Man City drops out of top four

City fought back from being two goals down to lead Burnley 3-2, but Kevin McDonald's late strike earned Burnley its first point on the road.

City's place in the top four was taken by Tottenham, which beat Sunderland 2-0, slipping to sixth behind Aston Villa, which thrashed Bolton 5-1. After 11 matches, Arsenal is two points behind leader Chelsea and above defending champion Manchester United on goal difference. Chelsea hosts United on Sunday in their 12 match of the campaign. City has not won since September and the draw with Burnley comes before a visit next week to Abu Dhabi to meet the club's owner Sheikh Mansour, who has lavished around US$200 million pounds on the squad since last season.

It was Joleon Lescott, the 24-million pound (US$40-million) recruit from Everton, who got City's afternoon off to the worst possible start at Eastlands.

The England center back handled Tyrone Mears' cross to concede a penalty that was dispatched into the bottom right by Graham Alexander in the 19th minute. City's fortunes took a further turn for the worse when Steven Fletcher tapped home at the far post.

But Shaun Wright-Phillips pulled one back before the break with a 20-meter shot that deflected off Burnley defender Stephen Jordan and City was quickly on the offensive after the restart. By contrast, Arsenal has won six of its last seven league matches to boost its chances of a first title since 2004.

Wolves gifted the visitors a 2-0 lead inside 31 minutes with Ronald Zubar and Jody Craddock scoring owna goals before Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas added a third in first-half stoppage time. Andrey Arshavin completed the emphatic victory in the 66th, although Wolves scored a late consolation with Craddock finding the right net.

Spurs took the lead when Peter Crouch headed through to Keane and the Ireland striker bundled the ball over the line in the 14th minute.

English midfielder Tom Huddlestone secured Tottenham's win with a lethal strike from the edge of the penalty area that went in off the underside of the crossbar.

Villa raced in front against Bolton with Ashley Young scoring after five minutes and Gabriel Agbonlahor adding another just before the break.

Despite Johan Elmander pulling one back for Bolton on the stroke of half time, there was no way back the visitors.

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