Burnley started this game well enough, but they gave themselves a mountain to climb after going two goals behind on 40 minutes. The first was a well taken goal on 37 minutes by Jamie Coppinger after Carlisle had made a poor headed clearance, Brian Stock got the second from a twice taken penalty on 40 minutes, Steve Caldwell gave the penalty away after uncerimoniously upending Richie Wellens in the box, he received a red card for his mis-demeanour and will now miss the upcoming 3rd round F.A.Cup tie at QPR and the first leg of the Carling Cup semi final at White Hart Lane against Tottenham Hotspur. Two other Clarets booked today were Carlisle and Jordan.

Martin Paterson scored the Claret's only reply in the 62nd minute but unfortunately it was all too little too late as Burnley went down by 2 goals to 1.

The performance today was a very disappointing result all round with the only positive being that Burnley still occupy a place in the top six in the league, they dropped from 4th to 5th as Cardiff City leap frog them after their win at home to Plymouth.

Next up is the 3rd Round F.A.Cup tie at Loftus Road against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday 3rd January 2009.