Chris Iwelumo, the Wolverhampton Wanderers striker, is set to join Burnley today, regardless of whether Mick McCarthy, the Midlands club’s manager, can arrange for Steven Fletcher to make the reverse journey next week.

Fair play? Hardly, Mr Laws. The idea that Burnley could qualify for Europe under Uefa’s Fair Play league was shown up in all its absurdity yesterday.

Burnley may have been relegated from the Barclays Premier League, but Barry Kilby, the chairman, believes their one season in the top flight will have secured their future for the next decade.

Burnley’s relegation to the Championship has been confirmed after Liverpool beat them 4-0.

Sunderland secured Premier League safety for another season with a 2-1 victory over Burnley at The Stadium of Light.

From Iain Dowie imploring his players to show “cojones” to Graham Alexander suffering from a bout of nerves, this relegation battle is not pretty and could get very ugly for Hull City and Burnley.

Graham Alexander's seventh and eighth goals of the season helped Burnley to a vital victory that keeps their slim Premier League survival hopes alive and condemns Hull to an anxious final month of the season.

Brian Laws has insisted that he is planning for the long term at Burnley, even though the manager’s position could become untenable if his team lose against Hull City in their potential relegation decider at the KC Stadium on Saturday.

Kevin McDonald reacted to being substituted at half-time during Burnley’s thrashing by Manchester City by disappearing down the pub.

The idea that Burnley resembled a bunch of pub players in their 6-1 home defeat by Manchester City last Saturday may not be too far from the truth.

Should Roberto Mancini return to Italy at the end of the season, he will always have Turf Moor. After being criticised at times this season for being overly defensive, Mancini watched as City hit five unanswered first-half goals past Burnley and recorded their biggest away win in the Premier League.

Burnley are set to face another FA investigation after an object, believed to be a coin, was thrown at Mike Dean, the referee, during yesterday’s 1-0 defeat by Blackburn Rovers at Turf Moor.

here can be few experiences more miserable or powerless as watching your world continue to unravel as your greatest rivals look on, chuckling and gloating.

Burnley's hopes of Premier League survival were dealt a cruel blow at Turf Moor as David Dunn's controversial first-half penalty nudged Brian Laws' side ever closer to the relegation trapdoor.

Hugo Rodallega broke Burnley's hearts with a last-gasp winner to add to the Clarets' deepening relegation woes and keep Wigan on course for Premier League survival.

A Matt Jarvis strike and a Clarke Carlisle own goal earned relegation-haunted Wolves a priceless away win, leaving Burnley even deeper in trouble at the bottom of the Premier League.

David Nugent earned Burnley a point with a headed equaliser in their 1-1 draw against Stoke City.

Theo Walcott silenced his critics with a fine strike as Arsenal closed in on the top of the Barclays Premier League after a 3-1 win over relegation-threatened Burnley.

Burnley supporters labelled Owen Coyle “Judas” for leaving the club last month to take over at Bolton Wanderers, but it is Lazarus whom the manager needs to start impersonating if his new side are to avoid relegation.

Aston Villa stepped up their bid to land a Champions League spot as Stewart Downing's first goals for the club inspired a 5-2 demolition of Burnley.

Brian Laws takes his Burnley players for a team-bonding trip to Portugal today, but they suffered another bout of travel sickness last night. Once again, they were floored by an ailing defensive performance and could return to the bottom three tonight after Fulham eased to victory at Craven Cottage.

HOWARD WEBB’S final whistle must have sounded like the sweetest rhapsody to Brian Laws’ ears. Not just an initial victory under the new manager’s stewardship, but the first overall for nearly a third of a season for the Lancashire club.

JOHN TERRY showed barely a flicker of emotion after heading home Chelsea’s winner in their 2-1 victory at Burnley last night. Barracked constantly by the Turf Moor crowd after the revelations of the Chelsea and England captain’s extra-marital affair with the fiancée of Wayne Bridge, an ex-teammate and best friend, Terry didn’t have a lot to smile about.

Burnley have completed their second signing of the day by recruiting Leon Cort from Stoke City for £1.5 million.

It is not often that new managers are subjected to vitriolic abuse in only their fourth match in charge but Owen Coyle is ready to face the wrath of the masses when he leads Bolton Wanderers against Burnley at the Reebok Stadium tonight.

BRIAN LAWS had to wait until his 49th year to become a manager at a Premier League club. It has taken only 10 days for him to realise that it is no bed of roses. Shortly after he had introduced himself to the Burnley players, they were trudging off the Old Trafford pitch following a 3-0 beating by Manchester United....

If you are a Manchester United supporter seeking someone to blame for the indignities of your club, just go to Old Trafford for today’s match against Burnley and turn your eyes to the dugout. There, furiously masticating, will be your culprit.

Edwin van der Sar could make his Manchester United comeback against Burnley tomorrow. The Dutchman has not played since mid-November when he injured a knee against Everton. Since then, his wife Annemarie suffered a stroke just before Christmas.

The new Burnley manager has no Barclays Premier League experience but he is not naive. “I am sure there are a lot of Burnley fans asking, ‘Why Brian Laws?’ ” he said yesterday after being presented as Owen Coyle’s replacement. And he was right.

Brian Laws looks to have won the race to become the new Burnley manager only a month after being sacked by Sheffield Wednesday, the Coca-Cola Championship club, and could be appointed today.

Owen Coyle has rejected the suggestion that he joined Bolton Wanderers as manager for financial gain and said that he left Burnley because they were at least five years behind the set-up at the Reebok Stadium.

Owen Coyle has spoken of his excitement at the challenge of taking over as manager of Bolton Wanderers but admitted it had been an "unbelievable wrench" to leave Burnley.

Burnley's acting management team of Steve Davis and Phil Hughes have left the club.

Owen Coyle has completed his move from Burnley to Bolton Wanderers after the clubs agreed a compensation package of about £1.5 million. The Scot has signed a contract to keep him at the Reebok Stadium until 2012.

Plummeting temperatures across Britain have forced the Premier League matches at Fulham and Burnley to be postponed, while Liverpool's match with Tottenham on Sunday also looks likely to fall victim of the weather.

Steve Davis, the Burnley first-team coach, will take temporary charge of the side for the Barclays Premier League match against Stoke City on Saturday.

Owen Coyle is effectively on gardening leave, despite informing Burnley of his intention to join Bolton Wanderers, with the clubs no closer to agreeing a compensation package for the manager.

Owen Coyle has moved a step closer to becoming the new manager of Bolton Wanderers after Burnley confirmed they have begun discussions over compensation.

Bolton Wanderers are increasingly confident that they will be able to appoint Owen Coyle as their new manager today, but Burnley are holding out for £3 million in compensation.

Owen Coyle will meet with Burnley officials to discuss his future after it emerged he has held talks with Bolton Wanderers over the club's vacant manager's position.

Burnley would demand close to £3 million in compensation from Bolton Wanderers if their North-West rivals entice Owen Coyle to the club as their next manager.

Bolton Wanderers will make a formal approach for Owen Coyle, the Burnley manager, in the coming days.

Owen Coyle has ruled himself out of running to succeed Gary Megson as the manager of Bolton Wanderers.

The sense of irony was so apparent it was palpable. No sooner had the stadium announcer signalled the start of “Operation Goodison” than James Vaughan, a player who has had more than his fair share of surgery, arrived on the scene to save the day for Everton just as ten-man Burnley appeared ready to deny them.

Two goals in the last seven minutes were the difference between Everton and Burnley at Goodison Park.

Nobody among the Turf Moor faithful could have imagined the impact Burnley have had by the halfway point of the season, despite the fact they have won only once in their past 11 games. Their mid-table position is in part thanks to the profligacy of teams below them, a fact emphasised by Bolton surrendering their 29th-minute lead yesterday to give...