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Sean Dyche loved a standing ovation on his return to Burnley earlier than his in-form Everton facet silenced Turf Moor with a 2-0 win which will increase the Clarets’ relegation worries on the foot of the Premier League desk.
Dyche was again on the floor the place he spent the most effective a part of 10 years in cost, twice incomes promotion and preserving Burnley within the prime flight towards the percentages earlier than being sacked in April 2022 in direction of the tip of their final, in the end unsuccessful, battle towards the drop.
His Everton facet will not be that removed from the present relegation combat however solely as a results of a 10-point penalty for breaching monetary guidelines, and first-half objectives from Amadou Onana and Michael Keane made it 4 straight wins. They could sit sixteenth, however can be ninth with out the penalty.
Keane’s twenty fifth minute objective was his first of the season on his first look since October 21. Alongside him was Ben Godfrey, making his first league begin of the season in a facet unexpectedly reshuffled following late withdrawals.
“I was delighted,” Dyche stated. “We’re a side pieced together yesterday morning. We lost Myko (Vitaliy Mykolenko) with a tight groin and because we’ve got injuries and suspensions we can’t risk players so we had to change everything in a morning.
“Their acceptance to go and deliver a performance that can win was very pleasing.”
While Vincent Kompany used his programme notes to welcome Dyche again to Turf Moor, it was notable that the person who sacked him, chairman Alan Pace, didn’t point out Dyche in his personal. But Dyche stated he had no points along with his outdated boss, and he was grateful for the reception he obtained.
“I saw Alan Pace this morning, in the hotel where we were staying, and said hello,” stated Dyche. “Football is a weird business, I didn’t throw my dummy out, I’ve done my bit, done my years at Burnley and I shook his hand and said have a nice season, crack on.
“I met Vinny at the end of last season and told him how impressed I was with his work. Said how he hadn’t lost the fabric of it but changed it to his own liking. We can all moan about everyone and everything but people have a lot on their plate. I just try and take care of mine and get on with it.”
For Burnley it was one other damaging defeat that leaves them off the underside of the desk on objective distinction alone, with solely eight factors from 17 video games.
Kompany’s facet performed properly earlier than falling behind and improved within the second half however not often threatened Jordan Pickford’s objective.
“We’ve been done on two set plays,” Kompany stated. “There’s not too much to say about the overall defending and attacking play. It was more about both boxes today.”
The huge constructive for Burnley was the return of Lyle Foster, who was again among the many substitutes after a interval away coping with psychological well being points, and began the second half for his first look since October.
“It was a surprise to us,” Kompany stated. “We hadn’t expected that he would be able to return but it was the opinion of the experts that keeping him in his natural environment, football is part of his life, is something he needs to do to be happy.
“Forty-five minutes was roughly what he was able to do physically and the second half showed how much of an impact he can have. But it’s important to say this is part of his process of getting back.”
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