Kevin McDonald had the last word in an amazing 3-3 thriller which brought Burnley their first away point of the season and condemned Manchester City to a fifth successive draw.
Graham Alexander's penalty and a Steven Fletcher tap-in seemed to have Burnley well placed for their first top-flight away win since April 1976.
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But Shaun Wright-Phillips breathed fresh life into the home side two minutes before half-time with a neat drive and Kolo Toure and Craig Bellamy seemed to have set the stage for a City win in 15 raucous minutes either side of the break.
However, after spending almost all the second period on the back foot, Burnley found a final burst of energy three minutes from time.
Substitute David Nugent crossed for Fletcher, whose nod back invited McDonald's gleeful finish and drew boos of derision from City fans at the end as their team slipped out of the top four.
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