HE just didn't deserve it.

Brian Jensen had been an absolute colossus in the Burnley goal for 90 minutes.

The Dane showed just how great he can be by stopping everything in his path as Plymouth pummelled balls into the box at every opportunity, whether they be high deliveries, long ones, or crosses from out wide searching for their targetmen. Shots rained in from potent strikers Steve Crawford and Mickey Evans.

But it was one of those afternoons when it would take something particularly special to beat the Clarets keeper.

Sadly, it came in the shape of a last ditch Paul Wotton penalty.

A defender scorned by previous meetings between the Pilgrims and Burnley, no-one was going to stop him from taking the injury time spot-kick for an unlucky handball by Gary Cahill.

Words of wisdom were passed from the bench, along the pitch to Jensen. Manager Steve Cotterill knows all about Wotton's venomous right foot from his Third Division days with Cheltenham. But while Jensen heeded the warning and dived the right way, the penalty was struck with such force the ball merely became a blur as it arrowed past the Burnley stopper's outstretched right hand, until spinning in the bottom corner.

It was an absolute sickener for the Clarets, unchanged from last week's home win over Millwall and searching for their fourth win and as many consecutive clean sheets.

But they will be the first to admit it was little more than what Plymouth deserved, especially after Bobby Williamson's men felt they should have been awarded at least one earlier spot-kick.

The team that Cotterill has built has got firm foundations. Just as well really as Plymouth threw everything, including the kitchen sink, in their direction.

It may be a banal footballing parlance, but there are few phrases more appropriate to sum up how much pressure the Burnley back line was put under in a largely one-sided game.

Perhaps, though, Jensen was inspired by their journey down the M5.

The long and winding road to Home Park passes a signpost for an area of the south west famous for an unidentified large animal which goes by the name of 'the Beast of Bodmin'.

Jensen served up a reminder of the Beast of Burnley as early as the second minute with his fingertip save from Evans' header, before stopping two more of his attempts at goal, the first a deflected one after Tony Grant was robbed of possession midway inside his own half.

Evans looked to be clean through on 17 minutes, but Lee Roche came from nowhere to make a timely tackle from behind. For referee Lee Probert to book the striker for diving, however, seemed particularly harsh.

That incident led to a slight crack in the Pilgrims' armoury which Robbie Blake looked to exploit. The Clarets' striker, again ploughing a lone furrow, made space for himself after twisting and turning his marker 25 yards out but couldn't direct his shot on target.

After that, Plymouth got back into their attacking groove, with Wotton, David Friio and Crawford going close, while Jensen made a save from left back Peter Gilbert before smothering Tony Capaldi's corner after David Norris's shot deflected off Frank Sinclair.

It wasn't until the 32nd minute that Blake got another look-in, but it was arguably the best chance of the half for either side.

But after working his way inside the penalty area on the left, he drilled a low shot just wide of the near post.

Cotterill swapped Roche for John McGreal just after the half-hour to add extra steel to an already solid defence, while changing the 4-1-4-1 line-up to 3-1-4-2 at the same time, with Ian Moore partnering Blake up front and Mo Camara and Michael Duff pushing on down the flanks.

The switch also gave Burnley more attacking impetus, but Blake's sublime back heel for the on-rushing Graham Branch wasn't matched in the finish as he lobbed the ball over the bar.

Moments later, Sinclair was denied by an offside flag.

In a fashion typical of the rest of the first half though, Plymouth had the last chance before the break.

The Pilgrims had a free kick on the right moved 10 yards further towards the box after Grant was booked for dissent.

Capaldi drilled a shot through a two-man wall, Branch cleared but the ball was pumped back into the box and almost 700 travelling fans breathed a sigh of relief as Steve Adams drove his shot wide.

There was no let-up for the Clarets after the break though.

Capaldi started the second half as Plymouth meant to go on, forcing Jensen into another save with his shot from a tight angle.

The Dane then made a superb diving save to deny Norris's bullet header from Gilbert's cross.

Branch had another chance on the hour but when that broke down, Plymouth countered quickly. Crawford spent too much time weighing up his shot though and drove it wide of the far post before steering a header off target moments later.

Burnley looked as though they had done enough to secure a point. Blake even made appeals for a penalty after a challenge by Friio in the area.

But it was Plymouth who won the penalty prize after Jensen had made another save from Capaldi's low effort.

Wotton's corner was headed down by centre half Graham Coughlan, the ball struck Cahill's hand and the referee had no hesitation in pointing to the spot.

Jensen received a message from the bench about the predicted course the ball would take, but he was powerless to stop Wotton's beastly finish.