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Burnley Host Manchester City At Turf Moor on Wednesday For The 2020/2021 Round of 16 English League Cup.



Burnley were knocked out by Sunderland in the second Round last year and Manchester City beat Aston Villa 2-1 to secure their third straight triumph in this competition.


Burnley edged past Sheffield United on penalties in the first Round before beating Millwall in the previous Round. Though, their Premier League campaign didn't start well. Burnley were thrashed by Leicester on the opening weekend and losing 1-0 to Southampton last time out.




Manchester City started off their Premier League campaign with a 3-1 win away from home against Wolverhampton. They advance to the EFL Round of 16 with a 2-1 win over Bournemouth. Having started the new season with a back-to-back win but their previous result and performance spoil their strong start after losing 5-2 against Leicester on Sunday.




It's safe to say that Burnley have not enjoyed playing against Manchester City in recent years. Manchester City are coming into the game on the back of five straight wins in this fixtures and haven't lost to Burnleyin 10 attempts.




Manchester City have scored Over 3.5 goals in the five of their previous six wins against Burnley in all competition, with three 5-0 victories in their past five meetings.


Burnley who are without a number of first-team regulars at the moment, with Jack Cork, Ben Mee, James Tarkowski and Ashley Barnes are all out injured.




Manchester City are missing, Kun Aguero, IIkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo, Gabriel Jesus, and John Stones.


PREDICTION: MANCHESTER CITY TO SCORE OVER 2.5 MATCH GOALS.