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.

Brian Laws faces major problems in central defence for his first match in charge of Burnley at Manchester United tomorrow.

Burnley defenders Tyrone Mears and Stephen Jordan are both suspended for the trip to League One MK Dons in the FA Cup.

A YEAR of woe for James Vaughan ended on a high as the young forward climbed off the substitutes bench to offer stuttering Everton hope to take into 2010.

Everton made one change from the side that drew at Sunderland on St Stephen's Day, striker Ayegbeni Yakubu replacing Louis Saha, who has a muscle injury.

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 captain Steven Caldwell is suspended for the trip to Portsmouth tomorrow after his red card last week at West Ham.

Everton captain Phil Neville continues to deputise in central defence as manager David Moyes names an unchanged side to face Burnley at Turf Moor today.

Michael Owen has been handed his first league start for Manchester United by Alex Ferguson as Burnley hosted top flight action after an absence of 33 years.

Burnley will face Manchester United without their captain Steven Caldwell after he failed to recover from a groin injury.

Owen Coyle is facing a defensive crisis as Burnley travel to Stoke in their Barclays Premier League opener.

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

BURNLEY hit two sensational second-half strikes to book a place in the Coca-Cola Championship play-off final as Reading’s dismal home form again cost them a crack at promotion.

Theo Walcott returned to the Arsenal bench from a four-month lay-off with a shoulder injury for this afternoon’s FA Cup fifth-round tie against Burnley.

STEVEN Thompson struck twice as Burnley wrote another glorious cup chapter by dumping West Brom out of the FA Cup to book a fifth-round trip to Cardiff or Arsenal.

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WALTER SMITH rued Rangers’ inability to handle set-pieces after the club’s title hopes were dented again. Dundee United moved level on points with the Gers in the Premier League after Barry Robson’s penalty winner at Tannadice.

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RANGERS manager Paul Le Guen insists he still has faith in his players despite the defeat to Dundee United, which leaves them 15 points behind Celtic in the Bank of Scotland Premier League.