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Burnley better placed than in 2015, says Dyche

By Joe Bernstein

SEAN DYCHE has insisted his present Burnley squad are better equipped to stave off relegation than the class of 2015 who went down in his first season in the Premier League.

The Clarets visit Arsenal today bottom of the table, though they have played fewer than any team in the division with matches called off because of Covid.

Burnley went down under Dyche lacking strength in depth to back up emerging talents like Kieran Trippier and Danny Ings.

The Turf Moor boss said: ‘We had a very small squad with limited experience. We hardly invested in the team. It’s a different ballpark now. It’s not that we are huge payers but we’ve got an experienced group.

‘We’ve had to work very hard to get on the right side of games and that has been the biggest challenge this season. We’ve had lots of draws.’

Burnley still have to squeeze in 21 of their 38 league games with less than half the season left, and Dyche hopes the fixture list can be arranged so they don’t have to face games within a 48-hour period.

‘The Watford game is obviously now on FA Cup weekend [February 5], which is helpful and common sense,’ he said.

‘You hope the Premier League, by no means favour Burnley, but give a fair view that we have more games and is there any way we can nick a day extra or whatever between our normal running schedule?’

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