Burnley scored three goals in the space of seven hectic first-half minutes and then held on after the break to complete a fantastic 3-2 comeback win at Crystal Palace.
Jorgen Strand Larsen scored his first Palace goals in the 17th and 33rd minutes to put the Eagles in full control of Wednesday's contest at Selhurst Park.
However, Hannibal Mejbri started Burnley's comeback and Jaidon Anthony levelled in the 44th minute, before Jefferson Lerma's own goal in the second minute of first-half stoppage time turned the game completely on its head.
It was largely one-way traffic after the break but Palace could not find a leveller, with Daichi Kamada missing a gilt-edged opportunity and Martin Dubravka making a fine last-gasp save from Ismaila Sarr.
Palace's collapse means Oliver Glasner's men are 13th in the Premier League table, while Scott Parker's Burnley remain 19th and are nine points adrift of safety despite producing a night to remember.
How the match unfolded
Strand Larsen emphatically fired in on the bounce from Adam Wharton's impressive clipped pass over the Burnley defence, and the striker doubled the lead with a stooping header shortly after Zian Flemming had fired over for the visitors at the other end.
But Burnley started the comeback five minutes before the break with a superb bending effort from Hannibal, and Palace were rocked when Anthony rifled into the bottom-right corner to level the game.
Remarkably, Burnley went into the break ahead as Bashir Humphreys' flicked header at a corner was initially saved but inadvertently turned over the line by the luckless Lerma.
Palace returned with intent after the break, with Daniel Munoz lashing into the side-netting, Maxence Lacroix miscuing a free header, and Sarr slashing wide from the edge of the box.
The home fans could barely believe it when Kamada somehow nodded wide from Munoz's expert centre with the goal gaping, and Dubravka made a superb stop from Sarr in the final minute of stoppage time to protect the points for Burnley.
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Strand Larsen off the mark but Palace’s home woe continues
Glasner was celebrating his 100th game in charge of Palace in all competitions, and he would not have known what hit him as he headed down the tunnel for half-time.
Palace were in absolute cruise control for most of the first half, as Strand Larsen tormented the Burnley defence to score his first Palace goals since joining from Wolverhampton Wanderers on transfer deadline day.
Coincidentally, his only other goal in the Premier League this season also came against Burnley, and it would have seemed fanciful to suggest his double would not lead Palace to all three points, let alone not have them ahead at the break.
But out of nowhere, the Eagles completely imploded, allowing the struggling visitors time and space as they scored three goals in seven barely comprehensible minutes.
That bafflement will have only continued in a second half where Palace huffed and puffed without blowing the house down, Kamada particularly guilty when he missed arguably the easiest chance of a breathless encounter.
Defeat it was, though, for Glasner's men, and Palace are now winless in eight home Premier League games – their worst run at Selhurst Park in the top-flight since a 15-match stretch that concluded in 1998.
After failing to build on their morale-boosting 1-0 away win at Brighton & Hove Albion last time out, Palace know they have to bounce back quickly for the first leg of their UEFA Conference League play-off tie with Zrinjski, before hosting bottom-of-the-table Wolves in the Premier League on 22 February.
Clarets rediscover winning feeling in dramatic fashion
Things were looking extremely bleak for the Clarets when they found themselves two goals down and struggling to contend with Strand Larsen's physicality, especially after coming into the game lacking in confidence after some poor recent displays.
But out of nowhere, spaces started to open up on the counter-attack and Hannibal finished with aplomb from an excellent Marcus Edwards cut-back to drag them back into the contest.
The gift of space kept coming from Palace, and Burnley were only too willing to keep accepting as they took full advantage with Anthony – who was a regular menace throughout – converting his low daisy-cutter after being found by Lesley Ugochukwu.
The home fans were in disbelief as Burnley then went ahead on the stroke of half-time, a turnaround that even the most ardent Clarets supporters would not have seen coming.
The second period was no less frantic, with Burnley dropping deeper and deeper and having to ride their luck at times – not least when Kamada somehow headed wide at the far post with so much of the goal to aim at from point-blank range.
Parker's men did hold their nerve, though, to end a 16-match winless league run and earn a first top-flight victory since beating Wolves at the end of October.
Burnley can now look forward to hosting Mansfield in the FA Cup on Saturday, ahead of visiting Chelsea for a Premier League London derby on 21 February.
Club reports
Crystal Palace report | Burnley report
What the managers said
Oliver Glasner: "I can’t explain it. We gave the game away too easy. Maybe it was too easy. There was a lack of intensity and we didn’t defend well. We can’t show a consistent performance over 95 minutes very often. Once it’s this, once it’s that – and you get punished.
"The start was good, scoring very nice goals. We controlled everything. I’ve watched all the goals back and it’s just not acceptable how we defended as a team – just jogging around, not in the duels, not in the second balls.
"In the second half we tried everything, but we don’t deserve to win."
Scott Parker: “It’s a fantastic feeling. I’m so happy for this group. We’ve all been hurting. We’ve been on a tough run, but that performance showed what I’ve said about this group.
“There was fight, spirit, commitment and resilience in abundance to come back from 2-0 down. Not many teams would be able to do that given the run we’ve been on.
“You don’t get that result tonight without a proper resilience - and the ability to stand up and fight. We’ve pulled off a brilliant result - everyone deserves huge credit.”
PL form and fixtures
Key facts
Burnley are only the second team to go two goals down in the first half of a Premier League away game but still go in ahead at the break, after Tottenham Hotspur at Newcastle United in 1995.
Palace are now without a win in their last eight home Premier League matches (D3 L5), last enduring a longer run at Selhurst Park in the top-flight between August 1997 and April 1998 (15 games).
Burnley boss Parker enjoyed his first-ever win away as a manager in London in the Premier League on his ninth attempt (D3 L5).
Glasner oversaw his 100th game in charge of Palace in all competitions, the 18th manager to do so, with his 42 victories the ninth best of any of those coaches in their first century of matches.