Score and latest updates from the FA Cup
06:27 PM
39 mins: Manchester City 2 Burnley 0
Haaland scored five in the week against Leipzig in the Champions League and has already scored twice tonight. Seven goals across the last 90 minutes of football he has played
06:25 PM
Haaland breaks the deadlock
06:24 PM
34 mins: GOOOOAAAAL! Manchester City 2 Burnley 0
It’s 2-0 and you guessed it, it’s Haaland again with his 41st goal of the season. De Bruyne plays a delightful pass into the left-hand channel. Foden runs onto it and he lays it on a plate for Haaland to slide home. It feels like game, set and match and this could get ugly quickly like it did for Leipzig in the week
06:21 PM
32 mins: GOOOALLL! Manchester City 1 Burnley 0
The home side take the lead and it probably won’t take long to guess who has opened the scoring. Yes, it’s Erling Haaland for his 40th goal of the season. The ball is played up to Haaland who lays it off for Alvarez. Alvarez then feeds it back into the path of Haaland who pokes it past Peacock-Farrell to give the hosts the lead
06:17 PM
30 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
First opportunity of the night for Haaland. Foden, who has probably been the best player on the pitch so far, lifts a cross to the far post but Haaland cannot get his header on target
06:14 PM
27 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
Another Manchester City legend honoured before the game after being named an OBE
06:13 PM
25 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
The home side want a free-kick on the edge of the Burnley area. Foden does really well to cut in from the left and lifts a ball into the box. Foden then goes down claiming he was fouled. It looked like a slight touch on Foden’s foot but whether it was enough to give a free-kick is up for debate
06:11 PM
23 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
The corner is worked to the back post and lifted back across to the other post but Ortega manages to gather. Burnley causing the home side issues here. Good start for the Clarets
06:10 PM
23 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
Burnley growing in confidence and nearly create a great chance. A beautiful pass is played into the path of Tella but Dias slides in with a great, last-ditch tackle and it goes out for a corner
06:09 PM
21 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
Manchester City are living dangerously in their own half and Ortega is not looking comfortable in possession. He has given away possession on a number of occasions but Burnley haven’t managed so far to take advantage
06:06 PM
18 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
First shot for Burnley. It is worked out well to the right-hand side and Tella’s shot from distance is palmed behind by Ortega. Burnley’s corner is initially headed away but it comes back to the Clarets. The cross from the left-hand side is a poor one and straight into the hands of Ortega
06:04 PM
17 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
Burnley’s high press wins them possession high up the pitch but they can’t take advantage of a good opportunity
06:01 PM
14 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
Standing ovation for Man City legend Vincent Kompany
06:00 PM
12 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
Burnley are pressing high up the field and causing Man City some problems deep in the City half. The Clarets have not come to just park the bus and sit back
05:58 PM
10 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
05:55 PM
7 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
First shot comes for the home side as Rodri drives one from outside the penalty area. His shot is blocked and eventually the ball ends up going behind for a goal-kick. Burnley are certainly buzzing around out of possession
05:54 PM
6 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
No clear-cut chances for either side so far. Burnley have started positively though
05:51 PM
3 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
There are nearly 8,000 travelling Burnley fans at the Etihad and they are certainly making some noise. This is a free-hit for the Clarets as no-one expects them to win. All the pressure is on Manchester City
05:50 PM
2 mins: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
The home side make their first foray forward through Walker on the right-hand side but his cross towards Haaland is cut out
05:47 PM
Kick-off: Manchester City 0 Burnley 0
We are underway at the Etihad
05:42 PM
Nearly ready for action
05:41 PM
Reminder of the team news
Manchester City XI: Ortega, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Lewis, Rodri, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Alvarez, Foden, Haaland.
Subs: Ederson, Phillips, Stones, Ake, Gundogan, Grealish, Gomez, Akanji, Palmer
Burnley XI: Peacock-Farrell, Maatsen, Beyer, Al-Dakhil, Roberts, Gudmundsson, Cullen, Zaroury, Tella, Vitinho, Foster.
Subs: Muric, Taylor, Cork, Obafemi, Dervisoglu, Barnes, Benson, Twine, Bastien.
05:34 PM
Omens not on Burnley’s side
The last time Vincent Kompany played for Manchester City against Burnley at the Etihad Stadium was October 2018, when he played the full 90 minutes and got booked in a 5-0 win.
City have won their last eight home games against the Clarets. In four of the last five, the result was 5-0.
The last time Burnley avoided defeat here was when they came back to draw 2-2 after being two goals behind in December 2018.
Burnley’s last away win at City was in 1963.
05:32 PM
Burnley players coming out to warm up
05:29 PM
Foot prepping
05:21 PM
Clarets arriving for business
05:19 PM
Stat attack
Having lost their first FA Cup meeting with Burnley in January 1931, Manchester City have won each of their past four against the Clarets in the competition, most recently a 5-0 win in the fourth round in 2018-19.
Manchester City have reached the semi-final of the FA Cup in five of their six seasons under Pep Guardiola, failing only in 2017-18. They could become the third team to reach the last four of the competition in five consecutive seasons since the creation of the Football League, after Manchester United (1961-62 to 1965-66) and Arsenal (2000-01 to 2004-05).
City’s Riyad Mahrez has been involved in eight goals in his past seven FA Cup matches, scoring six and assisting two. The Algerian has also been involved in eight goals in his last eight games against Burnley in all competitions (7 goals, one assist).
05:17 PM
Home side arrive
05:12 PM
Stat attack
City have won 24 of their last 26 games at the Etihad, including the last six whilst the Championship leaders are unbeaten in their last 18 games, winning 14
05:09 PM
Kompany could be Man City manager one day
Vincent Kompany returns to a place he called home for over a decade. He is a Manchester City legend and current Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola can see Kompany at some point becoming the manager at the Etihad. Ian Whittell previewed today’s game, and you can read more about it here.
05:03 PM
Full team news
Erling Haaland, who scored five times for Manchester City in their 7-0 Champions League thrashing against RB Leipzig on Tuesday, starts up front.
There are seven changes from that starting XI with starts for goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, defenders Rico Lewis, Aymeric Laporte and Kyle Walker, midfielder Riyad Mahrez and forwards Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden.
Manchester City XI: Ortega, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Lewis, Rodri, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Alvarez, Foden, Haaland.
Subs: Ederson, Phillips, Stones, Ake, Gundogan, Grealish, Gomez, Akanji, Palmer
Burnley make three changes from the side that won 3-1 at Hull in midweek as Bailey Peacock-Farrell replaces Arijanet Muric in goal, with Ameen Al-Dakhil and Lyle Foster in for Hjalmar Ekdal and Ashley Barnes respectively.
Burnley XI: Peacock-Farrell, Maatsen, Beyer, Al-Dakhil, Roberts, Gudmundsson, Cullen, Zaroury, Tella, Vitinho, Foster.
Subs: Muric, Taylor, Cork, Obafemi, Dervisoglu, Barnes, Benson, Twine, Bastien.
04:56 PM
Manchester City players arriving for business
04:54 PM
Kompany back on familiar ground
04:50 PM
Travelling fans
Nearly 8,000 Burnley fans will be in attendance at the Etihad cheering the Clarets on in what they hope will be a huge FA Cup shock this evening
04:48 PM
Burnley team news
04:47 PM
Manchester City team news
04:45 PM
Match preview
A Manchester City legend returns to the Etihad this evening. Burnley manager Vincent Kompany spent 11 years as a player at Manchester City, including eight as captain. This afternoon’s FA Cup quarter-final marks his first competitive trip to the Etihad since his departure four years ago. He won four Premier League titles during his time at the Etihad. His final game as Manchester City captain was the club’s 2019 FA Cup Final win over Watford, which secured a domestic treble that year.
The former City skipper’s focus will remain entirely on getting the best out of his Burnley side, despite the potential for an emotional reunion with the home supporters.
“It’s the first time going back so it’s obviously going to be different, but in terms of my mindset it’s not different.
“It’s just to do my job, be prepared. The core message for us is be prepared. I don’t have a feeling I need to do anything other than give the one per cent extra to the team.
“I am extremely grateful for every moment I’ve been able to experience at Manchester City but I have to approach this game in the same way I approached every game at Manchester City, which is to do my job and live for that.”
After leaving Manchester City to join Anderlecht as player-manager in 2019, he now returns with his Burnley side who are flying high in the Championship. The Clarets are 13 points clear at the top of the Championship and need just three wins from their final nine matches to seal a return to the Premier League. They have scored 74 goals in 37 league games this season, conceding just 29. They have only lost twice in the Championship, and not since 5th November.
The omens are not on Burnley’s side. They have lost each of their last 10 games against Manchester City by an aggregate score of 34-1.
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