MATCH PREVIEW: BRISTOL CITY V BURNLEY

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Clarets back in action with a trip to Bristol

2024-11-22T19:00:00.000Z

MATCH PREVIEW: BRISTOL CITY V BURNLEY

Clarets back in action with a trip to Bristol

2024-11-22T19:00:00.000Z

Clarets back in action with a trip to Bristol

Burnley return to Sky Bet Championship football on Saturday (12:30pm) following the November international break, as the Clarets head to Ashton Gate to take on Bristol City.

Scott Parker's men head to the West Country following a 1-0 win over Swansea City last time out and three points this weekend could potentially move them to 3rd place.

The Clarets currently sit 4th in the league table prior to the visit to Bristol, four points off the automatic promotion places and just two points behind Leeds United directly above them.

Saturday's opponents are 10th in the Championship and have lost just once at home all season, with that being in stoppage time against Sheffield United earlier this month.

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How to watch

The game will broadcast live on Sky Sports+ and to find out the EFL rightsholders countries showing the game live click here.

Live audio commentary will be available as usual via Clarets+ from 12:15pm on the day.

Full match highlights, goals and interviews will be available to view after the match on Clarets+ and across all social media channels.

Click here to view all our Clarets+ packages.

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The opposition

City are in their 10th successive season in the Championship, having won the League One title in the 2014/15 campaign and winning promotion.

Since 1990, the Robins have played all of their football in the second and third tier of the Football League, with three promotions to the Championship and three relegations to League One in the last 30 years.

After returning to the second tier in 2015, City’s stability in the Championship saw Ashton Gate renovated and improved, with a brand-new training ground then opening in March 2021.

The Robins’ highest finish in the second tier since returning was their 8th place spot in 2018/19, the season after reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup.

There has been gradual success for the Bristol club, after finishing 17th three years ago, 14th the campaign after and then 11th last season.

Current boss Liam Manning took charge just over a year ago and the Robins have started the 2024/25 campaign strongly, with just three defeats losing only once at Ashton Gate.

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In the dugout

Liam Manning began his coaching career as an academy coach with Ipswich Town, before joining West Ham United in 2015 as Head Coach of the U23s side.

Following a few seasons in that role, Manning joined New York City as Director of Coaching and then moved into the position of Academy Director.

Following a year in the US, the former Norwich City academy player moved on to Belgian side Lommel SK as Head Coach.

A year later he moved on again, this time returning to the UK, as the coach was appointed Manager of League One side MK Dons ahead of the 2021/22 campaign.

He enjoyed a successful season with MK, finishing in the play-off places, but after losing out to Wycombe Wanderers over two-legs and a disappointing start to the following season, Manning departed in December 2022.

Manning was back in work in March 2023, after being announced as Head Coach of Oxford United and after impressing over a six-month period, the U’s boss left to join Championship side Bristol City midway through last season.

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Last time we met

29/04/2023 – Bristol City 1 – 2 Burnley (Ashton Gate)

Burnley: Peacock-Farrell, Roberts, Harwood-Bellis, Al-Dakhil, Maatsen (Taylor 81), Cullen, Benson (Cork 81), Brownhill ©, Twine (Obafemi 67), Vitinho (Barnes 85), Foster (Rodriguez 40)

Unused Subs: Muric, Casper

Bristol City: O’Leary, Naismith, James ©, Scott (Wells 70), Cornick (Sykes 56), King (Williams 56), Conway, Pring, Tanner (Weimann 56), Bell, Vyner

Unused Subs: Wiles-Richards, DaSilva, Kalas

Goals: Benson 33’, Conway 60, Rodriguez 62’

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What Scott Parker said

"We came off the back of the huge disappointment of last season and then we go into this season, with everything well documented and the noise around the summer.

"But the most important thing for us, is how we stay stable. To be successful, we need to stay stable as an organisation, as a team and as a Club.

"There's that emotional rollercoaster of a season and what being in professional sport brings, but we can't be on that rollercoaster and that's my job to ensure we don't get on it.

"There will be highs and lows, we need to take the jabs and bumps when we get them, but then not get too high when things go well for us.

"We'll never hide from the facts and the truth and we'll face up when we need to. But what we are bringing is that stability. At this present moment stability is key and keeping the calmness around the place will take us where we want to get to."