Burnley were without former Bantam Robbie Blake and fellow striker Kyle Lafferty, both suffering with injuries.

That meannt Akinbiyi partnered Andy Gray in attack, while Stephen Jordan started his first game for the club at left back.

Jordan's inclusion saw Jon Harley operating on the left wing, with Alan Mahon on the right, and a central midfield partnership of John Spicer and Chris McCann.

After a slow start, it was the home side who had the first real shot in anger, when Omar Daley's scuffed effort went straight at Brian Jensen.

Burnley survived another scare when with Jensen made an excellent save to deny Kyle Nix after he was played in by Barry Conlon.

But within minutes, Steven Caldwell's ball out to Michael Duff saw the former Cheltenham man play in Akinbiyi, who headed past Donovan Ricketts.

Afterwards, Daley saw a right foot shot from outside the box flash wide of Jensen's post.

But on the stroke of half-time, Daley's crossfield ball picked out the lively Joe Colbeck on the right, whose first time ball across was guided into the net by the onrushing Nix.

The goal put a more deserved look on the things, but the seond period was to be devoid of much action.

A plethora of substitutions dominated the remainder of the game, with Burnley using all eight of their replacements.

One of those, Besart Berisha, did have a late chance to nick the win, but his overhead kick went wide.