[Mighty T.A.L.]

Burnley v Oldham Carling cup match preview

Burnley manager Steve Cotterill is without promising forward Kyle Lafferty after the Northern Ireland international was handed a three-game ban following his dismissal in a pre-season friendly.

There are doubts over Albanian winger Besart Berisha (knee), goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly (thigh) and skipper Steve Caldwell (hamstring).

Oldham have a lengthy list of absentees, which includes Australian international Neil Kilkenny (thigh), Stefan Stam (hamstring), Lewis Alessandra (foot), Stuart Giddings (ankle) and Neil Wood (knee).

Mark Allott is a doubt after picking up a thigh injury in Saturday's defeat to Bristol Rovers. However Ryan Bertrand is expected to start, while Les Pogliacomi and Kelvin Lomax are both pushing for first-team spots.

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