BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill believes all that is missing from Wade Elliott's game is a goal.

The winger, who scored four last season - bettering the previous year by a goal, has been unlucky not to have already broken his personal deadlock this term.

A right-foot screamer at Barnsley, which whistled past the upright with goalkeeper Heinz Muller only able to stand and watch, was arguably the 28-year-old's best chance so far.

But having claimed six assists for Robbie Blake, Andy Gray, Ade Akinbiyi and Kyle Lafferty, Cotterill admits he isn't too concerned about Elliott's goal return.

"If he keeps supplying them I'm not overly bothered," the Burnley boss said.

"Having said that it is nice for him to chip in with a goal.

"Muller was rooted at Barnsley. If that hits the target, the next time Muller touches the ball it's to pick it up out of the back of the net.

"He is having those opportunities. I'm happy with his performances at the moment, and I think he is."

It wasn't until February last season that Elliott, last year's player of the season, found some goalscoring form, going on to finish the campaign with four.

And after hitting his first in the 1-1 home draw against Sheffield Wednesday, the winger said he was looking to make more contributions to the goals for column.

"It was nice to get that goal on a personal note, and hopefully there will be a few more," he said at the time.

"My dad has been nagging me about scoring more goals, and he has been listing all the number 11s in the Premiership who have been scoring, like Ryan Giggs and Didier Drogba."

But Cotterill has stressed that, this season, he is continuing to make some vital contributions with his work down the right flank.

"I thought Wade did very, very well (against Norwich)," he said, referring, in particular, to Elliott's assist for Blake's first goal.

"It was a classic counter attack the other night, with Kyle, Wade Elliott and Robbie finishing it off.

"From our corner, defensively, we ended up with four in their box and one ringing the box for any ball that popped out.

"So that was an excellent bit of high intensity running to make sure we overloaded them in their box.

"I actually thought Wade had made the wrong decision for a moment by going back wide again.

"I thought he straightened the lad up a little bit too quick, and then gave himself a little bit too much to do.

"But he dug out an inch-perfect cross, and it was a great back post header from Robbie Blake."