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Manchester City vs. Burnley 2016: Time, live stream, TV schedule, and 3 things to know

Manchester City will look to move provisionally top of the Premier League table with a win over Burnley on Saturday.

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Manchester City make the short trip to Burnley's Turf Moor as the Premier League weekend gets underway on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's side have won only two of their last six domestic matches but will certainly be expecting to get back to winning ways against a side still smarting from a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of West Bromwich Albion on Monday. Anything other than a City win would come as a surprise.

Despite their dip in form, City remain only a point adrift of league leaders Chelsea, with goal difference keeping them below second-placed Liverpool. Win here, and they'd move provisionally back to the Premier League summit. As for Burnley, they find themselves up in what seems like a relatively comfortable 12th place, though they're still only four points clear of the bottom three. At this early stage of the season, there's all still to play for.

How to watch, stream, and listen

TV: NBCSN (US); TSN2 (Canada); BT Sport 1 (UK)

Online streaming: NBC Sports Live (US); TSN Go (Canada); BT Sport live streaming (UK)

Make friends: Manchester City fans should head on over to Bitter and Blue for match coverage.

For online listings in other countries, you can check out LiveSoccerTV.

Three big things to know

1. Burnley have been boosted by Stephen Ward's return to defence; manager Sean Dyche now has a full-strength team to choose from. Manchester City, meanwhile, will be without centre-back Vincent Kompany; midfielder Fabian Delph could join him on the sidelines.

2. Burnley actually won when these sides last met back in March 2015. George Boyd scored the only goal of the game as City's hopes of challenging Chelsea for the title petered out miserably. It still wasn't enough for Burnley to avoid relegation; however, they eventually finished five points adrift of safety.

3. The hosts will have to keep a close eye on City striker Sergio Agüero. Despite some reports earlier in the season that Guardiola wasn’t his biggest fan, the Argentine forward is now the Premier League’s second-top scorer, having netted eight times in the division so far.

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