Source: Team_Talk
Coyle: Clarets unit so strong
David Nugent, a deadline day loan signing from Portsmouth, made a mockery of his paltry scoring record at Portsmouth by coming off the bench to score two superb goals and maintain his side's 100% home record with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland.[LNB]A 'Nugent For England' banner fluttering in the home end was a timely reminder of how a once-touted talent - he scored on his only international appearance against Andorra in 2007 - had gone astray on the south coast.[LNB]"To get two goals is a great start for me," Nugent said afterwards. "I just want to play and score more goals and that's what I've come here for. I hope I can stay here and get the chance."[LNB]Nugent rose in the box to head home Wade Elliott's pinpoint 67th-minute cross just nine minutes after replacing Martin Paterson. His second, an 86th-minute shot on the turn from the edge of the box, was even better.[LNB]Nugent's late strikes were rich reward for the home side's sterling second-half display after a first period which was largely bossed by the visitors, for whom Darren Bent cancelled out Graham Alexander's early penalty.[LNB]After adding to earlier home wins over Manchester United and Everton these are heady times for the Clarets but Coyle said: "David will rightly get the headlines but our strength is not in one or two players - it's in the group.[LNB]"I'm delighted we picked the same team that lost at Liverpool despite pressure to change. I felt they were due my loyalty after their performances against United and Everton and they have repaid me.[LNB]"What we have to do now is not be known as a home team. We have to go on our travels and get some points starting with Tottenham next Saturday. We're sitting with nine points but we need to pick them up on a game-to-game basis."[LNB]It was not just Nugent's dramatic intervention that shocked Sunderland boss Steve Bruce, who conceded he had no sense of what was coming after a first period his side largely controlled.[LNB]Fraizer Campbell caused plenty of problems early on and Bent also looked lively before a needless foul by Anton Ferdinand on Elliott in the box allowed Clarets captain Alexander to drive his side into a 19th minute lead.[LNB]The visitors continued to look lively, with Bent driving a shot straight at Brian Jensen, before coolly converting his fifth league goal of the season after springing the offside trap in the 39th minute.[LNB]"Darren's got off to a great stat and produced a wonderful return," said Bruce. "It's obvious he's enjoying playing for us at the moment. But we can't just keep relying on Darren to get our goals."[LNB]Campbell had a chance early in the second half before a series of Burnley substitutions changed the game, Chris Eagles dominating down the flank and Nugent providing the crucial presence up front.[LNB]Nugent's powerful header put his side ahead and the home side seldom looked likely to relinquish their lead. When the striker turned and blazed past Craig Gordon in the dying minutes, another Burnley win was complete.[LNB]"The disappointing thing was that while there were things in the first half I was particularly pleased with, in the second half we fell away to nothing," said Bruce. "If we'd maintained our first-half form we'd have won the game.[LNB]"We'd got off to a decent start this season and now it's just an okay start. The ugly side of us is still there. We can be too easy at times to play against and score against. We'll have to improve on that."[LNB][LNB][LNB] Burnley 6/5, Barnsley 2/1, Draw 11/5
