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Manchester City have their eyes on top spot in the Premier League when they travel to Burnley on Wednesday.
Pep Guardiola's team beat leaders Arsenal 2-1 at the weekend to reduce the Gunners' advantage at the summit to three points.
Even a one-goal victory in this match, which has been brought forward due to City's forthcoming FA Cup semifinal against Southampton on Saturday, will move the 10-time champion to the summit on goals scored.
Meanwhile, any defeat for Burnley will confirm their relegation to the Championship alongside bottom club Wolves, who had their fate mathematically sealed by West Ham's 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace on Monday.
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Burnley (4-2-3-1, right to left): Dubravka (GK) – Walker, Ekdal, Esteve, Hartman – Luis, Ward-Prowse – Edwards, Ugochukwu, Anthony – Flemming
Man City (4-2-3-1, right to left): Donnarumma (GK) — Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O'Reilly — Silva, Nico — Foden, Cherki, Marmoush — Haaland
2 hours before kickoff. Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of Burnley vs. Manchester City in the Premier League. Any victory for City will move Pep Guardiola's men to the top of the Premier League, while defeat will confirm Burnley's relegation to the Championship.
The Burnley vs. Man City match kicks off in Burnley, UK at 8 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
The two clubs have met on 95 previous occasions with City coming out on top 49 times to Burnley's 26.
Burnley have not won any of the last 19 games, losing 11 straight — their longest against any opposition in their league history.
City have scored 5+ goals on five different ocasions against Burnley — no side has done so more times against another in Premier League history.
Despite the second-half collapse at Nottingham Forest, Scott Parker may name an unchanged lineup.
Former City captain Kyle Walker will be looking to lead the Clarets to the most unlikely of victories.
The only downside of Sunday's huge win over Arsenal was the sight of Rodri hobbling off with a groin issue.
Nico Gonzalez is likely to take his place in the lineup and start a league game for the first time since January.
Ruben Dias (hamstring) remains sidelined, meaning Abdukodir Khusanov and Marc Guehi are set to continue at centre-back.