There it is! It's full time and Burnley have secured a huge three points!
90' +4
Demichelis foolishly takes out Barnes midway inside the City half, resulting in a free kick for the Clarets that they send down towards the corner. They just want to run down the remaining seconds here.
90' +3
S. Reid enters the game and replaces D. Ings.
Steven Reid comes on for Ings to help solidfy things in the final few minutes. Bony stretches to control the ball on his chest inside the box, but he is deemed to have used his arm so the referee awards the hosts a free kick.
90' +2
We are now into the second of the four added minutes at the end of this game.
90' +1
PENALTY CLAIM FOR CITY! DENIED! Zabaleta bursts into the box and goes down under a challenge from Mee. The Burnley man doesn't touch the ball at all, but the Argentine is adjudged to be guilty of simulation! The City players are not happy with that decision.
90'
Bony commits a foul on Ings inside the centre circle, and you would expect the Clarets to take their time over this set-piece, possibly just sending it down to the corner flag.
89'
There's not much time left for City to get one back, or for Burnley to hold on. The visitors are keeping their hosts penned back inside their own half, but an overhit pass from Lampard down the right-hand channel, intended for Navas, rolls behind for a goal kick.
87'
S. Ward enters the game and replaces S. Vokes.
Dyche makes his first substitution of the evening, with Voakes going off to be replaced by Ward.
86'
Lampard's effort flies straight into the wall, but he manages to keep it alive by lifting the rebound out to Navas on the right. The Spaniard also fails to beat the nearest defender though, and the pressure ends with Jovetic firing high and wide from 25 yards.
85'
Barnes is penalised for a jumping into a challenge with Lampard after the ball looped up off the turf on the bounce. The former Chelsea man is standing over the resultant set-piece, which is around 30 yards out in a central area.
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83'
Everyone but Ings is back behind the ball for Burnley now. Boyd tracks back and puts in a good challenge to deny Jovetic the chance to get a cross in from City's left. The visitors work it over to the opposite side, but the Scot is there again, inadvertently sending a header back to Heaton.
82'
That is Toure's last contribution as he is replaced by Lampard for the remainder.
81'
F. Lampard enters the game and replaces Y. Touré.
WHAT A CHANCE! Navas picks up the ball on the right but rather than drive to the byline he rolls a pass back to Toure. The imposing midfielder swings a cross to the back post, where it is met by Aguero who fails to guide his header on target!
79'
Vokes surges forward down the right and has Boyd and Ings up in support. He attempts to square inside for the Scot but his pass is intercepted. If he'd managed to pick out his team-mate then they could well have put the game beyond the visitors.
78'
Barnes tries his luck with an effort from 25 yards but he aims it too close to Hart, who holds the shot at the first time of asking. The keeper tries to get his team moving forwards as quickly as possible but his options are limited, so he has to track back and kick it long.
76'
Aguero feeds his striker partner, Bony, at the top of the box and the Ivorian takes a touch to create room for a shot. He then lets fly but the attempt he produces is never going to get the better of Heaton, who saves.
75'
Clichy clips a cross into the centre of the box which Shackell heads away. He only sends it as far as Fernandinho, though, who blazes an effort from distance high over the frame of the goal.
74'
S. Jovetić enters the game and replaces David Silva.
Now Pellegrini makes his second substitution of the night, replacing Silva with a more direct goal threat in Stevan Jovetic.
73'
The ball drops for Toure at the corner of the box on the near side, and he connects with it sweetly to arrow a powerful shot towards the goal. A deflection sends it far wide, though, and the corner comes to nothing.
71'
M. Duff gets yellow.
Duff is booked after flying through the back of Aguero midway inside his own half. The resultant free kick is clipped into the box towards Bony, but the Ivorian can only muster a weak header that bounces up and into the waiting arms of Heaton.
69'
This would be the biggest result of Burnley's season, and could supply them with the perfect starter for a push to stay in the division.
67'
Pellegrini still has the likes of Nasri and Lampard available on the bench, both of whom could help turn this game around.
65'
How are City going to respond to going behind? They cannot afford to drop more points or their Premier League title defence will suffer heavily.
63'
W. Bony enters the game and replaces E. Džeko.
Edin Dzeko's day is done, his only real contribution producing a fine save from Heaton midway through the first half. Wilfried Bony is on to replace him, and what a time this would be for him to open his Manchester City scoring account.
61'
G. Boyd has scored a goal for Burnley!
BURNLEY TAKE THE LEAD AT TURF MOOR! What a goal that could be for the Clarets in their quest for survival! Kompany carelessly heads away a free kick, straight into the path of Boyd. The midfielder doesn't let it fall, hitting a brilliant first-time volley past Hart and into the far corner! Incredible scenes at Turf Moor! These fans know just how much that goal could mean for them come May.
60'
M. Demichelis gets yellow.
Burnley are looking increasingly threatening on the counter. Ings charges forward in possession and Demichelis is forced to take out the striker as he's beaten for pace, picking up a yellow card for his troubles.
58'
B. Mee gets yellow.
SO CLOSE! A ball is played into the area for Vokes, but Demichelis arrives first. His header only partially clears the ball, sending it straight into the path of Boyd. The midfielder shows excellent technique, driving a well-hit volley at goal, but it swerves just wide of the post with Hart surely beaten. Back the other way come City and Mee runs through the back of Navas to pick up the first yellow card of the match.
56'
STAT ATTACK: Manchester City have scored at least a goal in 20 consecutive road matches, averaging nearly 2.25 per game over that span. The last time they were held scoreless in a Premier League match was in a nil-nil draw against Norwich City in February 2014 at Carrow Road.
54'
Brilliant work from Zabaleta to burst into the area, skipping past two defenders on his way to the byline. He picks out a superb cutback pass for Aguero, but the striker turns it wide of the near post with his first-time effort!
52'
WASTED OPPORTUNITY! Zabaleta heads away a Trippier free kick and Aguero gets the ball at the halfway line. He turns brilliantly to get past a defender and is in two-against-one with Silva. He rolls a pass across for the Spaniard, who has a clean look on goal, but he gets his first touch horribly wrong and can't test Heaton with his shot.
50'
Tremendous work from Ings! The striker does very well to bring down a long-ball forward and bullies his way past Demichelis. His final touch is a bit heavy, however, allowing Kompany to come across and rescue his side.
48'
Aguero is lucky to escape without a booking as he catches Duff with his cleats out. There did not appear to be any intent in the challenge, but it is a bit reckless from the striker. Duff has to make his way off for a moment, walking gingerly to the sidelines under his own power.
46'
Underway now in the second half as Burnley kick-off. No goals and no changes to tell you about at the break.
45'
The whistle sounds at 45 minutes exactly as a relatively uneventful first half comes to an end at Turf Moor.
43'
Navas needs to pick it up along the right. He's getting the ball with plenty of space to try and create, but has yet to pick out a real testing delivery. Another attempted cross is turned behind by Mee before the Clarets deal with the resulting corner with relative ease.
41'
City are going to have to work hard for an opener. Burnley look very comfortable in defence. It doesn't have to be pretty at this point for Manuel Pellegrini's side, but it is going to take plenty of perseverance and relentless pressure for them to find a way through.
39'
Burnley are keeping their shape very well, affording City very few openings in the attacking half. They are absorbing the pressure well, but have to be careful here as they are seeing far less possession than they had in the first half-hour, allowing the visitors to keep pressing.
37'
City are starting to knock on the door, but they still don't look a whole lot like scoring. They appear far too sluggish throughout this first half and though they are starting to find their legs from under them, creativity has been hard to come by for them in midfield.
35'
STAT ATTACK: Burnley are winless in their last seven Premier League matches (D2, L4). They have just one victory in the last 12 league fixtures, with only Aston Villa picking up fewer points over that span before today.
33'
SCUFFED OVER! Brilliant play from the Citizens. Navas runs into space on the right and picks out Silva atop the area. The Spaniard delivers a splendid first-time pass into the path of Dzeko, but Shackell does so well to break up the chance. Aguero arrives to follow up, but he can't hit the target from a difficult angle.
31'
City are finally starting to mount a bit of concentrated pressure on the Burnley defence. Fernandinho picks up the ball atop the area following a corner and makes a good run along the right, but his low, driven cross is turned over smartly by Shackell.
29'
SMART SAVE! Finally we have our first shot on target and it has taken nearly half an hour. Dzeko is played through inside the left channel, but Heaton sticks out a leg to keep the striker's shot out at the near post.
27'
Now City are the ones enjoying a lengthy spell in possession, but again there is little intent being showed. The ball has hardly left the midfield third for more than a few seconds. Aguero needs to drop deeper to get on the ball because service has been sorely lacking.
25'
Burnley pass the ball around patiently in midfield, with City showing no real intent to win it back. The hosts are doing precious little with it, however, as the match enters yet another tedious period with the ball being largely contained in midfield.
23'
STAT ATTACK: Manchester City have won just three of their last 10 matches across all competitions (D3, L4). It is their fewest amount of victories over a 10 game span since February to March of 2010, though they only lost twice during that period.
21'
Splendid delivery! Trippier is the focal point again in attack, making a good run into space on the right before getting on the end of a pass. He delivers a teasing ball into the area, which Vokes attacks, but the striker sends his header wide of the near post.
19'
Sergio Aguero is starting to take matters into his own hands. He picks up the ball from 35 yards out and begins running at goal. Barnes fails to break up the move as he commits himself too early, but manages to force Aguero wide, before Mee gets an easy block in to turn the ball out for a City throw.
17'
Another corner for the hosts, who are looking the more dangerous side at the moment. They have had more intent to get forward, though they have yet to make life uncomfortable on the City defence. This time Dzeko rises well to clear the corner, but again they cannot keep possession as they try and break forward with pace.
15'
It has been far too predictable from the visitors thus far in attack. They certainly do not look like title contenders through the opening quarter of an hour. Burnley are trying to constrict the midfield area and have done an excellent job of not chasing the ball and falling into City's trap.
13'
Burnley have enjoyed some of their most threatening moments in attack this season when Kieran Trippier gets forward along the flank. The right-back is more than capable of delivering an inviting ball in from the wing, but here he lays it off for George Boyd who sees Vincent Kompany block his delivery behind for a corner.
11'
STAT ATTACK: Burnley's last victory over Manchester City came in October 1974, a 2-1 triumph at Turf Moor. The Clarets are winless in 13 matches against the Sky Blues since then, across all competitions (D5, L8).
9'
Great recovery from Ashley Barnes! The midfielder gives the ball away with a poor pass intended for Scott Arfield, allowing City to break. Fernandinho charges forward through the centre but Barnes shows great determination to atone for his mistake and manages to slide in from behind and force the ball behind for a goal kick, much to the delight of the home supporters.
7'
The first half-chance falls to City, following some encouraging build-up play. Edin Dzeko picks out Jesus Navas on the right and the winger attempts to play a return ball through across the face of goal, but hits it too close to Tom Heaton who makes a comfortable catch.
5'
It's been a cagey start to the match with possession being given away cheaply and neither side showing much intent or ability to break into the final third. The rather slow pace in the early stages here has come as a bit of a surprise, with both teams expected to show a bit of urgency in claiming all three points.
3'
There is no sign of Danny Ings dropping behind Sam Vokes and helping out in midfield, so it does appear as though it is an out and out 4-4-2 fielded by manager Sean Dyche, a bold and brave decision indeed. They showed plenty of ability to create chances in the return fixture at the Etihad, so credit to them for going for it here today.
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The visitors get us underway! Burnley in claret and white, moving left to right. Manchester City in dark blue. The two teams sit at opposite ends of the table, but the need for points is equally dire. Here we go!
Hello Premier League fans around the world, and welcome to Lancashire! Turf Moor is our venue today as Manchester City desperately try and make up ground atop the table against a desperate Burnley side, in the midst of a tense relegation battle. I am Alex Moretto and I will be your in-game host, guiding you through the match LIVE as it happens.
Manchester City's title defence is not going as planned. They currently sit five points back of Chelsea atop the Premier League table, with the Blues holding a game in hand. It will take all hands on deck – and a colossal slip from Jose Mourinho's side – to vault the Citizens to a second consecutive title, but the odds certainly aren't in their favour. They are on their way out of the Champions League as well, barring a drastic turnaround at the Camp Nou on Tuesday, so their main priority has to be on taking maximum points from their remaining league games.
Burnley will do their best to make life difficult on Manchester City and they desperately need the points themselves. They can pull ahead of QPR, who lost earlier today, with so much as a solitary point, while a victory would see them claw to within one of free-falling Sunderland. The bottom seven is awfully congested and points will be at a premium week in, week out. Today's result won't necessarily be the difference between relegation and survival, but it would certainly go a long way to at least help put them in a position to stave off the drop heading into the final month.
CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS:
MANCHESTER CITY (4-4-2): Hart; Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Clichy; Navas, Toure, Fernandinho, Silva; Dzeko, Aguero.
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Sagna, Nasri, Caballero, Bony, Lampard, Mangala, Jovetic.
Wholesale changes made by Manuel Pellegrini, who has a fully-fit squad to chose from, following their 2-0 victory over Leicester 10 days ago. Vincent Kompany and Pablo Zabaleta were unused substitutes against the Foxes, while Fernandinho was left out of the squad altogether. The trio are all back in the starting XI, replacing Bacary Sagna, Eliaquim Mangala and Fernando, respectively. The changes don't stop there, however, as Gael Clichy and Edin Dzeko are also included in the starting lineup, pushing Aleksandar Kolarov out of the squad and Wilfried Bony to the bench.
Clarets' boss Sean Dyche also makes a couple of changes to his team, as well as a switch in formation from a 4-5-1 to a more attacking 4-4-2. Michael Duff slots in at the back, pushing Michael Keane - who has started the last 18 matches - to the bench, while forward Sam Vokes gets the start alongside Danny Ings, in favour of winger Michael Kightly.
The clouds have crept in with the sun struggling to poke through on a chilly evening at Turf Moor, but it has done nothing to dampen the spirits of those in attendance.
HALF TIME: BURNLEY 0-0 MANCHESTER CITY. Chances have been few and far between after 45 minutes, with the visitors holding a slight edge thanks to a better period towards the end of the half. Pellegrini's side certainly don't appear to be full of goals today and are being held largely at bay by strong team performance from Burnley. Three points are a must for City, and though Sean Dyche would be delighted with a victory as well, a draw would do them well in their quest for survival.
FULL TIME - Burnley 1-0 Man City: The crowd at Turf Moor are jubilant as their side have defeated the reigning Premier League champions, moving up to 18th position and reducing the gap to safety to just one point! The Citizens could now go eight points adrift of Chelsea should Jose Mourinho's men defeat Southampton tomorrow. Their title challenge takes another huge dent.
Furthermore, City now sit just one point ahead of third-placed Arsenal! Pellegrini's men will need to dust themselves off quickly, as they face Barcelona in their crucial Champions League last-16 second leg in midweek.
That is all we have time for now, though. Thanks for joining me and have a great evening!
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