LATEST: OLDHAM 1 BURNLEY 2
Full time
85 GOAL! 1-2 Alexander's free kick into the box is met by Leon Cort for his first goal in a Burnley shirt, rising highest at the far post and nodding across the keeper and sneaking just inside the post.
82 GOAL! 1-1 Fox's cute ball splits the defence and Steven Thompson - so prolific at the end of last season, and on target at Bury in Saturday's pre-season curtain raiser - coolly chips home the equaliser from 12 yards. Great finish by the Scot!
80 Ryan Brooke, involved in two 'handbags' spats with Kevin McDonald and Danny Fox, is substituted by new Oldham boss Paul Dickov - presumably to save him form being sent off!
78 Alessandra beats the offside tap, but it driven wide by Jensen and when he attempts a cheeky chip from a worsening angle, the Dane stretches to save the day
75 Burnley subs: Wes Fletcher for Rodriguez and Alex-Ray Harvey replaces Elliott
70 Alexander's ball over the right back releases Edgar and his first time cross is bulleted goalwards via the head of Rodriguez, only for sub keeper Fleming to make a magnificent one-handed save and tip the ball over. Best moment of the half by some distance!
63 A lovely moment as Jensen mis-controls Bikey's back pass and has to show a turn of pace outside his area to dribble around two strikers before clearing upfield.
60 Lomax lets fly for the hosts with a drive fit for a Jabulani, but Jensen is equal to it with a smart parry low to his left
Att: 2,273 (1,038 Burnley)
55 As is usually the case, it takes a while for the new arrivals to settle. But Wallace has already showed his quality with two left foot crosses - the first form a corner - that cause chaos in the Latics box.
Half time changes galore for the Clarets, with Jensen, Easton, Elliott and Rodriguez the only survivors.
Half time
35 Easton's raking ball to the right finds Eagles, whose first touch takes him into the box past the full back, but Brill is having an excellent half and races from goal to get their first by a split second
32 Eckersley works himself out of a hole and McCann takes up the charge. The midfielder feeds Elliott on the left but the wide man goes for the near post and Brill is again well placed
28 Eagles is fouled 30 yards out and this time his low curling free kick sails harmlessly wide
26 Another chance goes begging as Iwelumo lays off Duff's hanging cross and Marney volleys wide form 12 yards
25 Eagles is at the heart of everything when Burnley go forward and as Rodriguez's looping header is only half cleared, the Clarets wide man fires agonisingly over the angle with another audacious attempt
15 PENALTY! Eckersley powers into the box and is bundled over by Rod McDonald. The ball is already long gone, so it's a generous decision to say the least. But the Latics escape as Iwelumo steps up from 12 yards and sees his low shot to the keeper's left well saved.
9 Rodriguez, looking lively in the early exchanges, drives a long range shot into the arms of Brill
7 Eagles is inches away from an instant reply with an ambitious 30-yard free kick that flies just over
5 GOAL! 1-0 Elliott is caught in possession and Stevens feeds Jones, who coolly slips the ball past Jensen with the defence still looking to make up ground
The Clarets start with a back four of Easton, Duff, Carlisle and Eckersley. Chris McCann plays in a three-man midfield with Marney and Elliott and a three pronged strike force of Eagles, Iwelumo and Rodriguez
Team News:
Brian Laws again gives all first team players a run out at Boundary Park tonight (7.30pm KO).
Only Martin Paterson and Tyrone Mears are absent as the Clarets face the Latics.
We will have minute-by-minute updates right here from the first whistle to the last, with a report on the whistle and the quickest post match reaction.
Burnley (starting): Jensen, Eckersley, Duff, Carlisle, Easton, Marney, Elliott, McCann, Eagles, Rodriguez, Iwelumo.
Burnley (second half) Jensen, Fox, Cort, Bikey, Edgar, Alexander, McDonald, Elliott (Harvey 75), Wallace, Rodriguez (Fletcher 75), Thompson.
Oldham (starting): Brill, Lee, Black, Jones, Hazell, McDonald, Millar, Stephens, Abbott, Jones, McGrath.
Subs: Brooke, Fleming, Fodor, Highdale, Lomax, Worthington, Furman, Eaves, Jarrett, Allessandra, Oyebanjo
Att: 2,273 (1,038 Burnley)
