Burnley vs Stoke City. Sky Bet Championship.
Turf MoorAttendance11,758.
Saturday 24 November 2007 21:49, UK
New Burnley boss Owen Coyle was pleased with his side's work-rate in their goalless draw at home to Stoke.
New Burnley boss Owen Coyle was pleased with his side's work-rate in their goalless draw at home to Stoke. A fine display from Stoke goalkeeper Steve Simonsen kept the Clarets at bay but Coyle was impressed with his players' efforts. "From start to finish we were terrific and on any other day we would have had three points," he said. "We had a nice shape to the team and the players gave every ounce of effort. "I have stressed to the players to be creative in the final third of the field but there was a real energy about our play and I am excited about working with the talent at the club. Simonsen made the first of many saves inside the first 60 seconds to deny striker Andy Gray. After Alan Mahon wasted a good opportunity Northern Ireland international Kyle Lafferty was then denied by Simonsen with the game barely five minutes old.