Source: Team_Talk
Rob Earns point for Bluebirds
Rob Earnshaw equalised Charlie Austin's early opener as Burnley and Cardiff shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor on Saturday.[LNB] Clarets striker Austin opened the scoring in the second minute with his third goal in four appearances so far this term.[LNB]Yet Cardiff hit back five minutes before the break when Robert Earnshaw fired home an equaliser and neither side could find a winner thereafter.[LNB]Burnley boss Eddie Howe made three changes to his side following the Clarets' 2-0 Championship defeat at Crystal Palace last weekend.[LNB]Michael Duff started his first game of the season, replacing Andre Amougou, Dean Marney was restored to midfield and Austin was handed a starting role up front.[LNB]Striker Zavon Hines was named among the substitutes following his move from West Ham on Friday.[LNB]Cardiff boss Malky Mackay kept faith with the same side that lost 3-1 at home to Brighton in midweek.[LNB]And it was Burnley who began the brighter, tearing out of the blocks to open the scoring inside the second minute.[LNB]Defender Kieran Trippier engineered the space to flight a teasing cross into the heart of the Bluebirds' penalty box and Austin arrived to head home from six yards out.[LNB]The visitors gradually steadied themselves and almost drew an immediate response when Mark Hudson arrived to meet a cross, only to see his close-range header flash narrowly wide.[LNB]Yet Burnley almost doubled their advantage in the 11th minute when Trippier again found space down the flank and delivered another fine cross.[LNB]Austin was again there to meet his delivery but this time could only steer his header wide.[LNB]Clarets winger Ross Wallace then warmed Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall's hands with a 20-yard strike before Jay Rodriguez headed wide midway through the first half.[LNB]Winger Keith Treacy flashed a 12-yard shot just wide in the 31st minute but the Bluebirds survived and drew level in the 40th minute.[LNB]Defender Andrew Taylor found Earnshaw with a neat pass and the former Nottingham Forest forward fired home a low left-foot shot from six yards.[LNB]Kenny Miller then saw a 20-yard shot blocked as the sides went in level at the break.[LNB]Chances came and went after the restart as Earnshaw headed goalwards from six yards in the 55th minute but Lee Grant made a comfortable save.[LNB]Four minutes later, Wallace spurned a decent opportunity when he hit a weak shot when well placed on the edge of the six-yard box.[LNB]In the 64th minute, Hines came on for Austin as Howe sought to breath new life into his attack.[LNB]Treacy went close for Burnley with a 12-yard strike that Hudson blocked and Hines went close twice in quick succession, first seeing a shot blocked by Hudson and then Kevin McNaughton as the sides remained on level terms at the final whistle.
