Premier League Highlights, Wednesday Goal Rush: Big Night For Manchester City And Aston Villa, Burnley Fight Back

Hello and welcome to our Wednesday Premier League rolling blog -- five games, one chaotic evening. Aston Villa lock horns with Brighton, Manchester City host Fulham, Sunderland welcome Liverpool, Burnley take on Crystal Palace, and Nottingham Forest off against Wolves. Goals, drama, talking points, we’ve got it all covered.

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• Nottingham Forest vs Wolves - 1:00 am IST

• Aston Villa vs Brighton - 1:00 am IST

• Crystal Palace vs Burnley - 1:00 am IST

• Manchester City vs Fulham - 1:00 am IST

• Sunderland vs Liverpool - 1:45 am IST

And we’re off!

The 1:00 AM IST games are underway and Wednesday night football is alive. Four grounds buzzing, five matches rolling, and already that feeling that something’s about to pop. Settle in, this one’s moving fast.

Crystal Palace vs Burnley kickoff has been pushed back to 19:40 GMT after travel disruption in South London delayed the Burnley team bus arriving at Selhurst Park. Players remain in the dressing rooms as everyone resets for the revised start time.

Big moment! Rodri clips a beautiful diagonal into the area and Nunes arrives at the back post, smashing a first-time effort that Leno does well to push away. It wouldn’t have counted anyway, the assistant’s flag is up for offside. Close call, but the defence survives.

Goal! Manchester City lead 1–0 and it’s Antoine Semenyo with the finish. A scramble in the box falls kindly and he pokes a right-footed effort home from point-blank range, leaving the keeper with no chance. Breakthrough for City in the 23rd minute.

Goal! Crystal Palace are ahead. Jørgen Strand Larsen bursts through from the inside-left channel and hammers a half-volley past the keeper after a lovely ball over the top from Wharton. Clinical finish, and Burnley suddenly have work to do.

Goal! Manchester City double their lead and it’s a lightning break. Erling Haaland is fouled but still releases it, Semenyo drives forward and squares for James McAtee, who shows brilliant composure to lift it over Leno. Two-nil, and City are in total control now.

Goal! Manchester City are flying now. Phil Foden threads it through after Aït-Nouri’s pass, and Erling Haaland does the rest, a fierce strike across goal and into the bottom corner. It’s 3-0, and the hosts are in complete command.

Goal again for Crystal Palace! Jørgen Strand Larsen has his second of the night, darting across his man to meet Lerma’s inviting cross and glancing a diving header beyond Dubravka. Selhurst Park is rocking, and Burnley are in deep trouble at 2–0.

Back in it! Burnley pull one back as Hannibal Mejbri is picked out inside the area and coolly guides a shot into the top-right corner. Palace had been comfortable, but it’s now 2-1 and game on heading toward the break.

Incredible turnaround! Burnley are level as Jaidon Anthony cuts in from the left, skips past Lerma and fires a clever finish in at the near post. From two down to 2–2 in no time, Selhurst Park stunned.

What on earth is happening here. Burnley have turned the game completely around and they lead 3–2 deep into stoppage time. Anthony’s corner causes chaos at the near post, Humphreys gets the touch and Henderson can only parry it away. The rebound smashes into Jefferson Lerma and ricochets into the net for a cruel own goal. From cruising at 2–0, Crystal Palace suddenly find themselves behind. Absolute drama before the break.

• Manchester City 3–0 Fulham

• Aston Villa 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion

• Nottingham Forest 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Crystal Palace 2–3 Burnley

That three-goal cushion feels significant for Manchester City. It’s the first time they’ve gone into the break at least 3–0 up in a Premier League game since February last year, when they held the same advantage against Newcastle United. A reminder of just how ruthless City can be when they click before half-time.

Lively night from Williams. He’s already unleashed six attempts, the most by a starting defender in a Premier League match since Dominik Szoboszlai managed the same tally for Liverpool against Burnley back in September 2025. Serious attacking intent from the back.

Lively night from Williams. He’s already unleashed six attempts, the most by a starting defender in a Premier League match since Dominik Szoboszlai managed the same tally for Liverpool against Burnley back in September 2025. Serious attacking intent from the back.

Breakthrough at last! Aston Villa finally have their goal and it’s a special moment for Tyrone Mings. Rising highest from the corner, he powers a header home on his 200th appearance for the club. Villa Park erupts — after a long wait for a home strike, the deadlock is smashed and it’s 1–0 late on.

Full-time at the City Ground and there’s nothing to separate Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers. A hard-fought contest ends 0–0, with both sides cancelling each other out and chances at a premium. The points are shared.

Full-time at the Etihad and Manchester City get the job done, beating Fulham 3-0. The damage was done before the break through Semenyo, O’Reilly and Haaland, allowing City to manage the tempo in the second half. Fulham did push and created their share, forcing Donnarumma into several saves, but they never found the goal that might have sparked nerves.

Full-time at Selhurst Park and what a turnaround. Burnley come from two goals down to beat Crystal Palace 3–2 in a breathless contest. Palace looked in total command after Jørgen Strand Larsen’s early brace, but the visitors flipped the game on its head with three goals in a chaotic spell before the break.

The second half was backs-to-the-wall stuff, Palace throwing everything forward, yet Burnley held firm and survived a dramatic late scare to seal a famous win. From despair to delight — a huge three points heading back with the travelling support.

Full-time at Villa Park and Aston Villa grind out a precious 1–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion. It took until the 86th minute to find the breakthrough, but when it came, it was Tyrone Mings rising to power home and finally crack a stubborn contest.

Brighton had their moments and rattled the woodwork earlier in the half, yet Villa kept pushing and were rewarded late on. The result keeps the hosts firmly in the hunt near the top, while the visitors are left to rue another night where effort didn’t translate into points.

• Manchester City 3–0 Fulham

• Aston Villa 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion

• Nottingham Forest 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Crystal Palace 2–3 Burnley

That’s a wrap for tonight! Thanks for riding along with us, we’ll be back with another live blog very soon. Until then, bye-bye and goodnight.

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