Pep Guardiola must rally Manchester City as the Premier League champions head to Burnley tonight.
A 2-2 draw at Newcastle United this weekend leaves Man City trailing Liverpool by 11 points after 14 games - and considering that the title was won by a single point last season, the gap already looks daunting for Guardiola's men.
Sean Dyche's Burnley sit a creditable 10th in the table, though the Clarets' inconsistency will have irked their manager as Saturday's 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace has perhaps recalibrated expectations a little at Turf Moor.
Quite simply, this is a game City cannot afford to lose if they have any pretensions of retaining their title - but without Sergio Aguero, Guardiola needs others to step up.
Premier League preview
Burnley vs Manchester City
Venue: Turf Moor
Date: Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
Kick-off time: 8:15pm GMT
Prediction: Burnley 1-3 Man City
Despite City's recent struggles, they should have enough to see off a Burnley side who lost 2-0 here to Palace on Saturday.
Betting tips and odds via Betfair exchange
Correct score
- Burnley to win: Between 12/1 and 13/1
- Man City to win: 1/4
- Draw: 6/1
| Scoreline | Burnley win | Man City win | Draw |
| 1-0 | 43/1 | 9/1 | 0-0 (27/1) |
| 2-0 | 119/1 | 7/1 | 1-1 (14/1) |
| 2-1 | 43/1 | 9/1 | 2-2 (28/1) |
| 3-0 | 279/1 | 17/2 |
Odds provided by Betfair. Click here to place a bet. Odds correct as of December 3.
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Team news
Burnley: Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters, Lennon, Cork, Hendrick, Drinkwater, McNeil, Wood
Subs: Lowton, Barnes, Brady, Gibson, Rodriguez, Hart, Vydra
Man City: Ederson, Walker, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Jose Angelino, Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Sterling
Subs: Bravo, Stones, Mendy, Mahrez, Joao Cancelo, Foden, Garcia
Referee: Jonathan Moss
How to watch Burnley vs Man City
Along with every Premier League match in gameweek 15, the game will be available to live stream online on Amazon Prime.
Existing and new Prime members can watch on devices using the Prime Video app, across mobile, Fire TV, games consoles, Virgin’s V6 TV Box, BT TV, TalkTalk TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, online and more.
Amazon Prime is available for £7.99 per month/£79 a year, but you can watch any game this week if you start a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime.
You can follow all the action on Standard Sport's LIVE match blog with James Robson at Turf Moor.
Head to head (H2H) results history
City boast the superior record with 47 wins to Burnley's 29, and 25 draws.
City have won the last eight meetings with the Clarets, including three victories last season: 5-0 at home in the League and FA Cup, and 1-0 at Turf Moor in April.
