BURNLEY have been sent to Coventry - but there's no chance the Clarets will be ignored after creating an FA Cup sensation at Derby County on Saturday.

Stan Ternent's heroes dumped the Premiership side out at Pride Park and were rewarded with a fourth-round trip to Highfield Road in the New Year - a game that may well be screened live on Sky.

And goal hero Andy Cooke, whose 62nd-minute header sent Burnley through, is relishing another crack at Premiership opposition.

He said: "A lot people wanted a home tie or to play Blackburn but I think it's a great draw and another day to look forward to.

"We've got nothing to worry about. We will look forward to it and just hopefully pull off another result like we did on Saturday. There's no reason why we can't.

"It's just brilliant because as a player that's where you want to play, against Premiership teams like that, and I don't think we looked out of place on Saturday."

Cooke, who notched his sixth goal of the season and one to rank alongside the vital brace he scored to stave off relegation on the last day of the season in 1998, added: "It was a great day, not just because I scored the goal, but for the team, the fans and everyone.

"Days like that don't happen very often so you've got to enjoy it. "Even before the start and through the week in training it hadn't been discussed that we would get beaten.

"I thought that showed with the way the lads started and the way we plyed.

"I've never known us start a game that brightly and maybe the day brought the best out of people.

"I thought we were unlucky not to not score in the first half and I had a couple of chances which I snatched at.

"But I thought if we weren't going to score I couldn't see them getting one either.

"And it was a great feeling to get that chance. I had to make up a bit of ground to get in a good jump but as soon as Gordon put the cross in I knew I was going to get on the end of it."

While disappointed to miss out on a Turf Moor date, boss Ternent is also looking forward to tackling Gordon Strachan's Sky Blues.

"All you can hope for is a home draw. We didn't get that but we will play another Premiership side.

"It's another good test for the lads and from the chairman and the board's point of view it will be another good pay-day, which will be welcome.

"We will start as underdogs again and we will look forward to it. We will enjoy it when it comes round but we have more pressing matters now as the league is our priority." Burnley produced a sensational performance to beat Derby 1-0 thanks to Cooke's goal and a 14th clean sheet of the campaign.

"I think it was a fully deserved victory. I thought the players played extremely well and all credit to them," said Ternent, whose faith in his players was more than justified.

"If we play to our full capabilities, then whoever we play against we'll have a good game against them and that happened on Saturday. I feel I've got good players and experienced players. We are a well-organised side and if they score a goal against then it has to be a proper goal. We don't necessarily give easy goals away.

"It was a fantastic result to go there and beat a Premiership club in a lovely stadium with a big crowd and a nice atmosphere. It's what the FA Cup's all about.

"It was a bad day for Jim and Derby, but I'm sure they'll be okay, but a big day for us. "We'll get some coverage for it and that's important to us as well. It was just a very good performance. A very good team performance with some very good individual performances and we deserved to win the match."

Burnley were backed by a vociferous travelling support, which was recognised by the Clarets players and their boss. "It's not a surprise because we have fantastic supporters and they always get behind us. There were 5,000 of them there. I don't take it for granted but they are a very important part of our team.

"Unfortunately they won't be able to go to Coventry as Father Christmas!" said Ternent.

The weekend had one sour note for the Clarets with the confirmation that young striker Alan Lee will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury.

Lee aggravated an earlier problem at the end of last week and after scans revealed a ligament problem, he underwent surgery over the weekend.

And Paul Cook also collected the Clarets' first suspension of the season, with his fifth booking of the season set to rule him out of the Boxing Day game at Bury.

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