PAUL Cook's lethal left foot kept Burnley's FA Cup campaign rolling on as he struck a vital goal for the second round running.

The Clarets' midfielder followed up his first-round winner at Barnet with the goal that finally broke Rotherham's resistance at Turf Moor on Saturday.

But Cook played down the plaudits after his 67th-minute long-range strike had found a way past inspired Millers' keeper Mike Pollitt.

"As we've said before, it doesn't matter who scores. Our priority was to get through and we're all delighted that we got through. It's nice to be in the third round for the first time for a while for the club," he said.

Cook admitted he didn't know whether his shot had taken a deflection or just swerved in the air to beat the unsighted Pollitt.

But either way, it was no more than Burnley deserved for dominating the tie.

Cook added: "The manager had told us to be patient and the chances we were creating were good clearcut ones, so we felt that in the long run we would get a goal.

"We're delighted and the clean sheet was important again. The lads at the back and Paul Crichton were brilliant. So it's just a good result and another good Saturday for us.

"All the lads are enjoying it. At the minute there's a will (to win). The likes of Andy Cooke and Andy Payton worked ever so hard. People might say for no reward, but the reward is that the club is in the next round. As long as we all work hard, we all reap the benefit."

One goal looked likely to be enough for the Clarets but they made sure when John Mullin volleyed in a second eight minutes later. "You want to win the game outright so to get the clincher was nice after a great strike by Cooky," said Mullin, who had hit the bar in the first half.

"We passed it around well and created the chances and we're just pleased in the end to have got the two.

"I'm looking to get in the right positions to score goals and if I keep getting in there I believe I will score."

He added: "As the game went on we had that many chances you wonder if it's going to be our day. But I think all credit to us for perservering.

"It's always good to win games. It breeds confidence and if we can have a good Cup run, there's no reason why that can't help the League form as well."

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