Man City vs. Burnley: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Manchester City and Burnley resumed their Premier League duties at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and the Citizens ran out brilliant 5-1 winners.

City quickly took the lead thanks to Maxime Esteve's own-goal, but the Citizens found themselves going into the break level at 1-1 after Jaidon Anthony's equaliser.

However, Pep Guardiola's men were far too strong in the second half as four more goals flew into the Burnley net, including another Esteve own-goal and an Erling Haaland brace, sealing a superb victory.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 113

Manchester City wins: 58

Draws: 25

Burnley wins: 30

Manchester City and Burnley have faced each other a total of 113 times across all competitions, with the Citizens leading the overall head-to-head record having posted 58 wins to the Clarets' 30, while 25 draws have been played out between the two clubs.

October 30, 1897 was the very first time these two clubs butted heads in the old Division Two, with the Clarets claiming a 3-1 home victory. Just under three years later, the Citizens celebrated their first ever success over Burnley, winning by a 1-0 scoreline at Hyde Road in the old Division One.

Both Man City and Burnley had their fair share of successes during their regular battles in Divisions One and Two over the years, but since the mid-1970s, the former have truly dominated this fixture, winning 25 and drawing six of their last 32 encounters with the Clarets across all competitions.

In the Premier League era (since 1992-93), Man City have won 15 and drawn three of their 19 league meetings with Burnley, scoring 56 goals in total and coming out on top by a margin of at least two goals on 12 occasions, while they have also kept nine clean sheets during this run.

Burnley's only Premier League victory against Man City took place in March 2015 when George Boyd scored the only goal in a narrow 1-0 triumph at Turf Moor under former boss Sean Dyche.

Man City have won their last 11 top-flight games against Burnley, with Pep Guardiola's side most recently beating them 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium thanks to a brace from Esteve (own-goals) and Haaland, as well as a goal from Matheus Nunes.

Outside of league football, Man City and Burnley have played against each other six times in the FA Cup, with the Clarets winning the first of those 3-1 back in January 1931 before losing each of the next five, while the Citizens have also won all three EFL Cup ties, most recently winning 3-0 at Turf Moor in September 2020 en route to winning the competition.