CRICHTON: Not much to do in the shot-stopping department, but played his part with some assured handling to maintain Burnley's control...7

WEST: Foot-sure performance defensively with a couple of decent passes out of defence thrown in, in the first half...7

SMITH: Tested early on by Michael Kyd's pace but came through to play his part in keeping a clean sheet...7

MULLIN: Not a night when things clicked going forward for the Clarets, the midfielder was often there to get a foot in to break up a Cambridge attack and try and get Burnley moving...7 THOMAS: Up against the Second Division's top-scorer, Thomas barely gave Martin Butler a look-in and made a handful of brave challenges to protect Paul Crichton...9

LITTLE: Outstripped Clive Wilson a couple of times but this was a night for beer rather than champagne for the winger who put in the graft to help get a result...7

COOK: His passing ability sometimes overshadows the midfielder's work-rate but he covered plenty of ground last night and saw enough of the ball to help keep Cambridge at bay...8

COOKE: Pounced on the only real chance of the night to decide the outcome. A job well done...7

BRANCH: A difficult night for strikers, he worked hard for little reward...6

JOHNROSE: Quietly efficient, Johnrose occupied a deeper role to stiffen up Burnley's defence...7

SUBSTITUTES

MELLON: Lively last 18 minutes on the right flank.

LEE: Showed a couple of nice touche which should help build confidence.

BRASS: On for the last couple of minutes as an added insurance policy. PUTTING THE PRESSURE ON: Graham Branch tries to cause some panic in the Cambridge box GOING CLOSE: Lenny Johnrose gets a header in

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