Burnley boss Sean Dyche admits they weren't at their best for defeat to Swansea City.

Kieran Trippier's chaotic 54th-minute own goal handed Swansea the three points.

Dyche said: "I don't think there was anything between the two sides. Both teams played to win, but there was a little bit of flatness to both side and maybe that was down to the furore all week.

"Generally the margins are tight and we let in a real soft one again and of course we have got to make sure we eradicate that.

"I thought it was going to pan out as an indifferent 0-0 because no team could find that defining moment and there was no real zip about the game today."

Dyche shrugged off two failed penalty appeals for his side and preferred to stress the positives, insisting they remain very much in the running to survive.

Dyche added: "You can't guarantee anything in the Premier League and when you look back at the start of the season a lot was made of us not winning any of our first 10 games.

"If you win games the table looks after itself. There is a lot of football still to go and considering where we were after game 10 I think we are making a good fist of it."