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

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 114

Draws: 25

Burnley wins: 30

Manchester City and Burnley have faced each other a total of 114 times across all competitions, with the Citizens leading the overall head-to-head record having posted 59 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 16 and drawn three of their 20 league meetings with Burnley, scoring 57 goals in total and coming out on top by a margin of at least two goals on 12 occasions, while they have also kept 10 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 12 top-flight games against Burnley, with Pep Guardiola's side most recently beating them 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium thanks to two own goals from Maxime Esteve (own-goals), a brace from Haaland, and a goal from Matheus Nunes, before a 1-0 success in the reverse game at Turf Moor in April 2026.

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.

Last 20 meetings

Apr 22, 2026: Burnley 0-1 Manchester City (Premier League)

Sep 27, 2025: Manchester City 5-1 Burnley (Premier League)

Jan 31, 2024: Manchester City 3-1 Burnley (Premier League)

Aug 11, 2023: Burnley 0-3 Manchester City (Premier League)

Mar 18, 2023: Manchester City 6-0 Burnley (FA Cup)

Apr 02, 2022: Burnley 0-2 Manchester City (Premier League)

Oct 16, 2021: Manchester City 2-0 Burnley (Premier League)

Feb 03, 2021: Burnley 0-2 Manchester City (Premier League)

Nov 28, 2020: Manchester City 5-0 Burnley (Premier League)

Sep 30, 2020: Burnley 0-3 Manchester City (EFL Cup)

Jun 22, 2020: Manchester City 5-0 Burnley (Premier League)

Dec 03, 2019: Burnley 1-4 Manchester City (Premier League)

Apr 28, 2019: Burnley 0-1 Manchester City (Premier League)

Jan 26, 2019: Manchester City 5-0 Burnley (FA Cup)

Oct 20, 2018: Manchester City 5-0 Burnley (Premier League)

Feb 03, 2018: Burnley 1-1 Manchester City (Premier League)

Jan 06, 2018: Manchester City 4-1 Burnley (FA Cup)

Oct 21, 2017: Manchester City 3-0 Burnley (Premier League)

Jan 02, 2017: Manchester City 2-1 Burnley (Premier League)

Nov 26, 2016: Burnley 1-2 Manchester City (Premier League)

Last 10 Premier League meetings