DAVID Fairclough never really lived down his title of 'Super Sub' in the great Liverpool sides of the late 1970s.

Greece Under-21 star Dimitri Papadopoulos has a long way to go before he can say he has matched the Scouse striker's feats but there is no doubt that he is a potent weapon to be introduced from the bench.

He only came on with seven minutes to go last night but he headed the 90th minute equaliser that ensures the Clarets' run extended to 12 games with a thoroughly deserved draw against Ipswich Town.

He was 21 on Sunday and his latest goal was a perfect late celebration that showed he is really coming of age as a striker.

And delighted Burnley skipper Steve Davis admitted: "It is a good job Dimi has not got ginger hair or we would have to call him Fairclough."

The goal was a beauty, started by the other sub Paul Weller who slipped a ball to Dean West, who had burst down the right for the umpteenth time in the night.

With time running out, it looked like a great chance to whip in an early ball but he opted to control it, and pick out Papadopoulos just six yards from goal, and his header left keeper Andy Marshall without a chance of saving it.

Two goals after coming on as a sub against Blackpool and winners after a late entry against Stoke and Huddersfield meant last night's goal took him to five for the season, seven if you add in the goals he has scored on international duty.

It is the sort of strike-rate that is going to make it harder and harder for Stan Ternent to leave him out, although the three strikers he did name, Gareth Taylor, Ian Moore and Robbie Blake once again did him proud on an evening high on excitement and entertainment, especially before the break.

Throughout a frantic first half the Suffolk constabulary will have been regretting not having any speed cameras inside Portman Road as the match was played at 100 miles per hour.

The tone for the game was set after just 70 seconds when Ipswich defender John McGreal rose to head home a free-kick from Mark Venus wide on the right.

Marlon Beresford, so often the hero in recent weeks, will not be happy that he was caught flapping at the ball allowing McGreal to loop the ball into the empty net and it looked as if the Burnley players were still mentally on the coach after the long journey down from East Lancashire.

It could hardly have been a worse start for the Clarets but almost immediately they were level.

Andy Marshall had already denied Ian Moore after he was put clear by a Beresford punt but there was no one to keep out Arthur Gnohere's powerful header from Glen Little's corner.

The pace was unrelenting and on 15 minutes a wonderful strike put the home side ahead for the second time. Chris Makin put the ball on the chest of Darren Ambrose and he controlled with one touch and fired home across Beresford with his second.

Seven minutes before the break it should have been three but Beresford atoned for his earlier error with a great stop to deny Jamie Clapham, put clear by the impressive Ambrose.

But it was far from one-way traffic in the thrilling first period as the Clarets had more than enough possession and chances to get back into the game.

Lee Briscoe, Steve Davis and Moore all shot wide, Blake was again causing the opposing defence a lot of problems and Ipswich, so vibrant and fluid in attack, looked less than assured at the back.

It was almost inevitable that the standards of the first half would drop after the break and so it proved but as the match wore on it was Burnley that started to take control.

In fac,t when Pablo Counago shot wide after a low ball across goal from Darren Bent nine minutes from time, it was their only serious effort on Beresford's goal.

In contrast, Burnley had plenty of the ball, plenty of chances and plenty of belief that they would not have to surrender their proudly gained unbeaten run.

The injured Glen Little had been replaced by Paul Weller with a calf strain and no ill effects from the cuff round the ear administered by Gnohere as they went off at the end of the first half.

His partnership with Blake has been key to the Clarets but the former Bradford man still pulled the strings, collecting the ball deep, pushing, probing and passing. He fed in Briscoe in the 74th minute and Matt Holland had to produce a superb block to deny him.

It was a ball from West that gave Burnley the equaliser and Papadopoulos celebrated with the players on the pitch and everyone on the bench he had just left.

Having taken four points from tricky trips to Leicester and Ipswich, leaders Portsmouth are the visitors to Burnley on Saturday. The unbeaten run is 12, they will hope it is not unlucky 13!

IPSWICH TOWN 2

(McGreal 2, Ambrose 15)

BURNLEY 2

(Gnohere 6, Papdopoulos 90)

Portman Road. Att: 22,736