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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Turf Moor
  • Attendance: 14162
  • Referee: Taylor, A

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90 mins

Joey Gudjonsson is being taken off, John Spicer has come on in his place.

84 mins

Plymouth are replacing Nadjim Abdou with Dan Smith.

75 mins

Lukas Jutkiewicz is replaced by Rory Fallon.

75 mins

Lilian Nalis is replaced by Yoann Folly.

66 mins

Goal!! Robbie Blake scores for Burnley.

56 mins

Burnley are replacing Steve Jones with Robbie Blake.

56 mins

Burnley are replacing Steve Jones with Garreth O'Connor.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45 mins

The referee has booked Stanislav Varga.

41 mins

Paul Connolly is booked for unsporting behaviour.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, January 12th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Burnley manager Owen Coyle was able to celebrate his first home win as Clarets manager thanks to a superb second-half strike by substitute Robbie Blake.

Coyle recalled Brian Jensen in goal and the Danish shot-stopper was called upon to make a save as early as the second minute when Plymouth skipper Lilian Nalis directed a header towards goal.

But Burnley dominated almost from start to finish with the visitors lightweight in attack after the midweek transfer of leading scorer Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.

Winger Wade Elliott was a constant thorn in the side of the Argyle defence creating numerous opportunities which his colleagues were unable to take advantage of.

Midfielder Joey Gudjonsson tried his luck from distance but was just too high with his attempt and then volleyed just wide after Elliott had slipped a tackle and pulled the ball back from the by-line.

Elliott was again the supplier a minute later as, from his cross, Steve Jones headed wide.

The pattern was repeated on 44 minutes when Elliott provided another opportunity for Jones but again the striker headed wide.

Jones was replaced by Blake only ten minutes into the second half and the substitute was soon in the thick of the action with a cross-cum-shot that evaded both Andy Gray and the far post.

The only goal arrived after 66 minutes when Elliott's supply line eventually proved decisive when his cross was expertly volleyed home by Blake leaving Argyle keeper Luke McCormick grasping at thin air.

Blake almost had another when his 30-yard strike was magnificently tipped over by McCormick.

Plymouth manager Paul Sturrock made a double change with 15 minutes to go, replacing Nalis and Lukas Jutkiewicz with new signing Yoann Folly and Rory Fallon.

However, the changes had no real impact with the home side seeing out the remainder of the game to register a victory that will no doubt lift a monkey off the Burnley players' backs.

Burnley Team

Plymouth Argyle Team

Burnley

Plymouth Argyle

Corners

4 4

Fouls

11 20

Goal attempts

12 2

Shots off target

8 1

Offsides

6 3

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