George Boyd scored the winner to give Burnley a famous win against Manchester City and damage the champions' hopes of retaining their Premier League title
Boyd arrowed in a low half-volley after a poor headed clearance from returning City captain Vincent Kompany.
The visitors had wasted chances as Edin Dzeko had a shot saved by Tom Heaton and Sergio Aguero headed just over.
This shock result means City remain five points behind leaders Chelsea, who also have two matches in hand.
On Friday, Blues boss Jose Mourinho had said the title race was already over and that his team were going to be celebrating in May.
This result could prove costly to City's hopes of winning what would be a third title in four years, and it was a disappointing performance from Manuel Pellegrini's side.
They had only won three of their last 10 matches in all competitions but would have expected a win against a Burnley side that had only won one of their previous 11 matches in 2015.
However, apart from a one-handed save to deny Dzeko, and tame efforts from Aguero and Wilfried Bony that were straight at him, Burnley goalkeeper Heaton had little to do.
Kompany was dropped for City's last match against Leicester, and should have done better than head the ball into Boyd's path. Nevertheless, it was a spectacular finish from the winger to shoot past England goalkeeper Joe Hart.
The victory moves Sean Dyche's side, Championship runners-up last season, up a position to 18th and they are only one point behind 17th-placed Sunderland.
For City, their season is in danger of falling apart. They will need to quickly regroup as they face the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, when they need to win in the Nou Camp against Barcelona after losing the home first leg 2-1.
Burnley had to ride their luck late on as Sergio Aguero headed over, and Pablo Zabaleta went down in the penalty area under a challenge from Ben Mee, but referee Andre Marriner waved away City's calls for a penalty.
Not even the introduction of forwards Bony and Stevan Jovetic could see City rescue an equaliser as the Clarets held on for a memorable victory.
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