It may prove too little, too late but David McGoldrick served a timely reminder to Martin O’Neill after scoring his first goal since August in Ipswich’s 3-2 championship win over MK Dons on Saturday.

Goals from Anthony Pilkington and Joe Mason broke Huddersfield’s resistance on Saturday and lifted Cardiff to second in the Championship.

Cardiff City 1 Wigan Athletic 2

Maribor 2 Wigan 1

Burnley 0 Hull 1

Bristol City 3 Burnley 4

Burnley 5 Peterborough 2

James O’Donovan had an explosive start in his bowl-of-odds win over John Creedon in the Munster Senior Championship at Rosscarbery.

AFTER winning promotion to the Premier League with the Clarets in 2009 and taking the captaincy at the club this season, surely a senior Republic of Ireland cap is the next thing on Chris McCann’s wish list.

Burnley 3 Doncaster 0

Burnley 5 Nottingham Forest 1

Nottingham Forest boss Steve McClaren had blamed off-field “squabbling” for his side’s poor start in the npower Championship this week and they responded by going down without a fight at Burnley.

Burnley midfielder Chris McCann could make a surprise return to the squad against Birmingham after a season blighted by knee injuries.

Burnley manager Brian Laws could name an unchanged team against Sunderland tomorrow.

Burnley captain Steven Caldwell returns to the squad to face Manchester City tomorrow following a four-month absence with a groin injury.

AND then there were 18.

Burnley have no fresh injuries as they prepare for Sunday’s crunch derby against Blackburn in the Barclays Premier League.

Burnley’s top-scorer Steven Fletcher could make his return from injury for the visit of Wolves tomorrow in the Premier League.

Burnley striker Steven Fletcher faces a late fitness test ahead of the Premier League match against Stoke at Turf Moor tomorrow night.

Graham Alexander is poised to make his return from injury when Burnley host Portsmouth in the Premier League tomorrow.

Burnley defender Leon Cort is expected to be fit for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Aston Villa.

Stephen Jordan is pushing to be in contention for Burnley’s trip to Fulham tomorrow night in the Barclays Premier League.

New signings Leon Cort and Nicky Weaver will be included in Burnley’s squad to face Chelsea at Turf Moor tomorrow.

BRIAN LAWS has promised to make it an uncomfortable trip to unfashionable Burnley tomorrow for Premier League aristocrats Chelsea – starting with Turf Moor’s notorious dressing rooms.

Bolton manager Owen Coyle refused to gloat after getting the better of his former club Burnley.

OWEN COYLE achieved his first points as Bolton manager and against a club he left only weeks ago.

Bolton 1 Burnley 0

Brian Laws has been boosted by the return to fitness of Jay Rodriguez, Chris McCann and Martin Paterson ahead of Burnley’s trip to Reading in the FA Cup fourth round tomorrow.

Burnley manager Owen Coyle could name an unchanged side for the Premier League match against Wolves on Sunday.

Burnley manager Owen Coyle expects his squad to have recovered from any bumps and bruises in time for Arsenal’s visit tomorrow.

Burnley captain Stephen Caldwell is available to face Fulham tomorrow at Turf Moor after sitting out the defeat by Portsmouth through suspension.

Burnley manager Owen Coyle could be tempted to name an unchanged side for the Barclays Premier League clash against Manchester City tomorrow.

Owen Coyle will give goalkeeper Brian Jensen “every chance” to recover from the injury he sustained in last weekend’s home defeat to Wigan.

Manager Owen Coyle has no fresh injury concerns ahead of Burnley’s Barclays Premier League encounter with Wigan at Turf Moor.

Burnley have lost yet another player for an extended period after Jay Rodriguez was ruled out for three months with a fractured ankle ahead of the Clarets’ Premier League match against Birmingham on Saturday.

Burnley striker Martin Paterson has been ruled up to for three months after undergoing knee surgery.

Burnley boss Owen Coyle hoped to find out today the extent of Martin Paterson and Brian Jensen’s injuries after both limped out of last night’s 3-2 Carling Cup third-round defeat to Barnsley.

BURNLEY have suffered a hammer blow with the news that influential midfielder Chris McCann will be out until Christmas.

Burnley midfielder Chris McCann could be sidelined for up to three months after a scan on a knee injury.

Burnley 1 Everton 0

Stoke 2 Burnley 0

READING have warned Sunderland that they have no intention of budging from their £5m (€5.8m) asking price for their in-demand winger Stephen Hunt.

BURNLEY boss Owen Coyle looked forward to the “great adventure” after masterminding his team’s promotion to the Premier League.