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Sean Dyche has praised the 'growth and development' of his Burnley side

Burnley manager Sean Dyche on the touchline
Image: Sean Dyche has praised the 'growth and development' of Burnley

Sean Dyche has praised the “growth and development” of Burnley after they moved into the top 10 in the Premier League.

Joey Barton’s free-kick secured a 1-0 win over Southampton on Saturday, the Clarets’ eighth home victory of the campaign, which leaves them 10 points clear of 18th-placed Hull.

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Burnley's two previous Premier League tilts have ended in instant relegation so entering the top half of the division in mid-January could be seen as a significant achievement but manager Dyche says he is happier to see his players growing.

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Burnley 1-0 Southampton

"I'm not really too fussed over that," Dyche said of their current league place. "I'm more impressed with the way we're going about it. There's clear growth and development in the group of players; that's really pleasing as a manager.

"I'm not naive - you have to win games of course. But it's good to see players improving, growing and that mentality staying so firm because this is a really tough division - most people tell me arguably one of the top divisions, if not the top division, in the world so we don't take anything for granted.

Joey Barton
Image: Joey Barton scored for Burnley against Southampton

"I always say there's a humbleness about what we do, no one thinks we're the real deal, we're not trying to tell everyone what we are, we just get on with working hard to win games.

"So far it's served us well, but it is so far, we've got a lot of work to do still."

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