Dyche happy with Burnley form despite relegation threat

Burnley are yet to secure their survival in the Premier League this season, but their manager Sean Dyche insists they are staying the pace.

The Clarets kept themselves clear of the relegation scrap for several months due to their good home form, but they barely laid a glove during their 2-0 defeat against Manchester United at Turf Moor last Sunday.

With Hull and Swansea both winning the previous day, it meant Dyche’s men are five points clear of the relegation zone, with only one win from their last 11 games.

They’re still without a win away from home all season and defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday evening could lead to a few jitters amongst their supporters in the remainder of the campaign.

Dyche said: “We took 17 points out of the first 17 games. We have just added 19 points out of the last 17 games, on a ‘bad run’. I don’t know how that actually equates.

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“There’s a lot of perception about football and our job is to see the facts of what we do, analyse the facts, analyse the performances and keep moving forward and that’s what we intend to do.

“Two years ago we didn’t get a win in the first ten games. This time we had four points out the first five games and everyone said it was a really good start for Burnley.

“We’ve just had four points of the last five and now it’s not deemed good.”