Lack of creativity costs Clarets

James O'Connor was left out, with Chris McCann and Eric Djemba-Djemba chosen in central midfield. Jones played down the left, with Paul McVeigh making his debut on the right hand side of midfield. Andy Gray returned to partner Ade Akinbiyi up front. Burnley reverted to playing in their more traditional white shorts and socks, a decision probably brought about by Luton's decision to wear a bright orange away kit.

Unfortunately the game wasn't as dazzling as Luton's shirts. The first half was devoid of neat football and real goalmouth action. Kevin Blackwell set Luton up with a defensive 4-5-1 formation and they only really looked interested in keeping a clean sheet. Luton did not look capable of stringing two passes together and Burnley relied too heavily on playing long balls to Akinbiyi and Gray, who both disappointed.

There were a few half chances in the first half, the first came when Akinbiyi got the ball down the left and put in a good low cross, which was cleared to Jones and his shot from the edge of the box was blocked. Jones was again involved later on when he was given space in the middle, as Burnley broke, and just managed to find Akinbiyi, whose shot was blocked by the goalkeeper.

Luton then lost Leon Barnett to injury with Chris Coyne replacing him. Paul McVeigh started to come into the game and occasionally showed glimpses of why he had done so well previously at Norwich. After a nervous start, which including blasting a free kick into the wall, he put in a superb ball which found the head of Gray but his header was comfortably dealt with by the Luton keeper. Sadly, that was the nearest we came to a goal.

Shortly afterwards, Jones again got the ball in space after some good passes by McCann and Gray, but after a promising run failed to produce a shot or pass, which certainly seems to be Jones's main failing. If Burnley are lacking in confidence, Luton appeared to have no confidence in their ability whatsoever and panicked on a number of occasions, including a back header from a defender, conceding a corner under no pressure at all.

The Clarets needed to step things up a gear or two in the second half, Luton were there for the taking and this was a fantastic opportunity to gain that elusive win. However, the second half managed to be even less eventful than the first. The first chance of the second half came from Luton's Morgan who headed over from a dangerous cross.

Brian Jensen's goal kicks were erratic with the Dane being guilty of some poor kicking. Many of his kicks failed to make the half way line or went out of play, which is unlike Jensen.

McVeigh hit a speculative shot wide, before Cotterill decided to shake things up with a double substitution. Kyle Lafferty came on for the ineffective Akinbiyi, to some unnecessary ironic cheers from some sections of the crowd. Steve Jones, who had another disappointing game, was replaced by James O'Connor, with McCann moving onto the left.

The changes had very little effect and I don't honestly recall either keeper being brought into any real action in the second half. To be honest, I cannot recall Jensen having a save to make for the whole game.

With three minutes to go, McVeigh was replaced by Garreth O'Connor. I really do wonder why this change was made so late in the game, had it been made earlier then perhaps he could have made an impact. It wasn't the best of debuts for McVeigh, he looked like a man who hasn't played much football, but he showed some good touches at times. Hopefully he will improve with more games.

The final whistle brought the end to a game which makes watching England seem entertaining with an unhelpful chorus of boos from many of the supporters. It was a poor performance, it was boring and we need to change something so I fully understand people being frustrated, I certainly was. I don't think booing is going to help anybody though. The fans really need to get behind the team on Tuesday, like they did at times today. It will help though if the players and manager give the fans something to shout about.

Luton worked hard, but they never really troubled us. They did become more confident as the game went on, eventually managing to pass the ball about in the second half. They looked happy to come away with a point, which they gained with comfort. Luton defended what we threw at them well enough, but we really needed to put them under more pressure.

We are completely lacking a creative spark and it showed as we struggled to even create half chances against possibly the worst team that has visited Turf Moor whilst Steve Cotterill has been the Burnley manager. I feel fairly confident that Luton will be relegated as they have very little going forward and they will struggle win games. The fact that we couldn't score a goal and didn't look like scoring a goal against this side has left me increasingly worried about our predicament. I am also concerned by the fact that our manager has very few ideas of how to change a game when things are not going well. December, January, February and March have all passed without a win and it is difficult to see where that win is going to come from.

I have to give my man of the match to Steven Caldwell, although Graham Coughlan had a solid debut. Very few questions were asked of Caldwell and Coughlan at the back, but both did what they had to very well. There were few positives, but their performances were positives to take from the game.

Our next game, against Plymouth, looks like our best chance of winning on paper and we really do need to get the three points with the likes of Birmingham, West Brom and Sunderland still to play. Hopefully we can do it. Keep the faith.