Match analysis: Burnley 0 Queens Park Rangers 2

Few predicted it, but lowly QPR completely ripped up the form book with a shock win.

It was Coyle's first defeat since taking over the Clarets reins, and he must surely be scatching his head at how the same side that ruthlessly put Watford, Charlton and Wolves to the sword could serve up such a below-par display against the Championship's bottom club.

The Clarets were subdued for most of the game, and they failed to conjure up the same fluency, tempo and performance that saw them outplay the league's top clubs on the road.

Added to defeat, there was double disappointment for Burnley in the shape of injuries to Clarke Carlisle and Alan Mahon, who both limped off in the second-half with hamstring niggles.

For the sixth consecutive match, Coyle picked the same starting line-up that had served him brilliantly in his opening fortnight.

But the same players could not keep their terrific run intact, as QPR chalked up their first win in eight games.

Coyle's start to life as Clarets boss could not have started on a better footing, with tremendous away wins at three of the division's top six clubs.

But while the new man has enjoyed a 100 per cent record on the road, his pre-match talk was all about complementing victories at Vicarage Road, The Valley and Molineux with his first three points at Turf Moor.

However, Burnley struggled to fire in all departments of the pitch, and clear-cut chances were at a premium.

The game began lethargically, with both sides at pains to gain the upper hand.

For Rangers, Marc Nygaard's neat pass into the Clarets box was met with a fresh-air shot by Rowan Vine, although there was little better at the opposite end.

Burnley fans dreamt of another special Robbie Blake free-kick when Chris McCann was hauled down 20 yards out.

But while Blake found the net against Wolves, his driven effort smashed straight into the QPR wall, summing up a below-par night for the former Leeds man.

And moments later, a promising move down the right came to nothing, as Wade Elliott's fizzing cross carried too much purchase for the onrushing Andy Gray.

The Clarets were off the pace. They were missing a spark, someone willing to grab the game by the scruff of its nick.

Elliott was most likely to be that player, his direct runs, quick-thinking and incisive passing causing the occasional problem for the Rangers rearguard.

It was the winger's threaded ball for Blake that opened up the visitors, but the striker touch was too strong as goalkeeper Lee Camp quickly smothered the danger.

But that was as good as it was getting at times, with far too many Burnley moves breaking down on the edge of the Rangers penalty box.

The visitors packed their defence - and rightly so, as they looked to stifle and contain - but Coyle's men were found wanting for that killer ball.

Playmaker Alan Mahon improved as the half went on, and got his shooting boots dirty with two efforts that flashed harmlessly wide.

But as the Clarets pushed hard, they should have been punished for a lapse in concentration at the back.

An uncharacteristic slip from David Unsworth, and hesitancy from Clarke Carlisle, gave Vine the opportunity to latch onto a long ball out of defence and saunter through on goal.

But under close attention from Carlisle, Vine failed make Burnley pay as he volleyed wildly over.

The first-half looked to be petering out until Mahon thudded the woodwork from distance.

The Dubliner has deserved a goal for producing some of his best performances in a Clarets shirt under Coyle, but his rasping 25-yard drive smashed against the foot of the upright.

It was a cracking strike that injected life into the Turf Moor crowd, and the home faithful were crying out for more of the same after the interval.

But Burnley's plans were rocked early in the second-half with a hamstring injury to defender Carlisle.

With Michael Duff and captain Steven Caldwell already on the sidelines, their was no natural replacement on the bench.

Chris McCann was called upon to surrender midfield duties and slot into central defence, while sub Joey Gudjonsson entered the engine room.

As a result, Burnley were a touch uncomfortable at the back, and QPR's tails were up.

The Hoops served notice that they were on the brink of breaking the deadlock - with Kiraly coming to the rescue to deny livewire Scott Sinclair on two occasions.

Sinclair should have done better from a fine free-flowing move, with Kiraly smart to block the on-loan striker's angled drive.

Burnley's Hungarian shotstopper then followed up with a magnificent save to deny the youngster from close range.

But from the resulting corner, the Hoops snatched the lead. Kyle Lafferty and Gray failed to pick up Damion Stewart, who nonchantly guided his back-post header past Kiraly.

It was a deserved goal for QPR after five minutes of sustained pressure, but the shock of falling behind forced Coyle into drastic action.

Blake and Mahon were withdrawn - for James O'Connor and Steve Jones - and, almost instantly, Burnley's urgency levels were raised a notch or two.

The home side came to life - and a succession of shots rained down on Camp's goal.

Lafferty's piledriver was turned away by the former England U21 international goalkeeper, and then Camp produced an ever better save, spectacularly tipping over O'Connor's 25-yard howitzer.

The Clarets continued to press, and they clocked up 14 corners in a second-half, but they failed to conjure up a real clear-cut chance.

QPR defended stoutly under pressure, throwing blocks in to deny Gudjonsson and Gray.

In stoppage time, another corner saw Kiraly leave his goal to cause problems in the QPR box. But it backfired.

Graham Alexander's short pass was intercepted and, with Kiraly out of goal, the Hoops ventured on the counter-attack to kill off the match.

The quick-footed Vine outsprinted the Clarets defence to run 60 yards with the ball, before stroking the ball into an empty net.