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Burnley have been relegated to the Championship after defeat against Manchester City.
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Burnley make three changes from the side that were beaten 4-1 at Nottingham Forest last time out.
Bashir Humphreys, Loum Tchaouna and Josh Laurent come in for Florentino, Marcus Edwards and Lesley Ugochukwu, who all drop to the bench.
Former Manchester City captain Kyle Walkers takes the armband for the Clarets against his old side.
Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Esteve, Ekdal, Humphreys, Hartman, Tchaouna, Ward-Prowse, Laurent, Anthony, Flemming.
Subs: Weiss, Broja, Edwards, Foster, Florentino, Lucas Pires, Tresor, Ugochukwu, Worrall,
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola makes just one change following their monumental win over Arsenal on Sunday.
Rodri fails to recover from a groin injury suffered in that game, so Rayan Ait-Nouri comes in at left-back.
It means Nico O'Reilly is shifted further up the pitch in more familiar territory.
Man City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Ait-Nouri, Silva, O'Reilly, Semenyo, Doku, Cherki, Haaland.
Subs: Trafford, Ake, Foden, Gonzalez, Kovacic, Marmoush, Savinho, Reijnders, Stones.
I completely understood Manchester City's celebrations at full-time on Sunday.
Arsenal are their main rivals, there is a lot of needle between the two sides - like Erling Haaland and Gabriel for example - and they had just beaten them in a must-win game in the title race.
Now Pep Guardiola's side will be fully focused on getting the win they need here - and I don't just think City will win at Burnley, I think they will win well.
I know the Clarets went ahead against Nottingham Forest on Sunday but they ended up losing that one heavily.
I can see a similar scoreline here. You just feel like City's tails will be up - they have got some tough games ahead, but this should be comfortable for them.
Burnley will battle and they will give it a go but with what is at stake for City, and the quality they have in the final third, I am thinking they can boost their goal difference as well as collecting the three points.
Sutton's prediction: 0-4
Sophie Brown
BBC Sport journalist
Manchester City visit Turf Moor on Wednesday seeking a win that would take them to the top of the Premier League table - a result that would also relegate Burnley.
The omens are not good. Burnley have won just one of their 19 Premier League games against City and have lost the past 11, which is their longest-ever losing league run against another team.
Scott Parker's side are also winless in their past 12 home Premier League matches, the club's second-worst run without winning at Turf Moor in their league history.
And they come into this match on the back of a 4-1 capitulation at fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest. Head coach Parker said the boos from Burnley supporters at the City Ground were justified, admitting that they "saw a team just fall away".
That was Burnley's second-heaviest defeat of the season - topped only by the 5-1 thumping by City at Etihad Stadium in September. It could be another long 90 minutes for Clarets fans.
Before City visited West Ham on 14 March, Pep Guardiola said his side's title hopes would be over if they dropped points. When they did just that in a 1-1 draw, it meant City were nine points adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal, with one game in hand.
If City win at Burnley, they will take over at the top of the Premier League with both they and Arsenal having just five matches left to play.
It has been a fascinating and thrilling title run-in and there will surely be a few more twists yet before the Premier League season concludes on 24 May.
But City's win over Arsenal on Sunday suggests Guardiola has got his team going at just the right time and when it really matters, something he has made a habit of.
Since Mikel Arteta's first league game in charge of Arsenal in 2019, the Gunners have been top for 539 days to City's 453. Yet in that time, City have collected four Premier League titles while Arsenal have won none.
Image source, Getty ImagesOn 21 April 2025, Scott Parker's Burnley confirmed their promotion back to the Premier League with a 2-1 victory against Sheffield United at Turf Moor.
One year and one day on, Parker's Clarets are on the brink of a return to the Championship.
They have taken only 20 points from their first 33 games and a loss to Manchester City on Wednesday would confirm their relegation back into the second tier.
The statistics of previous meetings between the two do not make good reading for Burnley followers.
They have won just one of their 19 Premier League games against City (drawn three, lost 15) and to add to the Clarets' woes, they have lost their past 11 in a row against City - their longest ever losing run against an opponent in their league history.
As a manager, Parker has lost all five of his Premier League matches against City by an aggregate score of 16-1.
Nat Hayward
BBC Sport journalist
Burnley boss Scott Parker has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game against Manchester City at Turf Moor (20:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Parker confirmed Wednesday's game will come "too early" for Hannibal Mejbri and Connor Roberts, but "everyone else is fully fit".
Reflecting on Sunday's 4-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest: "A really disappointing result and final part to that game as well. A lot of reflection and, as always when you the results we have, it brings a certain dampness to the training facility. We rebooted well today and we're looking in a good place. In terms of the mental and psychological side of the group, today was bright."
Parker was asked whether the fact a defeat by City would confirm the Clarets' relegation could impact their approach: "Regarding the outcome and the situation of what it can mean is one the players have been facing for some time. Having an understanding of where we are and searching for something - I don't think that's a big player in terms of us. That has been a challenge over the last few months because we haven't managed to pick up results. That burden has been on our shoulders for a long time now. That's where we are."
What does he want and need to see from the players between now and the end of the season? "It comes down to what the players want as individuals. From my side, as always the driver will be that there are certain things you can control. There are certain traits and habits you can control. Not getting a result or the outcome of a performance sometimes you can accept when you fall a little bit short due to many reasons, but one thing you can never fall short on is what you are in control of. That has to be a mainstay and that will be the message."
On whether he can take motivation from having an impact on the title race: "I don't think so. The main thing is to have an effect on us and what we do. That challenge is there for us and is an incredible challenge. We did what we did last year to have this challenge. We are going up against the elite of the elite - that's a challenge we should be relishing."
On dealing with booing from supporters: "As a man I would say I am pretty fair. At the weekend I totally understand and totally deserved it because of the confusion our fans must have had was a confusion that I had as well. That frustration and the pure not understanding of it is what lives with us all, so I totally understand the booing. There have been other occasions when I have had absolutely no idea why that [booing] has been the case. There has been unrest and booing in the past that I don't really get."
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Natalie Bromley
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesNo matter how the season is going, or the challenges you are trying to overcome, conceding four goals in 45 minutes is not good. Not good at all.
We did "OK" in the first half against Nottingham Forest and Zian Flemming's opening goal was a really well-worked opportunity. I have spoken about Flemming previously and vocalised my hope that he stays with us next year, but I fear he may wish to remain in the Premier League for another season, given how well he has adapted to it.
The second half wasn't even worth thinking about. We were second best all over the park. Our attacking threat non-existent. Our ability to string a positive or meaningful pass together laughable. And, again, Parker just seemed to lack any consistency or clear strategy in his starting line-up or his substitutions.
It feels like we are in Gameweek 33 and he still has no idea what his best starting 11 is.
But the most difficult part to take is that we simply crumbled so very easily. As ugly as the football was during the Sean Dyche years - and I have no desire to return to that - we had that strong jaw mentality. We gave our all. We fought for everything.
We are so very weak as a club. A club of nothingness. With no clear identity and none of the East Lancashire grit that has run through our DNA since 1882.
How we get that back is a concern that is monopolising my thoughts this week.
Perhaps, I will be able to see that more clearly once relegation is confirmed after the Manchester City game on Wednesday.
Given that City could do with winning by a large goal tally - and Burnley haven't been historically shy in gifting them 5-0 victories when they have needed it - perhaps that will be the wake-up call everyone at the club needs.
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Tom Gayle
MOTD commentator at the City Ground
Image source, Getty ImagesI think it's fair to say Burnley have known their fate for a while now. The ruthless nature of elite sport means thoughts have moved towards conversations regarding which players have shown they can deliver for someone else at this level.
For me, Martin Dubravka has performed admirably throughout the season. I would be surprised if several clubs across the top five leagues in Europe weren't monitoring the progress of Maxime Esteve. After two seasons away from the Premier League, Jaidon Anthony's improvement has been clear to see. However, the standout candidate is surely Zian Flemming.
With his nine top-flight goals, the 27-year-old remains on course to become only the fifth Burnley player to reach double figures in a Premier League season. The previous case studies of Chris Wood and Danny Ings have shown this type of goal return will lead to inevitable transfer speculation.
Whilst I'll leave it to others to debate how poor this current Burnley Premier League side is when compared to those who've come before, Flemming's case is further strengthened by digging into his individual data. Playing in a team which has the lowest xG (the quality of scoring chance created) in the division, eyebrows surely will be raised at the fact his nine Premier League goals have come from just 19 shots on target.
Only Viktor Gyokeres (12), Hugo Ekitike (11) and Eli Junior Kroupi (10) have scored more during what is for all a debut Premier League season. Furthermore, his tally of nine would make him either the top scorer, or joint top scorer, at eight other clubs, a list which includes Manchester United, Everton and Newcastle United.
Earlier this month, Flemming spoke to Dutch media about his hopes of being part of the Netherlands' World Cup finals squad, despite having never received a senior international call-up.
He said: "The Premier League is undoubtedly the best and toughest in the world. No Dutch (Premier League) player has scored more goals than me this season, so I do wonder why I'm not in the squad yet. I'm going to make sure the national coach can't ignore me any longer."
His main competition for the out-and-out striker role comes from Donyell Malen, who made the switch from Aston Villa to Roma in January, Sunderland's Brian Brobbey and former Burnley striker Wout Weghorst, who left the Premier League in 2023 and has spent the last two seasons leading the line for Ajax.
When it comes to selection, in particular for a major international tournament, there are a variety of factors which are considered. Yet when it comes to numbers, Malen surely is a lock-in given his 10 goals in 13 Serie A appearances since his move, whereas Brobbey's scored six in the Premier League, and Weghorst has seven in the Eredivisie.
I, like Flemming, would love to hear Netherlands' boss Ronald Koeman's thoughts as to why he's not been picked so far.
Nick Mashiter
Football reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesBurnley boss Scott Parker admitted he deserved the abuse he received from Clarets fans after their collapse at Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
The 4-1 defeat left Burnley on the brink of relegation, which will come if West Ham win against Crystal Palace on Monday and the Clarets then fail to beat Manchester City at Turf Moor on Wednesday.
They are 12 points from safety with five games left after losing a 1-0 half-time lead to ship four second-half goals against Forest, including Morgan Gibbs-White's hat-trick.
Parker said: "I've got no defence and rightly so. The travelling support for 30 minutes saw a team just fall away.
"It's our job as players and as a manager to give the best version of ourselves. For 30 minutes we deserved to get booed and I deserved to get the abuse. That's what football is, I deserved that walking over there [to the fans at full time].
"It's not nice, it's hurtful and it's sad but that's the reality.
"If you open up in this division for a team like us you get hurt. I thought in the first half we did everything we needed to do.
"I'm a fan as well, I understand the passion and emotion, it's been a disappointing season.
"At times we haven't given them much to cheer about and at times I would have liked more in terms of the general getting behind us but I don't expect that really."
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We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and Burnley.
Here are some of your comments:
Forest fans
Ian: From unforgivably bad to ecstasy, you couldn't get two contrasting halves of football. Brian Clough said goals change games, and boy was he right in this game. Even the second half was nervy at first but our goal unlocked a freedom that was lacking. Credit to our manager, it sounds like he told them to drop their nerves and express themselves. Still lots of hard work ahead but keep calm and carry on!
Stephen: How can you go from utter garbage first half to absolute brilliance in the second half? Morgan Gibbs-White has carried us many times this season but this must go down as one of the best hat-tricks ever. Let's just hope that we don't have another first half like that and we might just avoid relegation.
James: Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. We've had no luck most of the year and now it's all coming our way. Another couple of wins out of the last five are needed though as Spurs looked a lot better.
Burnley fans
Dusty: Was at the game. Very poor other than passing back to the keeper which Burnley excel at. Just not good enough. Too many players are well below Premier League standard. Ekdal, Tchaouna, Florentino, Ugochukwu, Anthony in particular. Forest could score at will in the second half. Parker's tactics shown to be useless yet again. Where are the home grown players coming through the development team? No sign of any.
Paul: Sad and damning proof of how poor we have been all season. I fear for our prospects in the Championship next season under the same management.
Alan: When teams are in hopeless situations they can either fight or capitulate. Burnley have chosen the capitulation option. Impossible to see how the players that remain after the cull at the end of the season can be lifted and readied for the dog fight that is the Championship. League One here we come.
Steve: Complete capitulation in the second half, not one player has the passion or desire to win. Burnley are very short of a leader, both on and off the field.
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Nick Mashiter
Football reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesBurnley are set to be relegated - it is just a question of when - after this second-half surrender.
The Clarets have lost 45 of their last 71 games over their past two seasons in the Premier League and look about to be instantly relegated for a third time following promotion.
Despite going ahead with Zian Flemming's goal right on half-time, they failed to capitalise on the anxiety around the City Ground with a subdued Nottingham Forest jeered off at the break.
Forest had previously scored just three goals in eight and a half league games at home yet they then netted four in 45 minutes against the Clarets.
Scott Parker's side folded, even with Forest nowhere near their best, and there looks to be no way back. Relegation could come as early as Wednesday.
The biggest question for the Clarets now is, if they are relegated and again make an immediate return from the Championship, how do they finally consolidate their place in the Premier League?
After all, not so long ago they spent six straight seasons - and qualified for Europe - in the top flight under Sean Dyche.
It wasn't about tactics this afternoon - Parker
Burnley boss Scott Parker, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "For an hour we were very good, very disciplined. We got our noses in front and it carried on in to the second half. The game changes on their goal, in that moment we give up two or three sloppy goals and lost our way. The inconsistencies have been paramount at times and you can see that today.
"[After conceding the first] it's not about tactics, it's about digging through the next bit and trying to get a foothold again. We didn't do that, in fact the opposite happened and we concede four. It is poor.
"The team have got scars and I understand that because it has been a long season. What you've seen today has been a replica of other games. You can see at times that is weighting heavy, particularly when we conceded. Senior players need to step up.
"I am never going to criticise our general work ethic and desire. Where we have fallen short is quality. We will keep going.
"It is a difficult period now, but it's about individuals, who you want to be and how you want to see out these last games. How we end this season will be key."
Did you know?
Burnley have lost more than 20 games in a league campaign (21) for the fourth time this century, also doing so in the Premier League in 2009-10 and 2023-24 (24 in both), and in the second tier in 2002-03 (21).
Only Erling Haaland and Igor Thiago (both 9) have scored more away goals in the Premier League this season than Burnley's Zian Flemming, with eight of his nine total goals in the competition coming on the road.
Among all players to score more than five Premier League goals, none have scored a greater proportion of their total in away games than Flemming (89% - 8/9, same as Marc Guehi).
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Elliot Anderson returns to the Nottingham Forest starting line up after the sad passing of his mother Helen.
Matz Sels and Nikola Milenkovic also return following the 1-0 Europa League win over Porto on Thursday, which booked a semi-final with Aston Villa.
Dilane Bakwa also makes his first Premier League start for Forest since January.
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Bakwa, Wood.
Subs: Ortega, Morato, Awoniyi, Dominguez, Igor Jesus, Yates, Cunha, McAtee, Netz.
Kyle Walker starts for Burnley as Scott Parker makes one change for the trip to the City Ground.
Bashir Humphreys drops to the bench while James Ward-Prowse returns to Forest, having played 10 games on loan last season.
Defeat would leave Burnley 12 points from safety with just five games left.
Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Ekdal, Esteve, Hartman, Ward-Prowse, Florentino, Edwards, Ugochukwu, Anthony, Flemming.
Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Bruun Larsen, Foster, Humphreys, Tchaouna, Broja, Laurent, Tresor.
This is Nottingham Forest's biggest game of the season.
It's a great chance for them to get three points, but gosh this is going to be nervy - it is going to be a very tense afternoon but they just have to find a way to win, it doesn't matter how.
Burnley are done now, they are going down - but that might not help Forest because it could see Scott Parker's side play with more freedom.
Sutton's prediction: 1-0
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Nottingham Forest's elation at reaching a first European semi-final since 1984 will be short-lived if they don't follow it by putting points on the board against second-bottom Burnley at the City Ground on Sunday (14:00 GMT).
Forest could yet be felled
Vitor Pereira's side set up an all-English Europa League last four clash against Aston Villa with a tense 1-0 win over Porto on Thursday – the Portuguese head coach's first home win in six attempts since he was appointed on 15 February.
The prospect of relegation on the domestic front, however, is still a very real one. The Reds, currently 16th, could find themselves in the relegation zone by Sunday night if they lose and West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur both win.
An impotent Forest attack has registered just 14 goals in 16 home league games this season, failing to find the net in five of their last seven. It's their lowest goals-per-game record at home (0.88) in a league season since 1996-97 (0.79).
Elliot Anderson missed the win over Porto due to the death of his mother, Helen, and it remains to be seen if the England star will be available for selection. Pereira told reporters after the game: "We are here to help him and we will see if he can play the next game."
The Tricky Trees, who are unbeaten in six in all competitions, could do with his industry in midfield in a game like this. Anderson has won possession 10 or more times in 10 Premier League games this season; the most in Europe's big five leagues in 2025-26 and more than three times as often as any of his opponents in this country.
Clarets sinking
With just one win in their past 23 league games – against Crystal Palace on 11 February – it has been a miserable campaign for Burnley.
The Clarets, facing their third relegation from the top flight in five seasons, are this decade's best example of a Premier League yo-yo club; too good for the Championship but unable to cut it in the top tier.
Unlike bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers, 19th-placed Burnley's relegation cannot be confirmed this weekend and head coach Scott Parker has pledged that his team will "keep fighting between now and the end of the season".
They've conceded 63 goals, the most in the division, which is perhaps no surprise when you look at some of their related defensive numbers.
Twinned with those defensive struggles has been a similarly tough time in front of goal. While they aren't the lowest scorers in the league – Wolves and Forest are both worse off in that regard – Burnley have managed the fewest shots of any side, with 297 (an average of 9.3 per game).
Among teams to have played 30 or more games under a single manager since such records began in 2003-04, Scott Parker's Burnley have had the joint-fewest attempts of any team under one boss, along with Paul Clement's Swansea City and Chris Wilder's Sheffield United.
Ella Gibbs
BBC Sport journalist
Burnley boss Scott Parker has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at The City Ground (kick-off 14:00).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
The Burnley boss delivered an update on his team: "Josh Laurent is back, Hannibal Mejbri is edging closer but will miss this weekend, heading towards Leeds is a better option. Connor Roberts is still not available. Zeki Amdouni is moving in the right direction but we'll have to make a call on that."
Parker acknowledged the two offside decisions in their defeat by Brighton and Hove Albion: "What can you say to that, if it's an offside, it's an offside. Disappointing and frustrating of course when you have two goals disallowed on the finest of margins. It was a hard one to take but factually it's an offside."
The Clarets head coach said he will be "prepared" to face Nottingham Forest on Sunday: "We understand the dynamics of the game and what the game is going to bring. There is something on the game for both teams in terms of the predicament that both teams are facing. First and foremost, we need to be prepared for what we are going to face here and hopefully bring our quality and tactics into the game."
Parker spoke on the possibility of relegation: "We understand the situation we are in and the challenge that we face and it's an absolutely massive one. I'm the biggest realist and as honest as they come."
He added: "The last four or five games have been must-win games, which we've not been able to do and those games are running out for us. We have to keep learning from our experiences, and learning from each game. I know that can be seen as fluffy but that's where we are."
Parker said he was "relaxed" about his contract ending next year, adding: "My focus is trying to get the best out of the group and my situation is mine and is not something I think about at this moment in time. Those conversations will take place in due course."
He said managing players that aren't used to losing has been difficult: "It is what it is, we are where we are, we brought in players and we are working with them. It's been difficult on the mental side, players aren't used to losing games from where they might have come from."
The boss continued: "The challenge goes up tenfold when you step up into the Premier League. It's a man-v-man game, that's the way the game has gone. The dynamics of the game have changed."
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Image source, Getty ImagesBurnley head to Nottingham Forest on Sunday (14:00), in a bid to keep any dwindling hopes of Premier League survival alive.
With six games remaining, Scott Parker's side are 12 points from safety. That makes grim reading for Clarets fans, as do these statistics from the 32 Premier League games played so far.
In the top flight this season Burnley have faced:
The most shots (533)
The most shots on target (181)
The most xG (64.0)
They have also:
Allowed the most touches in their own penalty area (1,051)
Faced the most big chances (99)
The Clarets have conceded 63 goals this campaign, the most in the division and five more than bottom side Wolves.
At the other end of the pitch, Burnley have managed the fewest shots of any side - 297 in 32 Premier League matches this season – an average of 9.3 per game.
Statistics provided by Opta
