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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 10
Premier League 2 Division One 2025/26Match Finished

Manchester City U21 vs Burnley U21

9 Jan 2026 · 19:00 GMT · Regular Season - 10

Manchester City U21

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8:1HT 5–1

Burnley U21

AWAY
⚽ Reigan Heskey 15′⚽ Reigan Heskey 22′⚽ Ashton Muir 30′⚽ Justin Oboavwoduo 36′⚽ Justin Oboavwoduo 38′⚽ Sangare 67′⚽ Matthew Warhurst 70′⚽ Christian Dunbar-McDonald 90′
⚽ Vernon Masara 45′
Academy Stadium, ManchesterReferee: Not suppliedRecorded clock 90′ + 4′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Manchester City U21 win 8–1

Match Finished in the regular season - 10 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 9 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES8 – 1
HALF-TIME5 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Manchester City U21Burnley U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Manchester City U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Alistair Benjamin Wilkinson

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Thorsten BritsProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Kian NobleProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  3. 2
    Brooklyn Nfonkeu FeubaProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Off 68′
  4. 5
    Sebastian NaylorProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  5. 6
    Charlie GrayProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 27′Off 68′
  6. 4
    Kaden BraithwaiteProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  7. 8
    Jaden HeskeyProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  8. 11
    Reigan HeskeyProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 15′Normal Goal 22′
  9. 7
    Ashton MuirProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 30′
  10. 9
    Justin OboavwoduoProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 36′Normal Goal 38′Off 68′
  11. 10
    SambaProfile: Attacker

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    Jack WintProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  2. 12
    Oluwafemi FapetuProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 68′
  3. 14
    Christian Dunbar-McDonaldProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    On 68′Normal Goal 90′
  4. 15
    Matthew WarhurstProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 68′Normal Goal 70′
  5. 16
    SangareProfile: Attacker
    On 46′Normal Goal 67′

Burnley U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Andrew James Farrell

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    CasperProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 4
    CampbellProfile: Defender
  3. 2
    BlackieProfile: Midfielder
    Off 61′
  4. 8
    ClarkProfile: Midfielder
  5. 6
    BrierleyProfile: Midfielder
  6. 9
    Vernon MasaraProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 45′Off 76′
  7. 10
    JohnsonProfile: Attacker
    Off 61′
  8. 5
    AshtonProfile: Defender
  9. 7
    ScanlonProfile: Midfielder
    Off 61′
  10. 11
    Brandon Pouri-SieweProfile: Attacker
    Yellow Card 45+1′
  11. 3
    WilcockProfile: Defender
    Off 76′

Substitutes5

  1. 15
    Marley LeuluaiProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 61′
  2. 16
    Charlie VeeversProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    On 61′
  3. 17
    Tom TweedyProfile: Attacker · 21 at kick-off
    On 76′
  4. 14
    KingProfile: Attacker
    On 61′
  5. 18
    DerbyshireProfile: Attacker
    On 76′
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Reigan Heskey · Assist: Sebastian Naylor

  2. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Reigan Heskey

  3. Yellow CardManchester City U21

    Charlie Gray

  4. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Ashton Muir · Assist: Reigan Heskey

  5. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Justin Oboavwoduo · Assist: Samba

  6. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Justin Oboavwoduo

  7. Normal GoalBurnley U21

    Vernon Masara · Assist: Brandon Pouri-Siewe

  8. Yellow CardBurnley U21

    Brandon Pouri-Siewe

  9. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Jaden Heskey On Sangare

  10. SubstitutionBurnley U21

    Off Scanlon On Marley Leuluai

  11. SubstitutionBurnley U21

    Off Johnson On Charlie Veevers

  12. SubstitutionBurnley U21

    Off Blackie On King

  13. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Sangare · Assist: Brooklyn Nfonkeu Feuba

  14. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Charlie Gray On Oluwafemi Fapetu

  15. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Brooklyn Nfonkeu Feuba On Christian Dunbar-McDonald

  16. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Justin Oboavwoduo On Matthew Warhurst

  17. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Matthew Warhurst · Assist: Christian Dunbar-McDonald

  18. SubstitutionBurnley U21

    Off Wilcock On Tom Tweedy

  19. SubstitutionBurnley U21

    Off Vernon Masara On Derbyshire

  20. Yellow CardManchester City U21

    Player not identified

  21. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Christian Dunbar-McDonald

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2025/26 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Manchester City U21

WSunderland U21 vs Manchester City U216 Dec 2025 · Regular Season - 41 – 2LBrighton U21 vs Manchester City U219 Nov 2025 · Regular Season - 92 – 0WManchester City U21 vs Leicester City U2131 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 84 – 0LBlackburn Rovers U21 vs Manchester City U2125 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 72 – 0WManchester City U21 vs Reading U215 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 63 – 0

Burnley U21

LNewcastle United U21 vs Burnley U218 Nov 2025 · Regular Season - 93 – 2LBurnley U21 vs Birmingham City U2131 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 80 – 2WNorwich City U21 vs Burnley U2124 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 71 – 4LBurnley U21 vs Chelsea U215 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 60 – 1LBurnley U21 vs Sunderland U2126 Sept 2025 · Regular Season - 50 – 3
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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