OWEN Coyle has conquered the capital, but a home hoodoo is still hanging over Burnley.

As was the case against Stoke City, the Clarets created more than enough chances, and could have had the game wrapped up by half-time.

But after David Unsworth broke his Burnley duck with a 20th minute strike, the second goal they craved, and deserved, from their constant threats towards Leicester City eluded them; at a price in the end, as Iain Hume popped up to fire home one of precious few attempts on target.

But at the moment it isn't quite tough enough.

The statistics now read one home win from a possible eight in the Championship. But there were signs that the tide is ready to turn at Turf Moor.

Leicester opened the game up with a couple of half chances, but after they failed to come off - with Patrick Kisnorbo's tame header proving comfortable for Gabor Kiraly and Alan Maybury picking the wrong option in trying a long-range shot when Iain Hume was better placed - they resorted to long, hopeful balls upfield.

But there was never any real hope of one of their own being able to get on the end of them.

Burnley, meanwhile, were more methodical and stylish in their approach and wore the Foxes down with some neat passing build-ups.

Graham Alexander, who had earlier missed the target after picking up Robbie Blake's deflected free kick over 25 yards out, set Wade Elliott racing down the right. The winger's cross found Andy Gray inside the six-yard box but the Clarets' leading scorer mis-hit an attempted low volley.

But resurgent Burnley continued to press, and almost broke the deadlock at the end of a beautifully worked move that began with Alexander's backheel to Elliott and ended with Blake fainting right then dropping onto his left foot only to be denied by Marton Fulop's excellent save. Midfielder Chris McCann also got in on the act in setting up the striker's chance.

In the end Blake had to settle for an assist, allowing David Unsworth to celebrate his first goal for Burnley. From the corner, the former Leeds front man burst to the byline and veteran defender Unsworth stabbed his cutback beyond a helpless Fulop.

Although Blake has stressed he doesn't mind not getting among the goals as long as Burnley are winning, equally he would love to take his tally beyond four as soon as possible. And it almost happened for him before the break.

First he was blocked out of a mesmerising angled run from the left by Kisnorbo inside the box, then after receiving McCann's square ball 10 yards out, he got the ball trapped between his feet and the chance escaped him.

Leicester's best chance came in the 40th minute from Alan Sheehan's left wing free kick. Richard Stearman was first to it, but it pinged off the top of his head and dropped over the bar.

At the right back's business end of the pitch, Kyle Lafferty did well to burst past him, but faltered with a cross-shot. Nevertheless, the ball stayed in, Elliott picked out Mahon just outside the area and had the Irishman's vicious volley flown in it would surely have burst the back of the net.

Burnley went into the break very much on top.

Leicester tried to make sure they wouldn't emerge for seconds in the same vein, but any inroads they tried to make were undone through mistakes of their own making.

And as those doors closed for the Foxes, they began to open for Burnley.

Gray drove straight at the keeper from just outside the area, and had his frustration compounded when both he and Blake were eager for a pass after Lafferty cut in from the left, but the 20-year-old was blinkered to his options and dragged a low right-foot shot wide.

There were no options available to him when he made a driving, angled run from the halfway line, but again he couldn't steer his shot on target.

But there was no danger of the Northern Ireland going into his shell and hiding.

Manager Owen Coyle has allowed his players the freedom to keep plugging away if their endeavours don't bear fruit first time. Lafferty epitomised persistance, and almost got his rewards when, after coming out of a 50-50 challenge with Stearman on the byline with the ball, he hammered a shot that Fulop could only parry. And the Hungarian had somehow done enough to make sure Burnley couldn't capitalise on the follow-up.

Undeterred, Lafferty whipped in another dangerous ball, the keeper was committed to palm it out and McCann was denied an open goal by Kisnorbo's block.

Burnley badly needed a second, while Holloway recognised the need for change, and with the introduction of Ashley Chambers and Andy King with around 20 minutes to go he gave Leicester a more attacking feel as they switched from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3.

Midfielder Stephen Clemence had two chances from outside of the area, the first comfortably saved by Kiraly while the second was blocked by Unsworth.

But Burnley's worst fears were realised in the 79th minute as Stearman's cross from the byline flicked up off Clarke Carlisle's head and landed at the feet of Hume, who smashed it beyond Kiraly.

The Clarets still had chances to snatch it, but Fulop denied Gray with his legs after the striker had got on to Mahon's perfectly weighted throughball.

Lafferty left defenders in his wake as he jinked his way into the box but, although at a relatively tight angle, missed the target with the goal at his mercy.

Clemence then made a goalline clearance in stoppage time to deny Gray once more, summing up Burnley's fortune, or lack of it.

A home win remains top of the agenda, but the Clarets are still unbeaten under Coyle.