Match Report

Hawk-eyed super-sub Chris Eagles came off the bench to give visiting Burnley the three points.

The former Manchester United wideman scored a late screamer and set up another to seal the victory for the Clarets.

Both teams got off to a lively start with Coventry providing the initial excitement in the first few seconds.

Michael Mifsud fired low and wide of Brian Jensen's right-hand post after latching onto a Freddy Eastwood ball.

Seconds later the ball was up the other end of the pitch and Burnley's Wade Elliott sent a long-range effort over the Coventry crossbar.

The promising start was not matched by the rest of the half and there was no real action until the 37th minute when the Sky Blues' Maltese striker Mifsud was brought down just inside the area by Coventry-born Graham Alexander.

Burnley's Michael Duff was booked for his part in the protests which followed and almost two minutes had passed before Ward was able to step up and smash the resulting spot-kick high into the net.

The Clarets struck back just seven minutes after the interval when Coventry's backline failed to deal with a Elliott corner and, after a few deflections, Duff stole in at the back post to fire a right-foot drive past the helpless Keiren Westwood.

Coventry had a golden chance to restore their lead in the 63rd minute when Leon Best weaved his way through a crowded area before dragging an effort across goal and inches wide of Jensen's right-hand post from an acute angle.

Burnley should have taken the lead on 77 minutes when Steven Thompson found a gap between Ward and Scott Dann but put his chance wide when it would have been easier to hit the target.

However, the fabulous Eagles came off the bench late on to set up Robbie Blake, who latched onto his through ball before slotting home from close range.

Eagles sealed the victory in the 90th minute with a spectacular effort from the corner of the area which found its way into the top corner.

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