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Manchester City shared a pulsating 3-3 draw with Burnley in their Premier League clash at Eastlands. More
90'+4 The whistle blows to signal the end of the match - and what cracking entertainment we've had in this one! Neither side can argue with a point here this afternoon.
90'+4 Last chance of the match will be for Burnley, with Nugent chasing a long ball... he cuts inside... BUT GREAT TACKLE! It's Wayne Bridge, whose perfectly-timed challenge prevents a likely-looking winner!
90'+2 Carlisle goes in the book for hugging Bellamy to the ground.
90'+1 Great save by Jensen from Petrov's scurrying and shot on the right... City are desperate for the three points!
87' Burnley come again, Nugent crossing from the right for Fletcher, who chests the ball down - AND McDONALD IS THERE TO PUMP THE BALL INTO THE NET! IT'S 3-3!!!!
83' Tyrone Mears jumps clumsily into Wright-Phillips - there's a head clash, and the Burnley man goes in the referee's book.
78' The corner comes in and Clarke Carlisle accidentally thighs it towards his own goal - but a superb leap by Nugent sees him clear the ball off the line!
74' Hughes brings off Tevez, Petrov coming on in his place.
73' Bellamy's cross is straight at Tevez, who must score... BUT MISSES! The Argentine makes contact but lofts his effort over from just inside the six-yard box!
70' It's Chris Eagles, the man who made Burnley's second goal, coming off to be replaced by David Nugent.
61' First changes of the match sees Bikey replaced by Kevin McDonald, and Blake come off for Joey Gudjonnson.
58' CITY SCORE AGAIN!!!! AND IT'S CRAIG BELLAMY! Stehen Ireland releases Wright-Phillips on the right, and his cross back cuts the Burnley defence clean open... leaving Bellamy to fire in unopposed from 15 yards!
55' City win a free kick - AND IT'S AN EQUALISER!!!! It's Kolo Toure who scores after the free kick is played across the six-yard box from the far post!
48' Tevez's free kick is neatly controlled and on target, but heads for the centre of the goal and is caught with ease by Jensen.
46' We're back in action in Manchester, with no half-time subs to report.
45'+2 The whistle goes for half-time.
45'+1 Adebayor latches on to a long ball and volleys goalwards - it's just over the bar, but he's waved offside anyway. Why do players always look aggrieved by the decision even when their shots have missed anyway?
43' Lovely run in from the right by Wright-Phillips puts him past two players... he's a chance to shoot - AND IT'S IN!!! The shot is at the near post, but a cruel deflection off the legs of Stephen Jordan curls the ball perfectly around the unfortunate Jensen!
41' City's free-kick into the Burnley half puts them into the attack - and Bellamy beats the offside trap! He shoots from a tight angle on the left... on target, but a great save from Jensen!!!
39' Great work from Elliott and Bikey on the right - and it's almost three for the Clarets! Fletcher gets head to the ball but can't control his header from the edge of the six-yard box!
38' A magical ball into the box from Stephen Ireland finds Wright-Phillips, who lofts a perfect first-time volley over Jensen and into the top corner... but the flag goes up! That would have been a beautiful goal...
32' AND NOW THE SECOND GOAL IS THERE!!!!! BURNLEY ARE 2-0 UP! It's Eagles who delivers the ball past Give - who moments earlier had made a reaction save off the line from a deflected Eagles free kick - and Fletcher runs in unopposed and just onside to tap in to an empty net!
32' ALMOST TWO FOR BURNLEY!
31' Now Bellamy goes into the book for a later slide on Eagles - it's a little rough on the Welshman, who made only the slightest of contacts with his man and very nearly got the ball.
29' Wright-Phillips is forced to jump over a ridiculous two-footed flying lunge by Andre Bikey. Yellow card.
24' Adebayor charges forward onto a promising-looking ball through, but he's mistimed his run fractionally and is caught offside.
19' ALEXANDER SCORES FROM THE SPOT!!! IT'S 1-0 TO BURNLEY!
18' Burnley come up and Mears crosses - it hits Lescott on the hand - PENALTY!!!!
11' Great chance for City - Bellamy wrong-foots the Burnley defence and backheels to put Adebayor through - but the ball runs to a defender! What a missed opportunity!
8' Alexander whips the free-kick in low... AND BLAKE GETS TO IT! He hits the lovely effort that is low and powerful, but runs just the wrong side of the post. Given was stranded there, he would not have stopped that one.
1' The match gets under way, and straight away Wright-Phillips gets into the box and has a crack at goal from a tight angle on the right, into the side netting.
- Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Caldwell, Jordan, Alexander, Bikey, Eagles, Elliott, Blake, Steven Fletcher. Subs: Penny, Duff, McDonald, Gudjonsson, Nugent, Thompson, Guerrero
- Man City: Given, Zabaleta, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Barry, Bellamy, Tevez, Adebayor. Subs: Taylor, Richards, Johnson, Santa Cruz, Petrov, De Jong, Weiss
90'+4 Last chance of the match will be for Burnley, with Nugent chasing a long ball... he cuts inside... BUT GREAT TACKLE! It's Wayne Bridge, whose perfectly-timed challenge prevents a likely-looking winner!
90'+1 Great save by Jensen from Petrov's scurrying and shot on the right... City are desperate for the three points!
87' Burnley come again, Nugent crossing from the right for Fletcher, who chests the ball down - AND McDONALD IS THERE TO PUMP THE BALL INTO THE NET! IT'S 3-3!!!!
78' The corner comes in and Clarke Carlisle accidentally thighs it towards his own goal - but a superb leap by Nugent sees him clear the ball off the line!
73' Bellamy's cross is straight at Tevez, who must score... BUT MISSES! The Argentine makes contact but lofts his effort over from just inside the six-yard box!
58' CITY SCORE AGAIN!!!! AND IT'S CRAIG BELLAMY! Stehen Ireland releases Wright-Phillips on the right, and his cross back cuts the Burnley defence clean open... leaving Bellamy to fire in unopposed from 15 yards!
55' City win a free kick - AND IT'S AN EQUALISER!!!! It's Kolo Toure who scores after the free kick is played across the six-yard box from the far post!
48' Tevez's free kick is neatly controlled and on target, but heads for the centre of the goal and is caught with ease by Jensen.
43' Lovely run in from the right by Wright-Phillips puts him past two players... he's a chance to shoot - AND IT'S IN!!! The shot is at the near post, but a cruel deflection off the legs of Stephen Jordan curls the ball perfectly around the unfortunate Jensen!
41' City's free-kick into the Burnley half puts them into the attack - and Bellamy beats the offside trap! He shoots from a tight angle on the left... on target, but a great save from Jensen!!!
39' Great work from Elliott and Bikey on the right - and it's almost three for the Clarets! Fletcher gets head to the ball but can't control his header from the edge of the six-yard box!
32' AND NOW THE SECOND GOAL IS THERE!!!!! BURNLEY ARE 2-0 UP! It's Eagles who delivers the ball past Give - who moments earlier had made a reaction save off the line from a deflected Eagles free kick - and Fletcher runs in unopposed and just onside to tap in to an empty net!
32' ALMOST TWO FOR BURNLEY!
19' ALEXANDER SCORES FROM THE SPOT!!! IT'S 1-0 TO BURNLEY!
18' Burnley come up and Mears crosses - it hits Lescott on the hand - PENALTY!!!!
11' Great chance for City - Bellamy wrong-foots the Burnley defence and backheels to put Adebayor through - but the ball runs to a defender! What a missed opportunity!
8' Alexander whips the free-kick in low... AND BLAKE GETS TO IT! He hits the lovely effort that is low and powerful, but runs just the wrong side of the post. Given was stranded there, he would not have stopped that one.
- Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Caldwell, Jordan, Alexander, Bikey, Eagles, Elliott, Blake, Steven Fletcher. Subs: Penny, Duff, McDonald, Gudjonsson, Nugent, Thompson, Guerrero
- Man City: Given, Zabaleta, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Barry, Bellamy, Tevez, Adebayor. Subs: Taylor, Richards, Johnson, Santa Cruz, Petrov, De Jong, Weiss
Manchester CityManager: Mark Hughes
BurnleyManager: Owen Coyle
Manchester CityManager: Mark Hughes
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BurnleyManager: Owen Coyle
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62′ As every City fan now knows "There's nothing quite like a McDonalds" lol!
P. S. You cannot buy good team play

No tactics, no team play, no basics, no nothing other than individual effort.
Hughes has had £220+ million + 16months and things are worse.
No more time, no more excuses
Sack Hughes now.

Toure, Adebayour....on your face

No it's not allabout the money, but there's very little Knee-jerk calls for sacking from true Blues. Give it time you numpties.
Yet another poor defensive display from us, versus a much better one from the opposition, basically.
Not sure about Lescott and I was one who said play him WITH Dunne - forcing Dunne's hand has been by far the worst club decision.
Let's not get carried away though - our game in hand is against EFC and puts us back in the top 4 with a win - and you can bet your bottom dollar that Lescott will be up for that one!
Put it down to a lacklustre performance from us - but all credit to a very spirited Burnley sidewho played like it was their cup final!

See? It's not about the money, y'all! Glory Glory Man. United!

Can Man City sign a manager???

hughes is in that mould of top class player doesnt mean u become a top class manager, tactically he has not got a clue! i know managers/players who can watch a game at semi pro level, who have forgot more than hughes would ever know. this is a fact !graham heathcote at altrincham fc now that is proper football management !!! what has hughes ever done as a manager, hes like a politician always deflecting his inadequites as a manager !!!

Whats wrong with Man.City????!! OMG!! they never win . . .

man united will be slauthered tommorow by chelsea!!!!!

EAT THAT CITY, U CANT BUY TEAM SPIRIT.
ARSENAL HAVE A GREAT TEAM SPIRIT GOONeR 4 LIFE

ah BRIAN, a little cash in the club so now you're Chelsea are you? calling for manager's head the second things don't go your way? so much for the vaunted City fan-dome. it takes more than a few months to get a team to gel, useless git.

Well done, Burnley!

lol another draw ....CHELSEA WILL WIN TOMORROW 2-3

kinell seen that scouse ladyboy

before the season started people were saying the could break the top four they will be luck to finish top half, all that money spent and none of them would be in the starting eleven for utd,chelsea or arsenal.

Rafa said.. Man City give and why u nvr clear?????????? Kevin tot he is a soccer guru!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SIAO.....

Come on City fans we have to be heard
SACK USELESS HUGHES NOW
With that muppet we are heading for the relegation zone
5 points from the last 15 is relegation material
Matches at Liverpool and Chelsea coming up with no chance of a point with the imbecile in charge
The longer that clown is in charge the more difficult the job for a proper manager who takes over
GET MUPPET HUGHES OUT OF MCFC NOW

Wat a disappointing result i dnt blames hughes i blame lescott hes sucha waste zaby only gud on offensive poor wit final balls adebayor is alryt wit me bellamy n tevez also gud i think we shld b lookin at central defenders like simon kjaer luisao n tiago silva cos lescott is jus trash zaby also trash maicon has to come in the defense is the worst ever we rily miss dunne

have to admit and say that hughes has to go, yes, on paper we have a great team but they are not being managed correctly.
lescott is a waste of space and cannot believe we bought this indecisive defender and let no nonsense dunne go ??????
petrov on the bench???
ade is lazy
tevez is trying to hard
hughes is playing players in the wrong positions?????
i am a city fan who never dreamed of finishing in the top 4 but top 6
great game though today

All that money and still @#$%! Zabaleta is @#$%, Lescaut must wish he was back at Everton and Robinho's off to Barca in January. Mark hughes is a colossal twot. Hey Scouse Bay what you doing on here talking @#$%. Manchester city will be lucky to make the top six. Manchester United will come back strong in the second half of the season as usual. Actually we are four places above city Scouse Baby so go away and bleach your face instead of your hair..
