Burnley completed a routine victory 10 minutes from time after the visitors failed to deal with a corner and Egan-Riley took full advantage. The 21-year-old centre-back turned on the ball and dinked a left-footed effort across goal that crept in at the far post in fortuitous fashion, prompting big celebrations in front of the home fans.

Burnley moved up to second in the Sky Bet Championship as they secured a third successive victory by beating managerless Coventry 2-0 at Turf Moor.After an uneventful first half the Clarets took the lead two minutes into the second through Jeremy Sarmiento’s finish,

Follow live coverage as Burnley face Coventry City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Burnley boosted their Sky Bet Championship promotion bid with a 2-0 home victory over Coventry, with CJ Egan-Riley on target for the Clarets in the 80th minute

Coventry City may be without a manager but the Sky Blues fared well during their 2-2 comeback against promotion contenders Sheffield United on the weekend - and will hoping to put in another strong performance as they visit 4th place Burnley on Tuesday.

Haji Wright looks set to miss the next couple of games, which is a blow for the Sky Blues during a busy period.