Bolton boss Owen Coyle got one over on his old club Burnley, with the Trotters' 1-0 success at the Reebok Stadium plunging the Clarets down into the bottom three.
Coyle was the hero of Turf Moor less than a month ago after guiding them to the top flight, but his defection to nearby Bolton has soured the relationship and he received a hostile reception from 5,000 travelling fans inside the Reebok Stadium.
Bolton answered the taunts aimed at their new boss by giving him his first league win as Chung-Yong Lee's goal, scored off the underside of the bar after 35 minutes, secured a crucial three points to leave Coyle's successor Brian Laws still searching for his first victory.
Bolton manager Coyle was greeted with chants of 'Judas' from the Burnley fans who once revered him as 'God', and watched his new charges shove the taunts straight back down the travelling fans' throats.
The fiery North West derby was played out in a pulsating atmosphere at the Reebok Stadium as Coyle came up against his former club just 18 days after leaving Turf Moor.
The only goal of the game came in the 35th minute when Kevin Davies clipped the ball into the box where Lee Chung-Yong burst clear and fired beyond Brian Jensen, with the ball striking the bar before bouncing down well behind the line.
The Burnley supporters made their feelings clear about their one-time manager even before kick-off, with chants of "Judas" and a succession of banners - none of them flattering.
One read "Never Forgotten, Never Forgiven" and another was laced with Monty Python humour with the message "He's Not The Messiah. He's A Very Naughty Boy."
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