Elliott strike sinks Toffees

Burnley secured their second successive 1-0 win in the Premier League after beating Everton 1-0 at Turf Moor.

Second win in a week lifts Clarets up the table

Burnley secured their second successive 1-0 win in the Premier League after beating Everton 1-0 at Turf Moor. The win follows Wednesday night's shock victory over Manchester United and leaves Burnley with six points from a possible nine in an impressive start to life in the Premier League. The only goal of the game came on 34 minutes as lively winger Wade Elliott found the corner via a deflection off Everton captain Phil Neville. The goal came against the run of play as the away side were beginning to boss the game after a turbulent opening which saw Burnley waste numerous chances. Toffees striker Louis Saha made matters worse for manager David Moyes as he missed a second half penalty after Tony Hibbert was judged to have been fouled by Chris McCann in the box. The defeat means Everton are without a point from their opening two games which leaves them bottom of the table on goal difference following their 6-1 drubbing by Arsenal last week.

Bright start

The Clarets knew if they were to replicate the United result they had to begin well and they almost got off to the perfect start after just 40 seconds. McCann found space on the left to swing over a cross and goalkeeper Tim Howard could only stand and watch as Martin Paterson's header rebounded off the crossbar. The ball dropped to Steven Fletcher who forced the American into a low save. Two minutes later Paterson had another great chance, this time from Elliott's right-wing cross, but he headed wide. Everton were ruffled by their opponents' high-tempo start, although it was not just the energy but the football Burnley were playing which was causing them problems. Manager Moyes, who had spent much of the pre-match warm-up prowling the pitch with arms folded as he kept a beady eye on his players, was distinctly unimpressed. A flowing move involving left-back Stephen Jordan, Robbie Blake and McCann saw the latter cross to the far post and although Phil Neville only half-cleared his header Fletcher skewed a shot horribly wide. Andre Bikey's foul on Saha presented Everton with their first real shooting opportunity but Jack Rodwell drove a 30-yard free-kick into the wall before then heading straight at goalkeeper Brian Jensen from Leighton Baines' corner. Right-back Hibbert almost set up Saha after Marouane Fellaini's clever reverse pass but the sliding French striker could not divert the ball goalwards. Burnley deservedly took the lead in the 34th minute through Elliott. The midfielder and Paterson had both fluffed their attempts at Blake's right-wing cross but Fletcher turned the ball back to Elliott and as no-one closed him down he picked his spot just inside Howard's right-hand post and curled home his shot. Less than three minutes into the second half Elliott was booked for an innocuous foul on Fellaini but Burnley showed no signs of easing off and Howard only just snatched the ball off the head of Clarke Carlisle from Blake's inswinging corner. Saha's 25-yard effort in the 56th minute, from McCann's weak clearance, summed up Everton's afternoon as it sailed high over Jensen's crossbar. Tim Cahill had swapped with Fellaini to play a deeper central midfield role in the second half but the first time he drove forward he looked threatening and had a shot deflected for a corner. But Burnley were still creating the majority of the chances and when Graham Alexander's half-hit shot looped up to McCann in the penalty area his overhead kick was tipped over by a stretching Howard in the 63rd minute. Moyes replaced Fellaini with Jo in an attempt to provide more support for the isolated Saha and take advantage of Burnley dropping deeper defending their slim lead.

Penalty

The pressure was beginning to grow on the home side Everton were gifted a route back into the match in the 75th minute when referee Phil Dowd awarded a penalty against McCann despite television replays showing Hibbert had gone down without a touch in the area. However, justice was done as Saha pulled his spot-kick wide of Jensen's left-hand post. Coyle replaced the hard-working Paterson with Chris Eagles and late on gave on-loan winger Fernando Guerrero his home debut but the Ecuadorian had little chance to show off his talents as Burnley spent the closing moments defending desperately. This week's results sent a warning, if any were needed, to the rest of the Premier League that Turf Moor will be a difficult place to come this season.

Burnley	Team Statistics	Everton
1	Goals	0
1	1st Half Goals	0
3	Shots on Target	1
7	Shots off Target	11
3	Blocked Shots	13
3	Corners	7
13	Fouls	13
2	Offsides	1
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
66.8	Passing Success	76.8
19	Tackles	17
78.9	Tackles Success	70.6
39.3	Possession	60.7
47.5	Territorial Advantage	52.5