Laws welcomes Burnley point

Laws: Happy with point

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Burnley boss Brian Laws hailed his side's display against Stoke City as they hit back to draw 1-1.

The Potters had taken the lead at Turf Moor in archetypal style when Tuncay Sanli headed home after Rory Delap's long-throw was flicked on.

But Burnley battled back and levelled early in the second half to secure an important point in their battle against the drop thanks to David Nugent.

"It was a terrific game, particularly in the second half the tempo of the game was electric and that is the type of performance we have to put in," Laws told Sky Sports.

"I thought the players were magnificent, in particular after the slow start and Stoke getting the goal from the notorious long throw, but we responded well.

"There was a bit of head-tennis in the first half and we got dragged in. But in the second half I thought we dominated and started to play the football we are capable of. We had chances to put the ball into the net and it was a great response."

Long throw

Laws admits his side should have dealt with Stoke's goal, but was happy to see Nugent on the scoresheet.

"We are not the only ones who are going to fall foul to it," he admitted.

"We dealt with everything else but we got sucked into the first one - the fact is four players surrounded one player - that was our downfall, if we had just stayed in our units like we had been working on, the goal would not have happened.

"But the players didn't let the goal affect them and they stepped up another gear and took the game right to Stoke. They are a very good side, but I think they will know they were in a game in the second half.

"Of course you want your strikers to be on form and he did well and we are going to take a lot into our next game, particularity the drive and commitment.

"All of these games are cup finals and this was the first of 10, so we knew what to expect and we will go into the next game with a lot more belief than if we had lost the game."