- Wright-Phillips (43), Toure, K (55), Bellamy (58)
- Alexander (19 pen), Fletcher (32), McDonald (87)
- Date:2009-11-07
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:City of Manchester Stadium
- Attendance:47205
- Referee:Attwell, S
Live Commentary
90mins
Full-Time: MAN CITY 3-3 BURNLEY. The referee blows the whistle for full-time, leaving Burnley with an invaluable point.
90mins
Zabaleta's ball in is deflected but eventually cleared
89mins
Four minutes of added time still to play
87mins
MAN CITY 3-3 BURNLEY, MCDONALD gets on the end of Fletcher's header and grabs an equaliser.
86mins
Fletcher flicks the ball on but Nugent fails to reach it
85mins
Bridge looks for Bellamy with a long ball. Jensen nearly makes a mess of collecting the ball but gets there in the end
83mins
Mears and Wright-Phillips have a clash of heads. The Burnley man picks up a yellow card for that late challenge
81mins
It's all City at the moment but all it takes is one long ball to bounce dangerously in the box and Burnley could equalise
79mins
Petrov shoots but his effort flies over the bar
79mins
Carlisle defends brilliantly to prevent Wright-Phillips racing away towards the Burnley goal
77mins
Petrov takes an inswinging corner for City and it is cleared off the line by Nugent
76mins
Nugent has had some promising touches since coming on but City are standing firm at the back
73mins
Tevez comes off for Martin Petrov
72mins
Bellamy's cross is almost converted by Tevez but his effort goes over the bar
71mins
Elliott plays the ball to Fletcher but he can't quite get his shot away
70mins
David Nugent comes on for Eagles, who has had a good game for Burnley
67mins
Burnley have failed to regroup after going behind
67mins
Tevez shoots at goal and Jensen makes a good save. Not a great strike from Tevez but safe hands from Jensen nevertheless
65mins
Adebayor dives in rashly twice in quick succession and the striker is lucky not to pick up a booking for that
63mins
Tevez spreads the ball wide to Wright-Phillips, who picks out Zabaleta. Burnley defend well to thwart City's attack
61mins
Bikey and Blake make way for Joey Gudjonsson and Kevin McDonald
60mins
City have completely turned this game around and Burnley look lost now
58mins
MAN CITY 3-2 BURNLEY. Ireland picks out Wright-Phillips, who plays the ball to BELLAMY. The striker makes no mistake and makes it 3-2
55mins
MAN CITY 2-2 BURNLEY, TOURE scores at the far post after Burnley fail to defend a set piece from Barry.
53mins
Burnley need to keep their composure and concentrate on playing football
53mins
Zabaleta and Jordan square up to each other once again
51mins
The referee gives Burnley a rare free kick, causing the away fans to applaud sarcastically
49mins
Ireland has a good chance just outside the box but he sends his effort high and wide after losing control of the ball
47mins
Jensen saves well from a Tevez free kick
46mins
The second half is underway
45mins
Half-Time: MAN CITY 1-2 BURNLEY.
44mins
Tevez has a shot on goal but it falls into the arms of Jensen
43mins
MAN CITY 1-2 BURNLEY, WRIGHT-PHILLIPS pulls a goal back for City after Burnley found themselves stretched at the back.
42mins
The ball bounces around dangerously in the box before Jensen can get a solid punch in. Burnley will be looking forward to half time
41mins
Ireland plays the ball to Zabaleta, who finds Adebayor before Bellamy strikes on goal. Great move from City and important save from Jensen
38mins
Fletcher looked poised at the back post to make it 3-0 before Toure intercepted nicely
38mins
Kolo Toure challenges Fletcher before he has a chance to inflict any more pain on the home side
35mins
Fletcher hurdles the challenge of Wright-Phillips but his cross doesn't fall to anybody in the box
33mins
Adebayor looks frustrated as he is flagged offside
32mins
MAN CITY 0-2 BURNLEY, Eagles sets up Steven FLETCHER for his sixth goal of the season.
31mins
Bellamy catches Eagles and picks up a yellow card in the process
29mins
Andre Bikey is booked after sliding in on Wright-Phillips
27mins
Eagles wins Burnley their second corner of the afternoon as the away side press forward for a second goal
26mins
Gareth Barry sends in a free kick but Brian Jensen claims it well despite pressure from Tevez and Lescott
25mins
Tevez and Jordan have a coming together and Zabaleta dashes over to get involved too. Free kick goes City's way
22mins
Burnley are playing well at the moment but they need to bring Blake into the game more
20mins
Carlisle clears well from a Bellamy corner
19mins
MAN CITY 0-1 BURNLEY, Graham ALEXANDER converts the penalty for Burnley.
18mins
PENALTY to Burnley after a handball from Joleon Lescott
16mins
Wright-Phillips runs at Jordan but the defender does well to put the ball out for a corner, despite a hint of a shirt tug
15mins
Tyrone Mears and Wade Elliott keep it tight in the middle of the park, waiting for the run of Chris Eagles, who sprints at the City defence
13mins
Nice build-up play from City with Ireland and Zabaleta combining nicely but Burnley are frustrating them at the moment
10mins
Stephen Ireland plays the ball through to Craig Bellamy but Stephen Jordan does well at the back for Burnley
8mins
Carlos Tevez misses a chance for City to the delight of the away fans
7mins
Graham Alexander takes the free kick and Blake goes close on the volley at the near post
7mins
Blake puts the ball in the back of the net but sadly for Burnley the referee has blown the whistle for a foul. Free kick to Burnley
4mins
Blake curls the ball in but Clarke Carlisle, unmarked at the back post, goes for the spectacular when he should have tried a simple header
2mins
Burnley look in awe of City at the moment, with Pablo Zabaleta and Emmanuel Adebayor getting forward well for the home side
0mins
Shaun Wright-Phillips has an early attempt on goal after getting away from Robbie Blake
0mins
Referee Stuart Attwell gets the game underway
0mins
Should be a great match today; Manchester City will be confident of bringing an end to their winless league streak, whilst Burnley are seeking their first away win of the season
Match Preview
Manchester City are looking to return to winning ways when Burnley make the short visit to Eastlands on Saturday.
The Citizens found themselves back inside the top four last weekend despite drawing their fourth consecutive league match, a goalless affair at Birmingham City.
Mark Hughes was full of praise for goalkeeper Shay Given after his penalty save at St Andrew's salvaged a point, but the City boss is acutely aware that wins are the order of the day if they are to finish the season in the Champions League qualifying places.
Emmanuel Adebayor is set to return on Saturday after missing the Birmingham game through injury which will boost the frontline, but Brazil star Robinho remains absent with a calf problem.
Stephen Ireland and Martin Petrov could return to the starting line-up after dropping to the bench at Birmingham as Hughes looks for goals to help get back to winning ways.
Burnley continue to defy the critics who suggested they would struggle to make the step up to Premier League level.
Last weekend's 2-0 win over Hull City - their fifth home victory from six games - maintained their place in the top half of the table with 15 points from 11 games.
Away from home it has been a totally different story for the Clarets who have lost five on the trot and that must be a real concern for manager Owen Coyle.
A visit to the City of Manchester Stadium will hardly be a walk in the park and all eyes will be on Coyle's teamsheet to reveal how he intends to tackle a visit to one of the league's most expensively assembled sides.
Burnley have not won a game against City since 1974 when the two sides met in the old Division One.
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Match Report
Burnley secured their first away point in the Premier League this season, while Manchester City's run of draws was extended to five following a thrilling contest at Eastlands.
Mark Hughes shuffled his pack, replacing Roque Santa Cruz, Vincent Kompany and Nigel de Jong with Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure and Stephen Ireland, but they were unlucky to go behind after 18 minutes after Joleon Lescott was adjudged to have handled Tyrone Mears' cross.
The controversial decision sparked the game into life and Graham Alexander's penalty, which went underneath Shay Given's outstretched arm and into the left corner of the net, stoked the fires of injustice in the City crowd who gave referee Stuart Attwell a torrid time for the remainder of the game.
The visitors were fulling deserving of their second goal, however, and Steven Fletcher was given the easiest of tap-ins after Chris Eagles capitalised on an incisive Burnley counter-attack on 32 minutes to leave Lescott in his wake and deliver a cross between the luckless defender and Given.
Shaun Wright-Phillips delivered a spark of hope at half-time when he bamboozled Robbie Blake and hacked a hopeful shot towards Brian Jensen, but his effort deflected off Stephen Jordan's outstretched back leg and wrong-footed the Burnley keeper before creeping in at the back post.
The City goal was the least they deserved for all their hard work but two quick second-half goals gave City an unexpected lead.
Toure came up for a 55th minute free-kick taken by Gareth Barry and found himself scoring the equaliser after Lescott arrived with a cross from the far post.
Before the home crowd had fully digested that goal, City found themselves in front after Wright-Phillips' right-wing cross was converted on the half-volley by Craig Bellamy two minutes later.
With their visitors reeling, City had over half an hour to make sure of a win but Adebayor and Carlos Tevez spurned a succession of chances to put the game beyond the visitors including a wild pointblank lash from Tevez just before he was substituted.
Substitute Kevin McDonald finally made City pay for their profligacy with three minutes to go when he latched onto Fletcher's headed knockdown and scored a memorable - and probably deserved - equaliser for Burnley in front of his own fans.
Manchester City Team
Burnley Team
Manchester City | Burnley |
Corners
| 8 | 3 |
Fouls
| 12 | 11 |
Goal attempts
Shots off target
| 5 | 3 |
Offsides
| 7 | 1 |
90mins
Bridge sends the ball into the Burnley box but nobody's there to connect