot, his story goes; inspired by “Jurassic Park,” which had come out that same summer, he sat down at his kitchen table and soon produced his fully realized proposal for a dinosaur named Gunnersaurus Rex. He won the contest, and the Gunnersaurus of his imagination came to life that August. He hasn’t stopped telling people what he believes he did, mostly because it means he rarely buys a beer. “It’s the ultimate anecdote,” he says.

Some of Lovell’s story checks out. “Jurassic Park” did, in fact, give a lot of people dinosaur fever in the summer of 1993. Lovell’s drawings, with front and side views of a dinosaur that looks very much like the actual Gunnersaurus, resemble the mug shots his parents would have brought home and laid on that same kitchen table. (Lovell’s Gunnersaurus was yellow, not green, and his only uniform was a jersey. The real Gunnersaurus, thankfully, also wears shorts.) Lovell’s eyes even go wet with tears when he talks about how much his supposed young success changed the course of so many important things.

“It always gets me,” he says. “It was one of those moments in the history of my life, if it hadn’t have happened. … How it transformed me, helped to form a growing mind, the confidence it gave me, the belief. So much has come from that belief. That’s the moment I went from being intimidated by the world to believing that I could do anything. It’s beautiful.”

Gunnersaurus … out.

But Peter Lovell must be delusional. As earnest as he appears, as much as it would be lovely to think that a boy with some paper and crayons could sit down at a table and conjure something so wonderful as a dinosaur that has brought happiness to thousands for more than a quarter-century, Gunnersaurus is real. He wasn’t invented. He was born out of a giant egg and grew seven feet tall.

I’ve seen him. I’ve hugged him. I have felt his comforting squeeze, the buttress-like strength of his arms, the gentle trace of his claws on my shoulders, his fuzzy green skin on my face. Gunnersaurus is as real as Santa Claus. He is as real as grace. He is as real as every last one of our childhood hopes, the affirmation that good things will come to us if only we believe.

That beautiful day I spent with Gunnersaurus at Arsenal, a teenage boy with hearing aids in his ears made his approach in the concourse. Gunnersaurus sensed his presence and turned. The boy held out his arms and Gunnersaurus held out his, and they fell into a cuddle. The boy took a long time to let go. When he did, he smiled and put his hand to his lips and then opened his palm toward Gunnersaurus. He signed “Thank you” to the dinosaur. Then Gunnersaurus signed “Thank you” back to the boy.

If that encounter wasn’t real, if that moment wasn’t as true and heart-swelling as it felt in the suddenly blurry light of that magical afternoon, then what is?

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Nick Pope and Ashley Westwood boost Burnley’s survival chances

Nick Pope saved a Jamie Vardy penalty before Ashley Westwood’s emphatic finish saw Burnley come from behind to beat Champions League-chasing Leicester 2-1 and earn three much-needed Premier League points.

Sean Dyche’s men looked bound for a fifth straight league defeat after Burnley-born Harvey Barnes rewarded Leicester’s early endeavours in the 34th minute, with the Foxes well on top.

Chris Wood got Burnley level early in the second half, but they needed Pope to save Vardy’s 68th-minute penalty before Westwood hammered home the winner 11 minutes from time.

Well that’s ruined my Sunday, but we’ll done @BurnleyOfficial, gritty as ever.

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) January 19, 2020

Burnley’s first league win since December 21 lifted them five points clear of the drop zone, while Leicester missed the chance to move level with second-placed Manchester City.

Few would have predicted the late heroics from Burnley during a first half in which they looked second best in virtually every department.

The visitors, stung by last week’s home defeat to Southampton, looked sharper and faster, always threatening to get in behind Burnley’s defence with the running of Barnes and Vardy.

Harvey Barnes scored for Leicester and was also brought down for a penalty which was missed by Jamie Vardy (Nick Potts/PA)

Vardy rounded Pope in the 13th minute but with the angle against him pulled the ball back for James Maddison, who could not control it.

In contrast, Burnley were full of commitment but looked desperately short of ideas going forward.

There were grumbles from the home stands when Jeff Hendrick impressively beat Christian Fuchs to create space, only to dawdle on the ball until Leicester’s defenders recovered their ground.

Countless balls were pumped into Wood and Jay Rodriguez – the latter restored to the line-up after illness – but Jonny Evans and Caglar Soyuncu marshalled the front pair well, while Dwight McNeil shuffled from one wing to the other but struggled to get on the ball.

Burnley’s Jay Rodriguez, left, drew a blank (Nick Potts/PA)

On the half-hour mark, Rodriguez strode forward but did not like the look of options to his left and right and instead shot tamely at Kasper Schmeichel to the sound of more groans from the stands.

Moments later, Leicester led. Burnley were appealing for a foul when Dennis Praet slid in on Jack Cork but Barnes did not hesitate as he scooped up the ball and skipped forward before firing past Pope.

Having seen Ayoze Perez head just over in first-half stoppage time, the visitors began the second half with their best move of the game as Maddison and Barnes combined to play in Praet, who saw his sweeping shot well saved by a diving Pope.

But Burnley quickly responded with their best chance as Charlie Taylor sent in a deep cross from the left and Wood got above Fuchs but headed over.

It was a rare chance from open play and it was no surprise that when Burnley did level in the 56th minute, it was from a set-piece.

Chris Wood got Burnley’s equaliser (PA)

Ben Mee rose highest to meet a corner at the far post and though Schmeichel blocked his effort, it fell for Wood to poke home from point-blank range.

Barnes and Maddison both shot straight at Pope for Leicester as the Foxes pushed forward, and Brendan Rodgers’ side had the perfect chance to go back in front when Mee fouled Maddison in the area, only to see Pope save Vardy’s penalty.

Pope denied Vardy again in the 78th minute after he ran onto a neat pass from substitute Kelechi Iheanacho, and Burnley completed the turnaround moments later.

Neat play created space for Taylor on the left, and though his cross was blocked, the ball fell for Westwood who drilled the ball beyond Schmeichel.

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Wolves vs Burnley Preview: Clarets look to breach fortress Molinuex

Wolves Were the best of the rest outside the so-called & # 39; big six & # 39; but have stumbled from the blocks this term as they try to achieve their first victory when Burnley visits Molineux

Nuno Santo & # 39; s side did not look its best when opening two games – although they have been difficult encounters with a 0-0 draw at Leicester City followed with an uncertain performance in a 1-1 stalemate with Manchester United at home.

Balance between their European obligations can prove too much to juggle, and it was certainly an issue that destroyed their opponents Burnley last year

The side of Sean Dyche also had competitions in Europe League and had only won a Premier League match in September. they were already beaten out of Europe

Without the same hurdle this time they started the season positively, with a great 3-0 home win over Southampton with a determined performance in Arsenal, even if they fell into a 2-1 defeat at the Emirates Stadium. Now they will watch the end of the 14-match undefeated home run of Wolves.

Nuno Santo shakes hands with Manchester United's Paul Pogba after his Wolverhampton Wanderers side fought to a point in Molineux on Monday

WOLVES: Nuno Santo & # 39; s side Premier League club to feel squeeze of Europa League qualifications?

As the best of the last installment, it might be a little surprising to see that Wolves, with such speed, look a little listless at the start of this campaign.

At least it would be if you didn't have to reckon with fighting them on two fronts, with a barrage of Europa League qualifiers that dominate their preseason and the start of this campaign.

They have already played five and both Premier League games this time are just a few days after in European action.

Although their last and final qualifying match offers them a tough test against Turin, even earlier matches against alleged minnows do not offer much delay.

Sources are not infinite, and in a world where we are constantly informed that teams & # 39; take every game as it comes & # 39 ;, time is clearly lost in tires in the Europa League that can be spent preparing for Premier League matches.

Saint & # 39; s outfit has difficulty finding their best form of combat in the Premier and Europa League

With this in mind, wolves may even think their start to the season has been good. Only a tight VAR call denied them the victory in Leicester City.

Monday's draw with Manchester United may have yielded a more difficult execution at home, but still comes up with a point as what a handy looking team offers a lot of hope for the rest of the season.

If Wolves goes on to the group stage of the Europa League, the problem could persist, but as long as the form of competition does not suffer too much because they are not leaving the tournament? They may not be in it every year.

Saint can brush up on his side from the qualification he played in Torino.

Matt Doherty has been declared fit because he was removed on Monday against United to rest after an unwell feeling during the first half.

A sensational Ruben Neves strike saved a point in a difficult show against United

BURNLEY: Mixed start for Clarets but Dyche can be optimistic that his side is on the right track

A victory and a defeat means that Burnley fans are not ecstatic will be disappointed with their opening for the Premier League season, but indications indicate that this is more a positive start.

This is their fourth consecutive year in the top flight – their longest since 1971 – Sean Dyche has established them as a Premier League side now.

But there is always a great margin for mistakes between the seventh finish and participating in a bottom three scrap, so hitting the legendary 40-point mark to ward off relegation is a wise goal to keep away from every season. start if you are not fashionable & # 39; big six & # 39; side (and Everton?)

An important part of achieving those 40 points is to beat the teams around you and Burnley passed that test on the opening day of the season by knocking Southampton aside with a 3-0 win.

The next trip to Arsenal was a & # 39; freestyle & # 39; and although it resulted in a 2-1 defeat, the performance showed much encouragement that Burnley will at least enter water above the relegation zone.

Sean Dyche was furiously left behind for perceived injustice against Burnley in his defeat at Arsenal

Not the most exciting news for fans with dreams of glory, especially since the Clarets finished seventh just over a year ago, but the above doesn't rule that out. At the moment, it certainly seems more likely than a relegation fight.

The ambition is also growing in Dyche, opting to dive into the game instead of offering platitudes of the good performance from his side at the Emirates Stadium after feeling the Gunners were a little soft in dealing with aggression on his part.

He will already enjoy the return game in February to finally end an 11-game losing streak from Arsenal, at which point he may have a series of fit midfielders back in the side.

Among them are Robbie Brady, who fights to appear on Wolves after a rib injury and the summer sign of Danny Drinkwater who has built up his fitness match with the Under 23s and his debut with Molineux

Long-term absent Steven Defour, although not expected to return for at least another three weeks with an injury to the calf, while Burnley wants to take advantage of the punishing Europa League of Wolves read and keep the feel-good factor at Turf Moor.

Danny Drinking water (right) comes closer in making his Burnley debut while he builds fitness at

Predicted line-ups

Wolves predicted start XI: Rui Patricio, Bennett, Boly, Coady, Traore, Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Jimenez, Jota

Burnley & # 39; s predicted start XI: Pope, Lowton, Pieters, Tarkowski, Mee, Gudmundsson, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Wood, Barnes.

What do the bookmakers say?

Despite their stuttering start and Europa League handicap, the bookmakers are convinced that Wolves will see Burnley with prizes of around 5/6. It doesn't really scream & # 39; home banker & # 39; and the Clarets are able to steal a win at Molineux, especially with opportunities as generous as 4/1.

It is a game that rarely gets more than three goals, but rarely ends in stalemate. Clarets' record at Molineux is below average at best, but this is their best time to play Wolves and Ashley Barnes in form is a worthy shout from the first goal scorer on 7/1.

Who says what?

Nuno Santo Wolf Boss according to the heavy schedule on his part: & # 39; We are preparing for this kind of cycle from the start for the season. Two days is difficult, but we are ready to play. We have a training session to decide (the team), we decide a strong increase and we start competing. & # 39;

Burnley boss Sean Dyche after the defeat of Arsenal: & # 39; The mentality is good and the most important thing for me was to stand on the front foot. It's just a measure, but it means that we have that lead ahead of me and I'm happy with that. & # 39;

IMPORTANT FACTS

Wolves have won their last four top-class home games against Burnley – they have not won five in a row since a series of seven that ended in April 1900.

Burnley just lost one of their last six league-encounters against Wolves (W3 D2 L1), winning 2-0 in their most recent meeting in Turf Moor in March.

This will be the first top-flight meeting between Wolves and Burnley where neither party has been newly promoted since February 1976, with Wolves winning. that match 3-2.

Burnley did not score in 14 of their last 19 competitive away matches at Wolves, including drawing a blank in four of their last five trips to Molineux.

Wolves are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League games at Molineux, winning six and drawing three. They last had a longer undefeated home run in the top flight between April and October 1979 (10 games).

Burnley on Sunday won only two of their last 15 Premier League games (D2 L11) and lost eight of the last 10.

Only weekend matches at Sadio Mane (15) and Sergio Aguero (14) scored more Premier League goals in 2019 than Ashley Barnes of Burnley (12). Barnes has so far achieved 40 percent of the league goals of the Clarets (12/30).

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Bournemouth v Liverpool: Reshuffled Reds can return to the top

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Liverpool travel to Bournemouth in an attempt to keep their title charge rolling and our man fancies their chances of returning to the top of the pile. Read Steve Rawlings’ take on Saturday’s early TV game here… “Wednesday night’s win was the sort that builds belief. The type of result a title winning side looks back on with pride. Burnley were strong in the tackle – too strong – but Klopp’s men overcame Sean Dyce’s tough man tactics and their tally of 39 points from their first 15 games is Liverpool’s best-ever start to a top-flight season.”

Bournemouth v Liverpool Saturday 8 December, 12:30Live on Sky SportsBournemouth back to winning ways but for how long? After a strong start to the season, Bournemouth were in need of a win after a run of four defeats in-a-row so a meeting with Premier League strugglers, Huddersfield, at home on Tuesday night looked like a welcome fixture. Early goals from Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser saw the Cherries race to an early 2-0 lead and they hung on to win 2-1 but it was a nervy second half and the Terriers deserved something from the game. Huddersfield dominated possession (68%), had twice as many corners as the hosts and 23 shots to Bournemouth’s six. Their manager, David Wagner, claimed his side had gifted the home side their two goals, suggesting that Huddersfield “didn’t deserve anything out of the game because they had given presents away. It was Christmas for Bournemouth.” But the Cherries boss gave a more accurate reflection, claiming Huddersfield could feel hard done by.Tuesday’s victory lifted Bournemouth back up to seventh in the Premier League, following defeats against Manchester United, Newcastle, Arsenal and Manchester City, and they’ll be keen to build on the win but they weren’t convincing enough to suggest they can halt Liverpool’s powerful title charge. Liverpool looking to leap the leaders December is the month when title challenging managers are forced to gamble. Games come thick and fast and decisions have to be made. Risk fatigue and injury by continuously playing your best players or rotate rigorously and risk a loss in continuity. Jurgen Klopp went for the latter at relegation favourites, Burnley, on Wednesday night and it very nearly backfired…Klopp made seven changes from the side that had scrambled a 1-0 win at home to Everton last weekend and with Sadio Mane injured, he changed the forward line entirely, leaving both Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah on the bench. The Reds looked in trouble when Jack Cork bundled in a dubious goal in the 54th minute to put the robust Clarets ahead but the excellent James Milner, who will be playing in his 500th Premier League game on Saturday, calmly put the two sides level just after the hour mark before Klopp put Firmino and Salah on, and the pair affected the game brilliantly. Firmino put Liverpool ahead in the 69th minute and moments after Alisson had saved a Ben Mee header that would have seen the home side draw level, Salah fed Xherdan Shaqiri to finish them off in injury time. Wednesday night’s win was the sort that builds belief. The type of result a title winning side looks back on with pride. Burnley were strong in the tackle – too strong – but Klopp’s men overcame Sean Dyce’s tough man tactics and their tally of 39 points from their first 15 games is Liverpool’s best-ever start to a top-flight season. With Spurs losing the North London derby at the weekend and with Arsenal and Chelsea dropping points in midweek, the Premier League title race looks increasingly like a two-team tussle and a lot will depend on how well Klopp and Pep Guardiola shuffle their decks in December.A win for Liverpool on Saturday would see them go back to the top of the table – albeit maybe only temporarily with City playing Chelsea away on Saturday night- and they can be backed at [5.8] to win the Premier League. Given it already looks like it’s them or City, that isn’t an awful price.Liverpool the play but patience required Burnley’s tactics came at a cost to Klopp’s charges, with Joe Gomez stretched off injured in the first half. He’s highly unlikely to make the line-up on Saturday and the already injured trio of Dejan Lovren, Andy Robertson and Mane, can’t be considered certain to return either but it isn’t all bad news. Summer signing, Naby Keita, put in an excellent performance at Turf Moor, just as squad depth is starting to look like it could be an issue.With a make or break Champions League encounter on Tuesday with Napoli and a potentially tough assignment at home to Manchester United on the horizon, a week on Sunday, Klopp has some tough decisions to make ahead of Saturday’s trip to the Arena Stadium. Bournemouth, on paper, are a much tougher test than Burnley and I suspect Wednesday’s sweeping changes were made with this harder examination in mind and I expect to see at least one of the big guns rolled back in. Firmino has a great record against the Cherries, with three goals and two assists in his last five matches against them, so I’ll be very surprised if he doesn’t return to the starting line-up.Liverpool have a strong record against Bournemouth, losing just one of their last 13 and winning last season’s fixtures 4-0 at the Arena and 3-0 at Anfield. Despite their injury concerns, they’re the worthy favourites. At [1.7], it’s tempting to play them in the outright market given the only points dropped so far this season have been against the likes of Chelsea, City and Arsenal but they’ve been drawing each of their last three Premier League matches and four of their last five at half time, with the only exception being Fulham at home, when they only led 1-0. The Reds haven’t been lightning-fast starters of late so I’m happy to take a chance that they’ll take their time to get going again on Saturday. Odds of anything around the 4/1 mark about Draw/Liverpool in the Half Time/Full Time market looks fair and I’m taking a tiny chance on Bournemouth/Liverpool at a juicy price too. In contrast to Liverpool, the Cherries have been starting matches well, scoring in the first half in each of their last six Premier League encounters. Goals on the agenda according to the statsGames involving Bournemouth often result in plenty of goals and 80% of their matches so far this season have produced at least three. Over 2 ½ players have been rewarded 50% of the time when Liverpool have travelled so it’s absolutely no surprise to see Over the strong favourite in the Over/Under 2.5 Goals market. Yes is also odds-on at around [1.7] in the Both teams to Score market but that makes no appeal given Liverpool have conceded just six in their first 15 Premier League ties. Same Game MultiIf you fancy combining two or more scenarios to build a bet that pays handsomely, click on the Same Game Multi tab at the top of the Sportsbook market and pick two or more selections to build a wager. For example, Liverpool to win and Firmino to score again pays £3.25 for £1 stake but adding a draw at half time pays a juicy £10.99 for a £1 stake.

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Man City put five 'beautiful, beautiful' goals past Burnley

Manager Pep Guardiola praised his Manchester City side for their “beautiful, beautiful goals” as they remained top of the Premier League with a convincing win over Burnley.

Sparkling finishes from Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho and Riyad Mahrez, in particular, caught the eye as City maintained their 100% home record this season.

“After we scored the second goal and third quickly it was much easier,” Guardiola said.

“The finish from Bernardo was not easy. The goals were so outstanding – beautiful, beautiful goals – and the chances we created, and it’s three more points.”

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Guardiola’s side were briefly knocked off the summit by Chelsea’s draw with Manchester United earlier on Saturday, but opened up a two-point lead before Liverpool moved level on points with a 1-0 win at Huddersfield in the late kick-off.

City’s procession towards the three points was initially held up by Clarets keeper Joe Hart, making his first return to Etihad Stadium after ending his 12-year stay in the summer.

Hart, a huge crowd favourite during his spell at the club, made superb first-half stops to deny Sergio Aguero and David Silva, but was powerless to stop Aguero firing home as the duo combined to round off a neat passing move. Hart’s afternoon was to get a lot worse.

What happened in the Premier League on Saturday?[1]

The best Premier League stats[2]

Reaction to Saturday’s games[3]

Burnley barely threatened before half-time but their hopes were only truly extinguished when City added two more goals in two minutes shortly before the hour mark.

There was some controversy about City’s second goal, which came after Leroy Sane went down in the area under a challenge by Jack Cork.

Referee Jon Moss waved play on but the Burnley defence stopped, allowing Silva to retrieve the ball before it ran out of play and cross for Silva to sweep home.

Burnley manager Sean Dyche and his players continued to protest as the game resumed, although it was unclear whether they felt the game had been stopped, or that the ball had gone behind before Silva reached it.

It clearly played on the Clarets’ minds, however, and their usual defensive organisation was nowhere to be seen when, seconds later, a corner was cleared as far as Fernandinho on the edge of the area and he found a sublime finish.

From that point, the game was over as a contest, although the City fans still had more reasons to celebrate, firstly when a fit-again Kevin de Bruyne appeared off the bench for his first appearance since the opening weekend of the season.

There were more goals to come as Fernandinho teed up Riyad Mahrez to curl home a superb fourth goal late on, and Sane converted a Benjamin Mendy cross.

Hart makes unhappy return

Hart, 31, had to contend with Cardiff fans chanting “England’s number four” at him during Burnley’s last away game, but got a much warmer reception on his return to his former home.

Even Guardiola, who loaned him out for two seasons before selling him last summer, wrote some affectionate words about the England international in his programme notes.

Hart, who won every major domestic honour during his time at City, was given a standing ovation by the home fans before the game, but the occasion will not be remembered for his fine saves to keep out Aguero’s acrobatic volley or Silva’s close-range header.

Hart would have been hoping for a clean sheet that became his trademark during his time at City – he managed 82 on home turf alone.

Instead, on his 180th appearance here, and his first as an opposition player, he conceded five goals at Etihad Stadium for the first time.

“There is a feeling of frustration in my chest right now,” Hart said. “The crowd reaction was nice but I came here as a Burnley player. It was far from a perfect day.”

However, there was little he could do about any of the goals, with Burnley’s usually solid defence looking particularly brittle in the second half, and collapsing completely by the end.

Dyche lists Burnley grievances

Burnley did not manage a single shot on target and Dyche accepted his side were well beaten, but felt big decisions went against them at “key moments” of the game.

That started in the very first minute, when Vincent Kompany’s reckless challenge on Burnley winger Aaron Lennon saw the City captain booked.

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Dyche said: “Kompany is out of control and he does not know where the man is, or the ball. It is just a throw of the leg and it is high – Aaron has got a cut with two stitches in it, high in his thigh.

“It is not vicious or anything but there is no control in the challenge and we are told that is a big thing in challenges like that, so in the modern game that is a red card.”

While Dyche felt his players were at fault for switching off for City’s second goal, he was adamant it should not have stood, with Hart also saying the assistant referee apologised to him later.

Dyche said: “Sane goes down with the tiniest of touches and the referee is going to blow his whistle, but then decides not to and waves it away.

“In the meantime a player who is off the pitch has walked back on the pitch to go and get the ball that is off the pitch to deliver a cross that they then score from. If that is not confusing for everyone in the stadium, it is certainly confusing for me.

“I thought it at the time, and I have seen it back since. With the best view that we can get of it, the ball is out of play, so you can forget about everything else.”

Dyche also felt Sane should have been sent off late on for a challenge on Matt Lowton.

“With Sane right at the end, it has got to be a red card,” Dyche added. “He kicked Matt for no reason at all, just smashing him around his legs. It has got to be a red card, as simple as that.”

Man of the match – Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)

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Five goals again for City – the stats

Manchester City are now unbeaten in their past 34 Premier League games kicking off at 3pm on a Saturday – the longest such run in the competition (W30 D4).

This was City’s 23rd Premier League victory by a margin of five goals or more – 10 of them have been under manager Pep Guardiola.

This was just Burnley’s fourth Premier League defeat by five or more goals – half of them have been against City.

There were only 115 seconds between City’s second and third goals.

City’s David Silva provided more than one assist in a Premier League game for the 12th time. Only Ryan Giggs (17), Cesc Fabregas (17) and Thierry Henry (13) have done so in more.

City’s Sergio Aguero has scored seven goals in seven games in all competitions against Burnley, including in all four appearances against them at the Etihad.

Silva has assisted Sergio Aguero more than any other City player in all competitions (20).

City’s Fernandinho scored and assisted in a Premier League game for only the second time, also doing so against West Brom in October 2017.

What’s next?

Manchester City travel to Ukraine to face Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Tuesday (20:00 BST).

City face Tottenham at Wembley on Monday 29 October (20:00 GMT), while Burnley welcome Chelsea to Stamford Bridge on Sunday, 28 October (13:30 GMT).

Line-ups[4]

Match Stats[5]

Live Text[6]

Line-ups

Man City

31Ederson

5Stones

4KompanyBooked at 1mins

14Laporte

22Mendy

20Bernardo SilvaSubstituted forDe Bruyneat 58'minutes

25Fernandinho

21SilvaSubstituted forFodenat 75'minutes

26Mahrez

10AgüeroSubstituted forGabriel Jesusat 66'minutes

19SanéBooked at 81mins

Substitutes

7Sterling

17De Bruyne

30Otamendi

33Gabriel Jesus

35Zinchenko

47Foden

49Muric

Burnley

20Hart

2Lowton

5Tarkowski

6Mee

3Taylor

7Berg Gudmundsson

16DefourSubstituted forBarnesat 75'minutes

4CorkBooked at 11mins

25LennonSubstituted forWestwoodat 69'minutes

13HendrickBooked at 32mins

9VokesSubstituted forWoodat 69'minutes

Substitutes

1Heaton

10Barnes

11Wood

18Westwood

26Bardsley

27Vydra

28Long

Referee:

Jonathan Moss

Attendance:

54,094

Match Stats

Home TeamMan CityAway TeamBurnley

Possession

Home69%

Away31%

Shots

Home24

Away5

Shots on Target

Home10

Away0

Corners

Home10

Away1

Fouls

Home11

Away5

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Match ends, Manchester City 5, Burnley 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+4'

Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Burnley 0.

Goal!

Posted at 90'

Goal! Manchester City 5, Burnley 0. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy with a cross.

Posted at 89'

Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Ashley Westwood (Burnley).

Posted at 87'

Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.

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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ben Mee.

Goal!

Posted at 83'

Goal! Manchester City 4, Burnley 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Fernandinho.

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Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 83'

Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).

Posted at 82'

Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).

Posted at 82'

Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Booking

Posted at 81'

Leroy Sané (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Leroy Sané (Manchester City).

Posted at 81'

Matthew Lowton (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 78'

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Tarkowski.

Posted at 77'

Leroy Sané (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Matthew Lowton (Burnley).

Posted at 76'

Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden.

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Steven Defour.

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces David Silva.

Posted at 73'

Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Silva.

Posted at 70'

Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).

Posted at 70'

Jack Cork (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 69'

Substitution, Burnley. Chris Wood replaces Sam Vokes.

Substitution

Posted at 69'

Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Westwood replaces Aaron Lennon.

Posted at 68'

Attempt missed. Sam Vokes (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Johann Berg Gudmundsson with a cross following a corner.

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Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Vincent Kompany.

Substitution

Posted at 66'

Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Sergio Agüero.

Posted at 65'

Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Silva.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City).

Posted at 63'

Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 62'

Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.

Posted at 60'

Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).

Posted at 60'

Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution

Posted at 58'

Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Bernardo Silva.

Goal!

Posted at 56'

Goal! Manchester City 3, Burnley 0. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.

Posted at 56'

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Tarkowski.

Goal!

Posted at 54'

Goal! Manchester City 2, Burnley 0. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by David Silva.

Posted at 52'

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Tarkowski.

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^ The best Premier League stats (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Reaction to Saturday’s games (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Line-ups (www.bbc.co.uk)

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BY JACK WILKINSON Football journalist – @jacktwilkinson Highlights and report as first-half Lukaku double sees off Burnley despite Marcus Rashford’s red cardLast Updated: 02/09/18 8:11pm 2:58 Highlights: Burnley 0-2 Man Utd Highlights: Burnley 0-2 Man Utd Romelu Lukaku scored twice as 10-man Manchester United returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor. United looked on course for a routine victory when Lukaku headed them ahead on 27 minutes and doubled their tally with a close-range second a minute before half-time. But after Paul Pogba had a second-half penalty saved by Joe Hart, United had to play the final 19 minutes a man down when Marcus Rashford was shown a straight red card for head-butting Phil Bardsley. However, three days on from their agonising Europa League exit against Olympiakos, Burnley showed little sign of mounting a late comeback, Sam Vokes’ header stoppage-time header all the Clarets could muster by way of a response. UNITED FANS FLY ANTI-WOODWARD BANNER Manchester United fans fly anti-Ed Woodward banner over Turf Moor Instead, United ground out the win – which lifts them to 10th in the table – to ease the pressure on beleaguered manager Jose Mourinho. Burnley remain second from bottom after their third successive defeat. Burnley: Hart (7), Taylor (5), Tarkowski (5), Mee (5), Bardsley (5), Lennon (5), Cork (5), McNeil (6), Westwood (5), Wood (6), Hendrick (5). Subs: Vokes (6), Barnes (5), Vydra (5). Man Utd: De Gea (7), Valencia (7), Lindelof (7), Smalling (7), Shaw (7), Matic (7), Fellaini (7), Sanchez (7), Pogba (7), Lingard (8), Lukaku (8). Subs: Bailly (n/a), Herrera (6), Rashford (3). Man of the Match: Romelu Lukaku. United’s fluid front three of Lukaku, Alexis Sanchez and Jesse Lingard tormented Burnley in the opening exchanges, with the fleet-footed England international creating two clear opening inside 10 minutes. With barely two minutes on the clock, Lingard wriggled clear of the Clarets centre-backs but flashed a shot wide of the post – eight minutes later he curled an effort from the edge of the box over. Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring against Burnley Lingard remained a threat but it was his strike partners that combined for United’s opener as Sanchez was allowed to pick out Lukaku with a cross from the left, and the Belgium international headed his second goal of the season beyond Hart from six yards. It was no more than United deserved and they could have had a second had it not been for Hart, who raced off his line to smother Lukaku on 36 minutes – but it was not long until the Burnley goalkeeper’s defences were breached again. Both managers made three changes on the back of Premier League defeats against Fulham and Tottenham respectively. Charlie Taylor, Dwight McNeil and Phil Bardsley came in for Burnley while Victor Lindelof, Alexis Sanchez and Marouane Fellaini – making his 250th Premier League appearance – were recalled into the United line-up. Lingard was involved again as his shot ricocheted around the Burnley area, striking Ben Mee and the head of Ashley Westwood before falling perfectly for the lurking Lukaku, who slotted home to double United’s lead on 44 minutes. With United meandering to victory, the game burst into life on 68 minutes as substitute Rashford drew a foul from Aaron Lennon in the area, but Pogba’s penalty after his now-trademark run-up was parried away by Hart. Things took a turn for the worse for United three minutes later when Rashford was given his marching orders by referee Jon Moss for reacting angrily to a Bardsley tackle and throwing his head into the face of the Burnley defender. Marcus Rashford saw red for head-butting Phil Bardsley But despite Burnley’s best effort, United had a measure of control despite falling down to 10 men and saw out the victory with relative ease, Vokes’ glancing header the closest the Clarets came to reducing the arrears. OPTA STATS * Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has won each of his four Premier League away games at Turf Moor (P4 W4), including all three in charge of the Red Devils. * Burnley have won just one of their last 18 top-flight meetings with Manchester United (D8 L9), with that victory coming in their first ever Premier League meeting back in August 2009 (1-0). * Among each of the current Premier League teams, Burnley are on the longest winless run of any side in the competition (nine games – D3 L6). * Manchester United have won each of their last 24 Premier League matches in which they’ve scored the opening goal. * Marcus Rashford was shown his first red card for Manchester United, while also being the first substitute to be sent off for the Red Devils in the Premier League since Marouane Fellaini against Hull City in May 2015. THE MANAGERS 1:46 Dyche credits United’s performance Dyche credits United’s performance Sean Dyche: “Well, I think we’re finding our feet a bit. They’ve had a lot of challenges these players. Its game 10 for us of a squad of roughly 17 at any given time. We were down to 16 on Thursday and that’s a lot of football for anyone in this early part of the season. It’s still physically a task. This two-week period now gives us a chance to rest and work, but certainly refresh ourselves for the challenge which is the Premier League.” 3:39 Mourinho: We should score 6, 7 or 8! Mourinho: We should score 6, 7 or 8! Jose Mourinho: “The three points were an important thing, the quality of the performance and happiness of the team is an Old Trafford response – the way Old Trafford reacted to the boys in the Spurs defeat was important. Today the fans were fantastic from the first minute, but Old Trafford is a moment to remember.” MAN OF THE MATCH – ROMELU LUKAKU Mourinho has really been up against after United’s worst start to a Premier League season since 1992. But just when his manager needed it most, Lukaku rekindled his touch in front of goal. The Belgian’s first league brace since his United debut in the competition back in August 2017 put the visitors in control, and gave Mourinho something to cheer about after a fortnight of angst at Old Trafford. WHAT’S NEXT? WOLVES VS BURNLEY September 16, 2018, 12:30pm Live on Both sides resume their Premier League campaign after the international break. On September 15, United travel to Watford (5.30pm), while Burnley make the trip to newly-promoted Wolves the following day (1.30pm), live on Sky Sports Premier League. PLAY SUPER 6 Jeff has given away over £1.5m over the last fortnight! Enter your predictions for free here. Source link The post Burnley 0 – 2 Man Utd appeared first on 10z Soccer. #ManUtd #BurnleyArea #JoseMourinho

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Burnley v Manchester United

Johann Berg Gudmundsson was substituted with a hamstring injury last weekend and is unavailable

TEAM NEWS

Burnley will be forced to change their starting XI in the league for the first time this season, with Johann Berg Gudmundsson nursing a hamstring injury.

Teenager Dwight McNeil impressed as his deputy in Thursday’s Europa League tie with Olympiakos.

Manchester United are without Phil Jones, who was substituted with a suspected hamstring injury during Monday’s defeat by Tottenham.

Marcos Rojo is back in training but is not yet available for selection.

MOTD COMMENTATOR’S NOTES

@Guymowbray: One team out of Europe already (Bur-exit?), the other set to return to its elite level – and yet the scrutiny is on the future of the man leading the latter, such is the way with Manchester United and Jose Mourinho.

How United set up in defence will get early focus, with the experiment of Ander Herrera in a back three sure to be abandoned.

Whatever formation or personnel plays, they’ll have to perform well against a Burnley team unbowed by disappointment in only drawing against Olympiakos on Thursday.

“Back to everything we’re about,” said Sean Dyche about his team’s performance.

Whether United will ever feel that under Mourinho is the unanswered question.

VIEW FROM THE DUGOUT

Burnley manager Sean Dyche on his side’s European experience: “I think we’ve learned a lot on and off the pitch, about travelling, organisation, all the things that come with it.

“I think you saw a team who wanted it to carry on by the way, which is important considering how all of you have been saying how nobody wants it.

“But that is a mentality more than anything here – we want to win every game that we play.”

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho: “I am the manager of one of the greatest clubs in the world but I’m also one of the greatest managers in the world.

“I have won eight titles. I’m the only manager to win in Italy, Spain and England. Not small titles, proper titles, and my second last season was one of my greatest achievements in football.”

Mourinho’s quotes in full

LAWRO’S PREDICTION

Burnley are out of the Europa League and struggling. Manchester United are in a bit of a mess – it is time to get their heads screwed on and get a win.

Prediction: 0-2

Lawro’s full predictions v BBC Radio 1 presenter Greg James

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

Burnley’s only victory in the past 17 top-flight meetings came at home in their first Premier League encounter in August 2009 (D8, L8).

Manchester United have kept a clean sheet in nine of their last 10 visits to Turf Moor in all competitions, with the exception being that 1-0 defeat in 2009

United could win three consecutive top-flight away fixtures against Burnley for the first time.

Burnley

Burnley go into the weekend in the relegation zone for the first time since August 2016. However, they have won three and drawn one of their last four Premier League matches when starting the day in the bottom three.

The Clarets have conceded 14 goals in five league games – one more than in their previous 14 top-flight fixtures combined.

Sean Dyche’s side have gone eight league games without a victory since their five-match winning streak came to an end in April (D3, L5).

Burnley’s only point at Turf Moor against last season’s top six came in a 1-1 draw against Manchester City in February.

Their tally of nine points from 10 home games in 2018 is the third worst among clubs ever-present in the division this calendar year. Only Huddersfield, with eight points, and Southampton (seven) have fared worse.

Dyche is winless in all six Premier League matches as a manager versus Jose Mourinho, with three defeats at home and three draws in away fixtures.

Ben Mee could become only the second player, after Ashley Barnes, to make 100 Premier League appearances for Burnley on Sunday.

Manchester United

United have lost two of their opening three league matches of a season for the first time since 1992. They haven’t lost three of their first four league fixtures since 1986-87.

They last began a season with successive top-flight away defeats in 1973.

The Red Devils could equal the club Premier League record of three consecutive defeats, which most recently happened in December 2015.

They have conceded seven goals in their first three league games for the first time in 39 years.

Jose Mourinho has used an unrivalled 22 players in the Premier League so far this season.

Alexis Sanchez has scored four goals in five Premier League appearances against Burnley.

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Burnley 2017/18 Season Preview

Author: Declan Harte

This will be the first time since 1975 that Burnley will be starting the season in the top flight as an established side. A fact they should be proud of.

Avoiding relegation last season was a massive success for Sean Dyche and his men. However, staying up for a second time could prove to be an even more difficult challenge. Second Season Syndrome has struck many a club over the years, QPR, Birmingham and Hull alone in recent times followed up impressive seasons with disappointing relegation campaigns.

The key to this Burnley side staying up - and improving upon their impressive first season – is arresting their abysmal away form. Earning just 7 points from a possible 57 away from home last season was only worsened by that of Hull City’s - and they were relegated. While their home form was much better, it did begin to fall off come the end of the season - only managing to earn 4 points from their last 5 home games. A repeat of this form may not be so kind to the club’s survival hopes.

Burnley have acted swiftly in the transfer window as a first step in improving this away form. Jonathan Walters from Stoke, Jack Cork from Swansea and Charlie Taylor from Leeds have all come in this window and could prove to be very smart signings. Walters is an experienced and versatile Premier League operator whose positional flexibility will give them different attacking options, Cork and Taylor will add more depth to the squad, unshackling the more creative Robbie Brady to play a more prominent role while still allowing rotation for the left-back Stephen Ward. The departure of winger George Boyd to Sheffield Wednesday is another reason why Brady may be playing a more advanced role this season. Walters will also be able to slot into that vacated position, should he be needed. Depth is quickly becoming one of Burnley’s biggest strengths.

Despite some clever moves in the transfer market, Burnley have lost key player Michael Keane to Everton for a reported £25 million. The central defensive partnership between Keane and Ben Mee was key for Burnley last season and one of the main reasons they were able to stay up. Kevin Long - who has impressed on International duty over the Summer - played in the final three games of the season and may already be Keane’s long term replacement. There is still of course plenty of time for Burnley to re-invest that 25 million back into the team if they want to instead venture outside the club to find a replacement for Keane.

The ever-growing Irish contingent at Burnley has become an interesting trend over the last 12 months. Initially signing Jeff Hendrick last Summer for a then club record fee, they followed it up by signing Robbie Brady for another club record fee. Walters arrival this Summer coupled with the presence of long-term club servants Ward and Long in the team has seen the number of Irish Internationals reach an oddly high number. Is there something to be read into this? While the Irish team itself has been improving under Martin O'Neill, it seems odd for one club to buy so many players from one International team. Like Sunderland and Reading in the past, Burnley are quickly becoming one of the teams to watch for any Irish Premier League fan out there.

Overall, one would expect Burnley to be safe from relegation - though they will always be in danger of falling into the survival scramble. Lower mid-table seems about as high as they can go this season. Sean Dyche is an intelligent manager and has shown signs of a greater capacity to lead this team to bigger and better things, but that will take time. The first step now is the establish their footing in the Premier League with another strong finish and go forward from there.

Predicted finish: 14th

#Burnley #Sean Dyche #Jon Walters #Jack Cork

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Premier League: What happened in the English top flight on Saturday?

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Premier League: What happened in the English top flight on Saturday?

Manchester City have won their past 10 Premier League home games against Aston Villa by an aggregate score of 33-4

Manchester City closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool with a routine 3-0 win over Aston Villa, while a stoppage-time own goal gave Brighton victory over Everton and Christian Pulisic scored a perfect hat-trick as Chelsea thumped Burnley.

After a goalless first 45 minutes, Pep Guardiola’s champions broke the deadlock just 20 seconds into the second half, as Raheem Sterling slotted home his 13th goal of the season.

City had their second on 65 minutes when Kevin de Bruyne’s cross drifted in, and was eventually awarded to the Belgian following a lengthy VAR consultation, only to later be given to David Silva by the league’s goal accreditation panel, who deemed the Spaniard to have glanced the ball on its way in.

Ilkay Gundogan made the result secure five minutes later by powering home from the edge of the box, although City’s afternoon was marred late on when Fernandinho saw red for a second bookable offence.

Get reaction to all of Saturday’s Premier League action here

United States international Pulisic stole the show in Saturday’s late game, as his first career hat-trick helped Chelsea beat Burnley 4-2 at Turf Moor.

The 21-year-old’s first of the afternoon came after he dispossessed Matthew Lowton, weaved through the Burnley defence and finished left-footed past Nick Pope.

Then he saw his right-footed shot deflect off Ben Mee, wrong-footing Pope, before he headed home a Mason Mount cross to ensure he took home the match ball.

Willian then made it 4-0 with a fine finish of his own before Jay Rodriguez’s screamer and Dwight McNeil’s deflected strike restored some respectability to the scoreline for Sean Dyche’s men.

At the Amex Stadium, Everton defender Lucas Digne’s late own goal handed Brighton a 3-2 victory – their third league win of the campaign.

Brighton took the lead through Pascal Gross’ free-kick before the Toffees struck back five minutes later when Richarlison’s goal-bound header took a touch off Adam Webster on its way past Mat Ryan.

Everton went ahead through second-half substitute Dominic Calvert-Lewin after Gross was denied another goal as he was rightly called offside when turning in Davy Propper’s cross.

Neal Maupay restored parity when he scored from the spot after VAR awarded the Seagulls a penalty following a coming together between Michael Keane and Aaron Connolly in the box.

But it was Digne who had the final say when his attempted clearance from Leandro Trossard’s low cross beat Jordan Pickford and consigned Marco Silva’s side to a sixth defeat of the season.

In east London, Sheffield United extended West Ham’s winless run to four games by holding their hosts to a 1-1 draw.

Robert Snodgrass opened the scoring for the Hammers when he latched onto Andriy Yarmolenko’s through ball and slotted past the oncoming Dean Henderson.

Blades substitute Billy Sharp saw a tap-in ruled out for offside before fellow replacement Lys Mousset fired home following a scramble in the Hammers’ penalty area.

Snodgrass had a golden chance to win it for West Ham late on but he could only turn Pablo Fornals’ low cross against the post.

Watford’s search for a first Premier League win of the season goes on after they were held to a goalless draw by Bournemouth.

Gerard Deulofeu and Steve Cook hit the woodwork for their respective sides while Hornets midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure blazed over from 12 yards with the pick of the chances.

There are four games on Sunday, starting with Newcastle hosting Wolves (14:00 GMT).

Elsewhere, Liverpool will look to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League with victory over Tottenham, Arsenal welcome Crystal Palace and Manchester United travel to Norwich (all 16:30 GMT).

#Flight #Saturday

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Burnley vs Southampton Preview: Both teams meet again on Premier League opening day

There will be a feeling of deja vu on Turf Moor tomorrow. Twelve months ago Southampton organized Burnley on the opening day of the season, but both sets of fans will hope that the game pans will look different.

There was no way to separate the teams last season because they played two draws during their Premier League meetings, which is probably no surprise if you put them in 15th and 16th in the table.

Burnley earns huge credit for maintaining their top flight status last season. A 5-1 home defeat by Everton on Boxing Day, Burnley left three points out of safety, but an undefeated run of seven games pulled them out of danger and helped them out of danger.

could be said of tomorrow's opponents. They fired Mark Hughes in early December after only one win and nine points from their opening 14 games. The charismatic Ralph Hasenhuttl came in and showed his administrative descent to change their destiny and to guarantee Premier League football again.

Burnley organizes Southampton for the second opening day tomorrow row

BURNLEY: Without European diversion this season, Burnley can get back to basics and make more progress

Burnley were the architects of their own demise in a way last season Their sublime performance in 2017/18 saw them finish seventh, enough for a place in the early qualifying rounds.

We have seen countless times that small squadrons cannot function with the extra workload. Their season began in the last week of July and their European conquest meant that they had played three competitive games before the season started and then twice a week for the first month.

Of course, they were out of the Europa League at the end of August, but the extra tax and the number of matches took their toll and allowed them to fight to survive, something they no longer had to do Sean Dyche in 2016/17

Without such distractions this season, Burnley can concentrate on their strengths from the first whistle. They defend well and in numbers, make the most of their offensive chances and remain a close unit in an effort to secure another season in the Premier League.

The teams played a 0-0 draw at St Mary & # 39; s 12 months ago, a clear sign of things to come

With Europa League distractions this summer, Sean Dyche hopes for a quick start

The Clarets often pursue goals, but they will rely on the signing of the summer J ay Rodriguez to hit the ground running. He drew attention to West Brom in the championship last season and Dyche was sufficiently impressed to spend £ 10 million on the former Southampton forward.

It is no secret that Dyche likes to work with a small team and there are no big money to recruit anymore, the hint of the 48-year-old is satisfied with what he has at his disposal.

Burnley wants tomorrow home advantage to work to their advantage, although Turf Moor was not exactly a happy hunting ground for them on the opening day of the season.

They have won only one of their five opening day games in the Premier League and have both lost the first games they previously played on Turf Moor. If they can reverse their fortune, Dyche will hold three points in their last survival bid.

SOUTHAMPTON: Under Hasenhuttl, Southampton can return to the impressive team they once were

Southampton, like Burnley, hopes for a major improvement in their performance in recent seasons. Gone are the days of Mauricio Pochettino in the dugout or Virgil van Dijk in the heart of the defense.

The saints were dismantled for years by larger clubs, especially Liverpool, and when their successful series of talent substitution was replaced by equal players, they ultimately had major problems.

Two poor management agreements in Mauricio Pellegrino and Mark Hughes also made them take 10 steps back, but Southampton finally has a boss who can continue them.

Ralph Hasenhuttl transformed Southampton after his arrival and will want to maintain that

Nicknamed the & # 39; Alpine Klopp & # 39 ;, Hasenhuttl has injected energy back into the club and can bring them back to the top 10 this season after leading them away from danger last time.

There is still a lot of quality in the team with Cedric, Danny Ings, Ryan Bertrand, Oriol Romeo and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg all able to mix it with the big boys.

Saints also have one of the most dangerous attackers in the division on their day in Nathan Redmond and Hasenhuttl. You know how to extract his best.

Among the Austrian, Redmond has been involved in more Premier League goals than any other Southampton player (10 – 6 goals, 4 assists).

Nathan Redmond benefited most from the Austrian and excelled at the back of last season

A strong start to the season will be important to give Southampton a platform to build on, instead of looking over their shoulders as we approach Christmas.

did not win their opening game in the Premier League in a season since 2013-14, when they defeated West Brom 1-0. Since then, they have lost one and played the last four weeks they have played and it will be a tough job to change that at Turf Moor.

Predicted line-ups

Burnley: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Barnes, Wood

Southampton: Gunn; Yoshida, Bednarek, Vestergaard; Valery, Romeo, Hojbjerg, Bertrand; Ward-Prowse, Redmond; Ings

What do the bookmakers say?

The bookmakers cannot split these two teams. Burnley is currently priced at 8/5 to secure all three points, while Southampton is 9/5 to get away with the win. If you fancy an opening draw between these two teams for the second consecutive season, you will find it on 7/4.

Who says what?

[1945902] Burnley defender Matt Lowton: & # 39; The Europa League had its ups and downs last time and got ready for the Premier League. But this time we worked hard for five or six weeks to make sure we have the right balance between work and rest, and now we are ready to go. & # 39;

Southampton Goalkeeper Angus Gunn : We have to start this season – that is definitely something that we have emphasized. We are unbeaten in the preseason, so it looks good from an external point of view, but there are still things we can work on in training. All the games we have had have been a great test and I feel we have performed them all, which is a positive sign. & # 39;

IMPORTANT FACTS

Burnley is unbeaten in their last five competitive encounters with Southampton (all in the Premier League), won twice and signed three times

The last five Premier League meetings between Burnley and Southampton have yielded only six goals. (four for Burnley, two for Southampton.)

The last two meetings between Burnley and Southampton on Turf Moor have ended 1-1, with Southampton on 90th minute equalizer in February 2018 and Burnley on 90th minute equalizer in February 2019.

Seven of the eight Premier League meetings between Burnley and Southampton were midway through the game (87.5%) – the highest percentage of all Premier League games was played at least six times.

I am thampton & # 39; s last two Premier League opening games have ended 0-0 – only Ipswich (1969-70 to 1971-72) kicked off three consecutive top campaigns with a 0-0 draw.

Ashley Barnes has scored Burnley & # 39; s last two Premier League goals against Southampton, with both strikes on Turf Moor.

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