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BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche was pleased with his side’s mentality following their 2-2 draw at Southampton. Dyche’s men took the lead through Maxwel Cornet before the hosts hit back through Tino Livramento and Armando Broja. But Cornet struck again just before the hour mark to ensure the Clarets wouldn’t return to Lancashire empty handed. “I’m pleased once again with the performance level, but obviously disappointed with the mistakes,” said Dyche. “Our mentality to try to win the game was quite obvious. We’re still searching for the win but we’ve got to maintain these performance and there were certainly good signs today. “We’re aware of the situation and we are working hard with the players, and I don’t think we are very far from it.” Cornet has now scored three league goals in as many appearances since his move from Lyon over the summer, and Dyche was impressed with the winger’s performance. “He was super strong with the ball from Westy and it was a brilliant finish,” he added. He works for the team and has bought into the fact this is a side that has to work.”

BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche says his side need to start turning their performances into wins following their 2-2 draw at Leicester. The Clarets twice led through Jamie Vardy’s own goal and Maxwel Cornet but were pegged back by the former England international. Chris Wood thought he’d won it in injury time but the New Zealand international’s header was ruled out by VAR. “It was a good performance overall,” said Dyche. “I’m a bit tired of saying that because we have to turn good performances into wins. “We created chances and looked a threat and I’m pleased with the balance of the game. “I’m only frustrated with the goals as Vardy is a fine player but our defensive unit are well aware of his strengths. “There’s a clear foul on Johann (Berg) Gudmundsson on the far side of the pitch but we should be dealing with it better and 30 seconds later it’s in our goal. “It’s life in the Premier League and we have to tidy up the details. We might just need a twist of fate on our side.” The result leaves the Clarets still searching for their first league win of the campaign. Dyche’s men are back in action on Saturday afternoon when they welcome Norwich to Turf Moor (KO 3pm).

Burnley boss Sean Dyche hailed four-goal striker Jay Rodriguez after his side’s 4-1 Carabao Cup win at Turf Moor against Rochdale. Rodriguez scored all the Clarets’ goals in a 12-minute second-half blitz after Dale striker Jake Beesley had given the visitors a shock lead in the third-round tie. Dyche said: “Jay has looked sharp, particularly second half. First half, his movement was good and he didn’t quite find a chance. “Second half, he spent more time in the middle of the pitch and the box and was effective, so I’m pleased for him.” Rodriguez headed home Maxwel Cornet’s corner three minutes after Beesley had given Dale a second-half lead, then slammed home a right-footed shot before heading home Ashley Westwood’s cross at the near post. The former West Brom man notched his fourth from a rebound after Aaron Lennon’s cross had ricocheted off unlucky Dale defender Eoghan O’Connell. “He has come back from pre-season really fit and has obviously looked after himself,” added Dyche. “I have said all along I believe in all the strikers.” It was the Clarets’ first home win in 15 matches, stretching back to January, and a first encounter between the two sides in 28 years. “Without over-egging it I thought it was job done from the beginning,” said the Burnley boss. “We started really bright and we created loads of chances, which is pleasing but not so pleasing we didn’t take them. “In the second half I thought we were strong again and did take the chances, so it was a thorough performance I thought.” Summer signing Cornet could have scored a first-half hat-trick but was twice denied by Dale goalkeeper Jay Lynch and dragged another effort wide. “Some of his runs and movement was very good and he got himself five or six chances, which is pleasing from a wide area,” Dyche added. “He stretches the pitch as well, which we still want our wide players to do and he does that naturally.” Dyche’s men are back in action on Saturday afternoon when they head to the Midlands to take on Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City (KO 3pm).

Sean Dyche believes Burnley are better placed to compete on multiple fronts this season as he shifts attention to tonight’s Carabao Cup clash with Rochdale. Dyche often struggled for numbers last term, the result of a squad depleted as departing players were not replaced last summer before injuries bit to further reduce his options. Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Arsenal left Burnley still without a Premier League win this season so it is obvious where Dyche’s priorities lie as he plans his team selection, but there is no question he has better options thanks to the summer signings of Maxwel Cornet, Nathan Collins, and Connor Roberts. Dyche made six changes for the trip to Newcastle in the previous round – a tie Burnley won on penalties – and is expected to field a similar side with the likes of Collins, Wayne Hennessey, Phil Bardsley, Erik Pieters, Jack Cork, Aaron Lennon and Jay Rodriguez hoping to start against League Two opposition. “I think we’ve got a better fitness level than last season to make changes,” Dyche said. “We’ve got players who need games for the right reasons who will figure. We need to make sure we’re sharp. “We want to put out a side who can win a game. That’s an important factor. We won at Newcastle, we had to work very hard for that and got through on penalties but it was a side I felt could win that game, and we will put out a side tomorrow night that’s capable. “Being competitive comes from performances. If players are playing at the top of their game, I think I could put out any 11 that could win the game, but you’ve got to make sure they’re playing at that level. “But yes, I think we’ve got a bit of a better depth to our squad now and the quality.” Cornet was the headline signing of the summer as the Ivory Coast international joined from Lyon late in the transfer window. The versatile 24-year-old made his debut in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Arsenal and could feature again to aid his integration, but Dyche urged patience when it came to expectations placed on the player. “He’s a player who is adapting to what it is to be here, he’s adapting to the Premier League,” Dyche said. “Physically he found it tough in the period he was on, that comes with the pace of the Premier League. “But he’s a player who has talent, who can affect the situation going forwards but he’s also a player where we’ve got to find the moments when he’s physically right as well as having the understanding to play in the Premier League.” A win for Burnley would be their first at Turf Moor since January. Dyche insisted he was not concerned where his side picked up results, but he is confident recent performances will be rewarded sooner rather than later. “We go into every game trying to win and there’s never been a lack of edge in our trying,” he said. “In the Premier League it’s tough to win games. We know how to do it, we’ve not done it so far, but we will do. “We like the energy the crowd did bring on Saturday, they were firmly behind the team and the players responded to that. I thought the players responded but we’ve got to turn those strong performances into wins.” Burnley will be without Roberts, Kevin Long and Dale Stephens for the visit of the League Two side. Lewis Richardson, who was on the bench in the previous round away to Newcastle, has also been added to the absentee list after picking up an injury while playing for the under-23s. Josh Brownhill will be assessed after taking a knock in Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal, with Dyche unlikely to want to take any risks as his side remain in search of a first Premier League win this season. Rochdale manager Robbie Stockdale is also expected to make changes to the side that drew 1-1 at Mansfield on Saturday. Corey O’Keeffe is available again after being ineligible to face his parent club, while Abraham Odoh, who started in the previous round against Shrewsbury, will hope to come back into the side. Jeriel Dorsett must be assessed after being withdrawn at half-time on Saturday, when he was replaced by James McNulty. Sheffield United loanee Sam Graham remains unavailable with a thigh injury.

Burnley boss Sean Dyche was left ruing “a mad six minutes” as his side were beaten 3-1 by Everton at Goodison Park. Ben Mee – who made his 200th top-flight appearance - put the Clarets in front with an emphatic header from Johann Berg Gudmundsson’s cross early in the second half. But the hosts hit back through ex-Burnley defender Michael Keane before Andros Townsend scored a stunner from distance and Demarai Gray added a third on the break. It is the third time Dyche’s men have dropped points from a winning position this season and leaves the Clarets still searching for a first league win of the campaign. “I was very pleased up to the goal as we controlled a lot of the game away from home,” said the Burnley chief. “We conceded an awkward first and then after that (it was) the madness of football. We have a mad six minutes and the game has got away from you. “That is something we have to get a grip of as it has happened twice this season with the Brighton game.” The Clarets are back in action on Saturday afternoon when they welcome Arsenal to Turf Moor (KO 3pm).

Burnley boss Sean Dyche was thrilled with Wayne Hennessey’s competitive debut for the club as he performed heroics to edge his side past Newcastle and into the third round of the Carabao Cup. The Wales international, a summer arrival from Crystal Palace, pulled off saves from Jeff Hendrick, Dwight Gayle and Javier Manquillo during a 90 minutes which ended 0-0 at St James’ Park. He then denied substitutes Allan Saint-Maximin and Miguel Almiron from the spot to hand Charlie Taylor the chance to win the penalty shoot-out 4-3. Dyche said: “I thought he was excellent. His general play, his hands, getting used to the group of course as well and then two really good saves during the game – one brilliant save when he spread himself and another good save – and then two good saves in the penalty shoot-out. “It was a really pleasing night for him and a pleasing night for us all. The safety of him and the control of him, I thought he was excellent throughout.” Hennessey’s contribution secured a home tie with League Two Rochdale in the next round - matches that will take place the week commencing September 20. It was needed too after Newcastle, quarter-finalists last season, mounted a concerted second-half assault. Dyche said: “Generally, we huffed and puffed a bit, but the desire, the mentality, the will, the basics, if you like, saw us through the 90-odd minutes, and then it was a really secure situation with the penalty-takers. "They all looked confident and obviously Wayne made two great saves.”

Sean Dyche believes Burnley have to 'tidy up the details' after slipping to a 2-0 defeat at Liverpool. While the Clarets boss was happy with his side's overall performance - and thought Burnley should have had a penalty - it is now two defeats out of two for Burnley. Burnley enjoyed a famous 1-0 win on their last visit to Anfield but a goal in each half from Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane sealed victory for Jurgen Klopp's men. “I thought overall it was a decent performance," said Dyche whose side return to action in the EFL Cup at Newcastle on Wednesday. “Tough place to come, it is generally, but obviously with the crowd back in, the noise and feel of it. I thought the players handled that really well. “I thought we should have had a penalty on Dwight McNeil, but we know our record for them. “We have to tidy up the details, at both ends, because we had chances again today and didn’t quite find that killer moment, but there’s certainly the right energy and feel about the group at the minute.” The Clarets, who were beaten 2-1 at home by Brighton on the opening weekend of the season, caused the hosts some problems but could not prevent another defeat. Early in the first half, Jota sent a third-minute header wide and Burnley – wearing numbers one to 11 on their shirts in a throwback to the past – appeared to go close as Dwight McNeil drilled a shot against the post, only for the flag to go up for offside. Alisson Becker saved a header from Chris Wood in the 17th minute, and McNeil then went down in the Liverpool box under pressure from Trent Alexander-Arnold, with referee Mike Dean saying no penalty. Moments later the Reds were in front as Jota connected with Kostas Tsimikas’ delivery from the left and headed home. Alisson was called into action again soon after, getting down to push away a McNeil strike, before Mohamed Salah saw an effort turned behind by Pope and Virgil Van Dijk headed over from the resulting corner. Salah then thought he had doubled the advantage in the 26th minute, being fed by Harvey Elliott – the 18-year-old making his first Premier League start – and stroking a shot into the corner of the net, but the effort was ruled out for offside following a VAR check. Mane and Naby Keita saw efforts go off-target as the hosts continued to search for a second goal, before Alisson was beaten to the ball at the other end by James Tarkowski, whose header bounced wide. Burnley had the ball in the Liverpool net shortly after the break via Ashley Barnes’ finish, but again an assistant referee’s flag was raised to signal offside. As Liverpool continued to pressurise, Salah saw his low strike kept out by a fine block from McNeil on the hour mark. Mane was then twice denied by Pope before beating the England goalkeeper to put Liverpool 2-0 up, firing home after the ball had been worked from Elliott to Alexander-Arnold and on to him. Burnley: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Gudmundsson (Pieters 79), Brownhill, Cork, McNeil; Wood (Rodriguez 75), Barnes. Substitutes: Hennessey, Norris, Collins, Bardsley, Thomas, Richardson, Dodgson. Liverpool: Becker; Alexander-Arnold; Matip, van Dijk, Tsmikas (Gomez 90) Elliott, Henderson, Keita (Thiago 81); Salah, Jota (Firmino 81), Mane. Substitutes: Adrian, Kelleher, Konate, Jones, Minamino, Robertson.