The mid of August will mark the 32nd season of the Premier League and the 125th season of top-flight English football overall. The European Champions of last year will be travelling to the countryside as they will be hosted by the recently promoted English club Burnley on Saturday.
Burnley finished the 2022-23 Championship season at the top of the table with 101 points. The Clarets were relegated to the 2nd tier English football league after finishing 18th in the 2021-22 Premier League point table.
Manchester City were the champions in the previous seasons and they also lifted the Premier League title with 89 points. The top bookmakers in India have great football odds on their platforms.
Burnley has new hopes as the new season of the Premier League begins. They will be eying to remain at the top in the Premier League as well. The Clarets are coming to play their first fixture of the new season after witnessing a draw against their La Liga counterparts Real Betis. The pre-season friendly started on a positive note as the home team was able to score in the 26th minute. Jordan Beyer received an assist from Al Dakhil and the ball went into the nets after getting a rebound from the post. Unfortunately, Real Betis levelled the game in the 50th minute and Burnley couldn't come up with a reply.
Al-Dakhil and Jordan Beyer are the key players for the Clarets.
Predicted Lineup: Trafford, Roberts, Al-Dakhil, Beyer, O'Shea, Brownhill, Redmond, Gudmundsson, Koleosho, Zaroury, Foster
The 2022-23 Title Winners and European giants, Manchester City, witnessed a defeat while facing Arsenal for the community shield fixture. A very close game witnessed one goal each from both sides and the Citizens failed to control the game during the end moments. Cole Palmer scored the goal in the 77th minute but Arsenal converted an attack during the 90+11th minute. With 55% possession, Manchester City was unable to come victorious in the penalty shootout. However, Pep and his boys will be confident enough for the first match of the new season.
The combination of Foden and Alvarez will be the headline of the upcoming fixture with Haaland converting the opportunities into goals.
Predicted Lineup: Ederson, Laporte, Dias, Stones, Walker, Rodri, Grealish, Silva, Foden, Alvarez, Haaland
In the last three fixtures between the two teams, Burnley has won a single match. However, Manchester City has been on top in their last meeting with Burnley with a win by 6-0. We predict a win for Manchester City on Saturday against Burnley at Turf Moor.
