Crystal Palace vs Burnley LIVE: Result and reaction from Premier League fixture today
Palace host the Clarets in the Premier League with both in the bottom half of the table
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Your support makes all the difference.Burnley head to Selhurt Park to face Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon, with both teams hoping to get back to winning ways.
The Clarets have failed to win any of the last three after picking up successive wins prior to that, leaving them in 17th place in the Premier League table - though their situation is not as dire as it might be in that position in previous seasons, given the eight-point gap down to Fulham inside the bottom three.
Palace also won back-to-back games recently, but suffered a 2-0 reversal in their last league outing against Leeds to leave them in 13th place in the table.
Roy Hodgson’s men have looked decent at times, attack-minded and fast-flowing with some of their football compared to previous seasons, though consistency has been a real issue and their defensive record hasn’t been exemplary.
Burnley’s real issue is at the other end of the pitch, with a paltry haul of just 14 goals for the campaign being the lowest in the entire league.
READ MORE: Premier League fixtures and table — all matches by date and kick-off time
MAN CITY VS TOTTENHAM
Here come the teams, can Tottenham shock City at home? Can Jose shock us all with his tactics? We’re expecting Spurs to sit back and strike on the counter-attack with Harry Kane and Son Heung-min. Will Man City keep yet another clean sheet? Kick off is up next.
MAN CITY VS TOTTENHAM
Tottenham will move up to fifth if they can overcome Pep Guardiola’s men this evening. If Man City are victorious they’ll take a seven point lead over Leicester City in second place.
CRYSTAL PALACE VS BURNLEY
Match report from Selhurst Park:
Dominant Burnley inflict more misery on lacklustre Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace 0-3 Burnley: Clarets dominated from the first whistle against Roy Hodgson’s blunt Eagles
Son Heung-min has scored six goals in his last eight appearances against Manchester City in all competitions whereas Harry Kane only averages a Premier League goal every 428 minutes versus Manchester City. It’s his worst record against any of the 30 teams he has faced in the division. Kane has scored twice in 10 appearances in this fixture, but none in the last six.
Ilkay Gundogan is the Premier League’s leading scorer in 2021 with seven goals in eight appearances. His previous seven league goals came over a period of 62 games.
Man City are on a 15-match winning run in all competitions, a record for an English top-flight side, and are unbeaten in 22 since their 2-0 defeat by Tottenham in November. They have only conceded three goals in their last 14 league games.
THE SAGA OF GARETH BALE CONTINUES
Jose Mourinho questions Gareth Bale’s ‘totally wrong’ Instagram post
Bale missed Spurs’ FA Cup defeat due to discomfort but posted a picture of himself in training
MAN CITY VS TOTTENHAM
Pep Guardiola could lose three consecutive top-flight fixtures against the same team for the first time as a manager. He and Jose Mourinho have faced each other in 24 games, with Guardiola leading by 10 wins to seven.
MAN CITY VS TOTTENHAM
Manchester City have won seven of the last 10 league meetings at the Etihad Stadium, only losing on 14 February 2016. However, Spurs have won both league encounters - at home - with Jose Mourinho as their manager.
MAN CITY VS TOTTENHAM
Up next, Man City take on Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium. Here’s a reminder of the teams:
Man City XI: Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko; Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo Silva; Sterling, Foden, Jesus
Tottenham XI: Lloris; Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Hojbjerg, Ndombele, Lamela; Moura, Son, Kane
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