Burnley vs Man City LIVE: Team news and updates from Premier League clash as O’Reilly replaces Rodri

Burnley boss Scott Parker has made three changes to the side that were soundly beaten by Nottingham Forest last time out. it looks like a move to a back five, with Bashir Humphreys coming into defence in place of Marcus Edwards.

Josh Laurent has replaced Florentino Luis in midfield, while Loum Tchaouna comes in in place of Lesley Ugochukwu.

Pep Guardiola has made just one change to the side that beat Arsenal at the weekend, with Rayan Ait-Nouri replacing the injured Rodri. The Algerian comes in at left-back, while Nico O’Reilly moves into midfield.

Burnley XI: Walker, Esteve, Ekdal, Humphreys, Hartman, Tchaouna, Ward-Prowse, Laurent, Anthony, Flemming.

Subs: Weiss, Worral, Ugochukwu, Foster, Edwards, Luis, Pires, Broja, Tresor.

City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Ait-Nouri, Bernardo, O’Reilly, Semenyo, Cherki, Doku, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Kovacic, Nico, Savinho, Foden

The line-ups for both sides should be released in the next five minutes, so here’s a reminder of the early team news…

Josh Cullen and Connor Roberts remain absent for Burnley due to knee and calf injuries respectively, with Parker hopeful of retaining his side who faced Forest on Sunday.

Man City’s star midfielder Rodri limped off in the closing stages of the win against Arsenal on Sunday with a groin injury and, if not match-fit, Nico Gonzalez could deputise. Otherwise, Pep Guardiola is likely to continue with an in-form starting XI.

Rodri sustained his injury late in Sunday’s 2-1 victory over Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola indicated the 29-year-old Spain international’s issue appeared to be groin-related.

City have scored five or more goals in five different Premier League games against Burnley. No side has done so more often against another in the history of the competition.

The Clarets are winless in their last 12 league matches at home – they’ve only had a longer run once, going 14 without winning at Turf Moor in 2021.

There were exuberant scenes at the final whistle – Gianluigi Donnarumma leapt into the crowd behind his goal and supporters unfurled a banner which read ‘Panic on the streets of London’, quoting The Smiths, as Arsenal feel the pressure.

“We talked immediately after the game, do not lose the focus. Arsenal is top of the league and right now they would be the champions,” said Pep Guardiola in his pre-match press conference.

“The recovery is much less than the last two weeks. It’s just two days. That is why I have to see how people are recovering. It’s a demanding game we had, both emotionally and physically.

“But at the same time, we have six games left. We know exactly what is going to happen, when we get the result or if we don’t get the result,” explained the Catalan.

“Both teams [City & Arsenal] know what happened in the past. Both teams know they cannot lose or drop points. It will be difficult to recover. And our calendar is so demanding, especially when we have a game coming up against an opponent [Everton] that is really, really tough,” he added.

“Having an understanding of where we are and searching for something – I don’t think that’s a big player in terms of us,” said Burnley boss Scott Parker in his pre-match conference.

“That has been a challenge over the last few months because we haven’t managed to pick up results. That burden has been on our shoulders for a long time now. That’s where we are.

“It comes down to what the players want as individuals. From my side, as always the driver will be that there are certain things you can control. There are certain traits and habits you can control.

“Not getting a result or the outcome of a performance sometimes you can accept when you fall a little bit short due to many reasons, but one thing you can never fall short on is what you are in control of. That has to be a mainstay and that will be the message,” added the former England midfielder.