BURNLEY may turn to the oxygen tank again in a bid to end Jean-Louis Valois's hamstring problems.

The Clarets winger lasted just 41 minutes for the second successive game in the 1-0 weekend win over Nottingham Forest.

Frenchman Valois has struggled with the injury since limping out of the game at QPR last month.

And with the recent spate of midweek games now at an end, Steve Cotterill has hinted that Valois may be treated similarly to goalkeeper Danny Coyne, who spent a week in an oxygen chamber earlier this season to cure a thigh injury.

Clarets boss Cotterill said: "Jean-Louis had another hamstring problem, which keeps happening when he gets to fatigue point.

"It flared up again at the weekend and I just think in his desperation to play and our shortage of players, he keeps putting himself up and unfortunately it ends up being to his detriment.

"I don't know what we do there now. Maybe we have to get him in the oxygen tank this week."

Cotterill, whose side beat Forest thanks to Robbie Blake's 100th career league goal, added: "We have a few more disruptions with the injuries and we can ill afford that really.

"Micah Hyde tweaked his hamstring in the first half after lunging in for a big tackle.

"Initially I thought it was a knock, but it wasn't and we'll have to see how he is early this week."

Reflecting on the victory, which leaves Burnley nine points clear of the relegation zone and seven shy of the play-off places, Cotterill said: "That was very welcome and a big, big three points at the end of a very long hard week.

"We were the better side in the first half and Forest were better in the second, but we were fortunate enough to get the goal and then it was good defending from the boys."

Burnley Reserves are back in action at Turf Moor tomorrow night in a rearranged game against Stockport County.

The Pontin's Holiday League clash was originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 17, but this has now been brought forward 24 hours to Tuesday (kick off 7pm).