Burnley saw off late Norwich pressure to return to the top of the Championship and significantly boost their chances of automatic promotion with victory at Turf Moor.
Scott Parker’s side looked set to earn a comfortable win, with a 30th clean sheet of the league season, after first-half goals from Hannibal and Jaidon Anthony.
Jack Stacey’s close-range finish in the second half, just the 13th goal that the Clarets have conceded all season, set up a dramatic finish.
The hosts held on though to stretch their unbeaten league run to an incredible 29 matches, a result which sees them leapfrog Leeds and go three points above them.
Perhaps more importantly, Burnley are five points above third-placed Sheffield United as they look to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
Defeat for Norwich almost certainly ends their chances of a play-off place. They remain nine points off the top six with four matches left.
Burnley dominated before the break and were 2-0 up midway through the first half.
The Canaries’ deep block was first penetrated after 14 minutes, when a delightful chipped pass from Josh Cullen found Hannibal, who coolly finished past Angus Gunn.
The hosts doubled their lead shortly after. Josh Brownhill pounced on a poor Norwich free-kick deep in their own third, setting winger Anthony free.
His shot was heavily deflected off Shane Duffy into the net, but was just reward for Burnley’s control of the game.
The Clarets also seemed comfortable for most of the second half, until Stacey’s goal from a corner created a tense final 15 minutes, but they survived to make it more than five months without a Championship defeat.
However, Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford will have to wait to try and set a new clean sheet record.
