BURNLEY (manager Stan Ternent 3-5-2)

Crichton;

(from right) Thomas, Davis, Cox;

Weller, Mullin, Ball, Cook, Briscoe;

Cooke, Gray.

BOLTON (manager Sam Allardyce 3-5-2)

Jaaskelainen;

(from right) Bergsson, Barness, Fish;

O'Kane, Frandsen, Passi, Farrelly, Charlton;

Rankin, Hansen.

SUBSTITUTES: Bolton: Marshall for Hansen (62), Richardson for O'Kane (83). Not used: Wheatcroft, Norris, Banks (gk)

Burnley: Little for Mullin (46), Branch for Cooke 56). Not used: Mellon, Jepson, Armstrong. CRICHTON: Made one decent second-half save from Farrelly and grew increasingly decisive...7

MULLIN: Carried a threat a couple of times when running at the Bolton defence...6

THOMAS: Picked up where he left off last season with a solid performance...8

COX: Dealt admirably with the pace of danger man Isiah Rankin bar a five minute spell around the Bolton goal...8

DAVIS: Will have been disappointed to miss a first-half header but defensively sound...7

COOK: Rose to the occasion and showed he still has what it takes with great compsure and some lovely passing...8

COOKE: Caused some unrest in the Bolton defence with his physical presence...6

BRISCOE: Impressive debut from the left-wing back who looked highly useful going forward...8

WELLER: Confirmed his complete rehabilitation with a positive performance out wide...8

BALL: Grew in stature as the game went on and his grip of midfield was important to Burnley's second half domination...7

GRAY: Couldn't have asked much more of the debutant striker, who linked play well and scored the all-important equaliser...7

SUBSTITUTES

*LITTLE: Magnificent 45-minute showing from the wing man who pushed inside on this occasion but still had far too much for Bolton and was the catalyst for the Clarets' fine fightback...9

BRANCH: Did his cause no harm with some intelligent use of the ball...7 JAASKELAINEN: Assured display...7

O'KANE: Solid but unspectacular...6

BERGSSON: Gave little away at the back...7

FISH: Honours even with the Clarets front men...7

FRANDSEN: Coolly slotted penalty but outshone by Cook...6

HANSEN: Got little joy out of Thomas and Davis...6

FARRELLY: Impressive first-half and the pick of the home side...8

BARNESS: Comfortable as sweeper...7

CHARLTON: Given a rough ride by Weller and Little...6

PASSI: Unable to stamp his authority...6

RANKIN: Cox limited his impact but looked lively...7

SUBSTITUTES

MARSHALL: Old warhorse added a cutting edge late on...7

LEAM RICHARDSON: Little chance to make an impact

ATTENDANCE: 20,662 REFEREE: Bill Burns (Scarborough)

CORNERS:...Burnley 6, Bolton 3

SHOTS ON TARGET:...Burnley 1, Bolton 5

SHOTS OFF TARGET:...Burnley 5, Bolton 1

FOULS COMMITTED:...Burnley 13, Bolton 16

OFFSIDE:...Burnley 7, Bolton 0

BOOKINGS: Cooke (Burnley), Charlton, Frandsen (Bolton)

TIME FOR ACTION

12Isiah Rankin shot from 25 yards which Paul Crichton could only parry

26 Penalty. Ian Cox harshly judged to have fouled Rankine, who's equally unlucky to see his goal chalked off. However, Per Frandsen avoids controversy by slotting home to make it 1-0.

30 Andy Cooke into the book for barging over Bergsson.

34 Steve Davis misses a great heading chance for the Clarets from Briscoe's fine cross as an equalising chance goes begging

47 Substitute Glen Little makes an instant impact but after combining well with Paul Cook and Gray lifts his shot over the top

50 Little involved again but Cooke and Gray both fail to make decent contact in front of goal and a double chance slips by

53 A rare Bolton attack but almost a goal as Crichton saves well from Gareth Farrelly and Mitchell Thomas blocks the follow up from Rankin

55 The equaliser. Paul Weller's quick-thinking releases Little from a throw-in, and Little's perfect cross is met by a diving Gray to make it 1-1

68 With the Clarets on top Little wins another corner which Davis heads narrowly wide

80 A real scare at the other end as debutant Ian Marshall almost bags a winner only for Thomas to clear off the line

83 Weller sparks a Burnley break but Graham Branch can't hold his run and is offside as he slips home Gray's cross

88 Late scare as the ball bounces round the Clarets' box but enough bodies back to avert the danger and safeguard a deserved point for Burnley TALKING TACTICS

WITH both sides playing 3-5-2 they largely cancelled each other out before the break when Bolton had marginally the upper hand. However, Glen Little's introduction at half-time saw Burnley play the ball into feet more and with no-one able to pick up Little's runs from a position just in from the right flank, the pendulum swung Burnley's way.

SET-PIECE WATCH:

PAUL Cook's left foot was the weapon from Burnley's free-kicsk but the telling dead-ball factor for the Clarets was Paul Weller's quick throw-in which released Glen Little to cross for Phil Gray's clincially taken 55th-minute equaliser.

TURNING POINT:

UNDOUBTEDLY the introduction of Glen Little at half-time. The substitute put Bolton on the back foot straight away and they didn't recover until the dying stages as Paul Cook and Kevin Ball drove the visitors forward alongside him. Little gave Burnley a greater cutting edge and sent confidence coursing through their veins.