Manchester City vs Burnley, FA Cup third round: Team news, kick off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats

  • Manchester City will be without injured captain Vincent Kompany
  • David Silva is also set to miss out again for Premier League leaders
  • Scott Arfield unlikely to feature for Burnley due to a minor hamstring strain
  • Stephen Ward and Chris Wood will also miss out for Sean Dyche's outfit

Ahead of this weekend's FA Cup action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every key fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Manchester City's home clash with Burnley.

 

Manchester City vs Burnley (Etihad Stadium)

Manchester City team news

Manchester City are still without captain Vincent Kompany (calf) as they host Burnley in the FA Cup third round.

The availability of playmaker David Silva, who has missed four of the last six games for personal reasons, is also unclear.

Manchester City will be without injured captain Vincent Kompany due to a calf injury

Manchester City will be without injured captain Vincent Kompany due to a calf injury

Defender Benjamin Mendy (knee), midfielder Phil Foden (ankle) and striker Gabriel Jesus (knee) are all sidelined. 


Manchester City provisional squad

Ederson, Bravo, Walker, Danilo, Stones, Otamendi, Mangala, Adarabioyo, Delph, Zinchenko, Toure, Gundogan, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, D Silva, B Silva, Diaz, Sane, Sterling, Aguero. 

Burnley team news

Burnley are expected to be without midfielder Scott Arfield for their FA Cup third-round tie at Manchester City.

Arfield sustained a minor hamstring strain in the home defeat to Liverpool on New Year's Day and is unlikely to feature.

Scott Arfield will also miss out for Burnley after suffering a minor hamstring strain

Scott Arfield will also miss out for Burnley after suffering a minor hamstring strain

Defender Stephen Ward (knee) and striker Chris Wood (leg) are both making good progress but will not be in contention this weekend, while Tom Heaton (shoulder) and Robbie Brady (knee) remain long-term absentees. 

Burnley provisional squad

Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Defour, Hendrick Barnes, Wells, Vokes, Lindegaard, Lowton, Westwood, Walters, Long, Marney. 

 

MANCHESTER CITY vs BURNLEY

Kick-off time

Saturday (3pm)

Referee

Graham Scott 

Odds (subject to change)

Manchester City 2/11

Draw 39/5

Burnley 20/1

Recent league form (last five games)

Manchester City: WDWWW

Burnley: LDDLD

Head-to-head FA Cup meetings

Manchester City wins: 2

Draws: 0

Burnley wins: 1

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Key match stats

(supplied by Opta)

Man City have faced Burnley on three previous occasions in the FA Cup (W2 D1), meeting at this exact stage in 1990-91, with Colin Hendry scoring City's only goal.

Manchester City have progressed to the fourth round in each of the last five campaigns, beating West Ham 5-0 (2016-17) and Norwich 3-0 (2015-16) most recently.

John Stones applauds fans during Manchester City's 3-0 win over Burnley earlier in the season

John Stones applauds fans during Manchester City's 3-0 win over Burnley earlier in the season

The Clarets have been drawn away in the FA Cup third round for the 12th time in the last 16 seasons, winning just three of those away trips (D3 L5).

City have won eight of their last 11 FA Cup games against Premier League opposition (L3), although they lost the most recent match 2-1 to Arsenal in last season’s semi-final at Wembley.

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