SEAN Dyche insists there is no extra pressure on Burnley to get results at Turf Moor – despite their patchy away form.

The Clarets have taken just one point on the road this season and the 2-0 reverse at Stoke City last weekend was a fifth defeat from six on their travels.

Dyche’s side welcome Bournemouth – and the man he replaced, Eddie Howe – to Turf Moor today (3pm) searching for a fifth home victory of the campaign.

But with points still hard to come by away from home Burnley are becoming increasingly reliant on performances in front of their own fans, having taken 13 of their 14 points at home and scored 11 of their 12 goals at Turf Moor.

Another win today would better the tally of home wins they recorded in the top flight two years ago, but Dyche insists his side aren’t feeling the pressure to deliver on their patch.

“Not really,” said the Clarets chief when asked if the away troubles were inviting home pressure.

“There’s pressure from the outside on every game. I don’t think our lads are feeling the pressure away actually. Certainly not from me.

“I’m a realist, I know the challenge. We don’t do false thinking. We have to look at the realities of the challenge and then go and take that on, which we’re attempting to do.

“There’s no guarantees that your home form is brilliant and you’re away form is not. You have to work for everything you get.”

So far Burnley have bounced back from defeat at Chelsea with a draw at home to Hull, who equalised with the final kick of the game, and recovered from defeats at Leicester and Southampton to beat Watford and Everton the following week.

After the 4-0 defeat at West Brom they responded with a much improved display at home to Manchester City, and Dyche will be hoping his side can once again brush off a disappointing away result to make life uncomfortable at Turf Moor for their visitors from the south coast.

“It’s been an obvious change from our away form to our home form,” he said. “Our home form has to be worked upon like our away form. You’ve got to get results wherever you can get them.”

The Burnley boss believes his side have raised their level at Turf Moor from even last season, when they were beaten just twice in 23 league at home, but he also insisted he is more frustrated at decisions that have cost his side points, such as Arsenal’s last-gasp winner at Turf Moor, than the failure to collect points away from home.

“We’ve played some very good sides, so if you’re measuring against who you’re playing against then I think yes (we have stepped up from last season).

“I thought some of our performances were strong last year anyway.

“You’re playing at a different level. We’ve been at it every game, at home particularly, and for those who watch us all the time they’ll be aware we’ve had a few points taken away from us, which are out of our hands. That’s more of a frustration than worrying about home or away form.

“At the end of the season no-one really cares, it’s just points on the board, nobody bother if it’s home or away, it’s just points.”