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Burnley holds Manchester City

LONDON: Manchester City had to settle for a fifth consecutive Premier League draw on Saturday, finishing 3-3 with Burnley after having battled back from a two-goal deficit to lead with three minutes remaining.

Tottenham Hotspur took advantage to move back into the top four above City with a 2-0 win over Sunderland, while Aston Villa climbed to fifth with a 5-1 hammering of Bolton Wanderers.

Portsmouth remains bottom of the table after losing 3-1 at Blackburn Rovers.

City looked to have sealed the points when goals from Shaun Wright-Phillips, Kolo Toure and Craig Bellamy wiped out Burnley’s 2-0 lead but Kevin McDonald struck late.

The results:

Aston Villa 5 (Young 5, Agbonlahor 43, Carew 53, Milner 72, Cuellar 75) bt Bolton 1 (Elmander 45); Blackburn 3 (Roberts 53, 86, Nelsen 73) bt Portsmouth 1 (O’Hara 15); Man City 3 (Wright-Phillips 43, Toure 55, Bellamy 58) drew with Burnley 3 (Alexander 19-pen, Fletcher 32, McDonald 87); Tottenham 2 (Keane 12, Huddlestone 68) bt Sunderland 0. — Agencies

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