A four-goal second-half blast from Carling Cup finalists Aston Villa sent the Clarets crashing to an eighth successive away defeat.

Steven Fletcher put Burnley ahead with the Clarets' first away goal since November but a disastrous 12-minute spell early in the second half scuppered their hopes of climbing out of the relegation places.

Substitute Martin Paterson scored his first goal of the season in stoppage-time.

Full report to follow later

1 Under way at Villa Park with Nugent lining up on the right hand side of midfield in a 4-5-1 Clarets' line-up

4 Decent start from the Clarets as they snap into tackles at the back and Eagles gets forward for a shot which is blocked

9 Villa's best move so far involving Downing, Agbonlahor and Petrov ends with Villa skipper Petrov shooting wide

10 GOAL Villa 0, Burnley 1

Dream start for the Clarets as Cork does well down the right, finds Nugent and his cross is tucked away by Steven Fletcher for his 11th of the season and the Clarets' first away goal since November

14 Burnley grow in confidence and a fine move sees Nugent send a deflected shot just wide

15 From the corner Carlisle and Collins clash heads and the Villa defender has to go off for stitches to a cut

19 Collins back in the fray but the home side are being frustrated

24 Villa finally create a chance but Heskey glances wide a dangerous cross from England colleague Milner

27 Eagles goes down holding his shoulder after clearing the danger following a free kick and being caught by Young. Thankfully he's up okay after treatment

29 Collins blasts from long range but Jensen is right behind it

31 Free-kick for Villa in  a dangerous area. Young goes for goal and Jensen has to be alert to palm away

32 GOAL Villa 1, Burnley 1

32 Corner played short to Young who whips the ball in and a touch off Fox takes it into the net as the home side levels

39 The Clarets are battling hard to get into the break on level terms 

41 Carlisle gets the first booking of the game for catching Young in full flight

45 Burnley still look dangerous on the break through Eagles who is crowded out on the edge of the box as stoppage time starts before letting fly with a long range shot which Friedel gathers

HALF-TIME 1-1

47 Decent start to the second half from Burnley as they open up the Villa defence but Eagles' cross is cleared

51 Villa force a couple of corners but the Clarets stand firm against a repeating source of danger

54 The Clarets take the initiative again and Cork lifts a shot from 25 yards over the bar

56 GOAL Villa 2, Burnley 1

Stewart Downing puts Villa ahead as Burnley are caught out on the break following a throw-in. Agbonlahor and Young lead the counter and Young finds Downig whose low shot beats Jensen and a posse of defenders

58 GOAL Villa 3, Burnley 1

Downing strikes again. Agbonlahor is denied by Jensen but the ball breaks for Downing whose deflected shot goes in off the luckless Fox and the Clarets are facing a huge mountain to climb

60 Downing almost gets a quick-fire hat-trick as a corner is played directly to him and he shoots at Jensen

61 GOAL Villa 4, Burnley 1

It's raining goals and this time Heskey profits from Agbonlahor's pace and low cross

64 Young blasts one just over as Villa enjoy their afternoon and Brian Laws makes his first change with Wade Elliott coming on for Kevin McDonald

68 GOAL Villa 5, Burnley 1 

Villa help themselves again as Agbonlahor taps in the fifth following good work from Heskey and Milner

70 Damage limitation for Burnley now but Nimani at least gets a taste of the action in place of Nugent

82 Martin Paterson on for the Clarets and Martin O'Neill also makes changes with an FA Cup replay and Carling Cup final to come

87 Downing has a shot blocked as he seeks his treble and substitute Nathan Delfouneso puts the loose ball wide

90+1 GOAL Villa 5, Burnley 2

Paterson gets a consolation as he turns in a low cross from Cork

90+4 It's all over and an afternoon that started so well for the Clarets ends in disappointment

Team news

Jack Cork makes his full debut for the Clarets as they look for their first away win of the season at Villa Park.

The on-loan Chelsea man starts in midfield alongside the re-called Chris Eagles.

Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Fox, Cort, Carlisle, Bikey, McDonald (Elliott 64), Cork, Fletcher (Paterson 82), Nugent (Nimani 70), Eagles. Substitutes: Weaver, Duff, Blake, Thompson.

Aston Villa: Friedel, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, A Young (Sidwell 82), Milner, Petrov, Agbonlahor (Carew 72), Heskey (Delfouneso 77), Downing. Substitutes: Guzan, L Young, Delph, Beye.

Referee: Stuart Attwell

Attendance: 38,709