Burnley deserved draw – Dyche

Burnley manager Sean Dyche said his team fully deserved their point at Chelsea and feels it will give them belief for a tough run of fixtures ahead.

The Clarets’ next six Premier League games are against teams from the top half of the table, including Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal.

“I felt we deserved at least a point today. We are very pleased with our performance,” Dyche said.

“It helps to build mentality and belief, particularly the will to affect a game.”

The draw against ten-man Chelsea at Stamford Bridge was not enough to lift Burnley out of the drop zone, but Dyche insists that his team’s efforts bode well for their battle against relegation.

He added: “The players are up for the challenge. We will be playing on the front foot and taking teams on.”

Dyche said he had not yet studied the four incidents that so irked Blues boss Jose Mourinho.

“I will look back at it at some point, but there’s more to the game than that,” Dyche said.

“Every week across this division you see simulation, you see all sorts of things going on. I think it’s getting tougher and tougher for referees.”

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