Manchester City relegate Burnley with 1-0 win to also take top spot from Arsenal in the Premier League title race.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Published On 22 Apr 2026<\/span>22 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Manchester City completed its ominous, late-season rise to the top of the Premier League by winning 1-0 at Burnley \u2013 who are relegated as a result \u2013 thanks to Erling Haaland\u2019s early goal, ending Arsenal\u2019s 200-day stay in first place.<\/p>\n Haaland\u2019s clinical \u2060finish after five minutes on Wednesday could have paved the way for a boost to City\u2019s goal difference, but they \u200clacked a cutting edge in a nervy affair as Burnley dug deep.<\/p>\n list of 4 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n Haaland hit the post and had other chances as City tried to give themselves a safety margin, but Pep Guardiola\u2019s side \u2060had to make do \u2060with a surprisingly narrow victory.<\/p>\n \u201cThe chances were there. We created a lot. It was a fantastic game and we did everything after a demanding game three days ago [against Arsenal],\u201d Guardiola told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n \u201cWe won and are top of the league, why be frustrated? Of course we can do more, but we won.<\/p>\n \u201cWe made a better performance than on Sunday because we created chance after chance.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is five games to win the Premier League now \u2013 that is the reality.\u201d<\/p>\n The goal came as Haaland ran onto Jeremy Doku\u2019s pass to convert a deft finish, allowing City to back up its 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Sunday that, for many, turned Guardiola\u2019s team into the title favourite.<\/p>\n Winning by a one-goal margin left City and Arsenal tied on both points (70) and goal difference (+37). City only leads courtesy of more goals scored (66 to Arsenal\u2019s 63).<\/p>\n City were nine points adrift of Arsenal after drawing with West Ham on March 14. Three straight wins, combined with back-to-back losses for Arsenal, have seen the title race turn on its head.<\/p>\n The result condemned American-owned Burnley to relegation after one season back in the top flight.<\/p>\n For Scott Parker\u2019s side, the inevitable became a \u200creality as they are stuck on 20 points, 13 points behind \u200cthe \u200csafety zone with only four games remaining.<\/p>\n Arsenal can retake top spot in the league when they entertain Newcastle United on Saturday, while City play Southampton on the same day in the semifinal of the FA Cup, before returning to Premier League action on Monday, May 4, against Everton.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a big opportunity to play four finals in a row,\u201d Guardiola added about Saturday\u2019s match against Southampton.<\/p>\n \u201cWe may have to rest players, but we are ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Manchester City relegate Burnley with 1-0 win to also take top spot from Arsenal in the Premier League title race. Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 Manchester City completed its ominous, late-season rise to the top of the Premier League by winning 1-0 at Burnley \u2013 who are relegated as a result \u2013 thanks […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20210627_155635971-1-1696493612.jpg?resize=96%2C96&quality=80)
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