Saturday 18 March 2017 19:24, UK
Sean Dyche refused to play down Burnley's poor away form despite moving eight points clear of relegation with a draw at Sunderland.
Burnley secured only their third point on their Premier League travels this season with a 0-0 stalemate at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, meaning the Clarets are still yet to win away from Turf Moor in the current top-flight campaign.
Dyche's side have managed to pick up 29 points at home, which alone would be enough to see them five points clear of the drop as things stood on Saturday, but the Burnley boss insists he will not dodge questions about their away struggles.
"I'm not tired of it," Dyche told Sky Sports. "It is what it is. Facts are facts. We know it's tough in the Premier League so we're under no illusion but we've got 32 points at this stage for a team that everyone said had got no chance."
Burnley wasted opportunities in a dominant first half against Sunderland, before having to withstand sustained pressure from a rejuvenated Sunderland after the break.
Although Sam Vokes could have handed Burnley the win with a late shot saved by Jordan Pickford, Dyche conceded either side could have won the game.
"Two sides who missed chances," said Dyche. "I thought we had a better control of the game in the first half. We had two golden moments really, for Ashley Barnes and George Boyd across the front.
"We had control, I don't think they had a real effort in the first half. Second half we expected them to come out with a lot more fervour obviously, it was a must win for them. And they did.
"Strangely then we have the final chance really, which their goalkeeper makes a good save from."
Burnley return to their home ground for their next two Premier League fixtures, against Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City, before a trip to relegation-threatened Middlesbrough in April.
Despite coming through four back-to-back away games with a cushion of four teams currently separating his side and the drop, Dyche maintains nothing is finished yet for Burnley.
"It's a so-far story for us because we've got good points on the table considering what everyone thought of us, but it's so far," he said.
"We know we've got to keep going. We've got to keep getting points on the table. We've changed the psychology now a little bit because we've got the four away games out the way. Got two points, probably deserved more.
"We're just taking each game as it comes."
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