SEAN Dyche said he is not disappointed with Burnley’s recent vulnerabilities from set-pieces, but admits his players are still learning how fine the margins are in the Premier League.

The Clarets have now conceded a league-high 16 headed goals this season, and have conceded four goals from corners in their last two matches.

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Those concessions have cost them the chance of victory after good performances against West Brom and Manchester United were rewarded with just a solitary point.

After the West Brom draw, Baggies boss Tony Pulis said he had wanted his side to take advantage of Burnley’s uncertainty at defending corners, but Dyche said their recent struggles were the ‘reality’ of life in the top flight.

Burnley led 2-0 against West Brom, after early goals from Ashley Barnes and Danny Ings, but conceded twice from corners, to Chris Brunt and Brown Ideye, while at Old Trafford they conceded two headers from corners to Chris Smalling to go in 2-1 down at half-time.

“It’s not disappointment, it’s the reality, we’ve witnessed it right in front of our eyes a number of times this season,” he said.

“At elite level the margins get really, really fine, that could be a decision from the ref, a moment of magic from one player, a mistake, it just gets finer and finer. We’ve seen this in Champions League football where the tiniest thing can change a game.

“You let someone wriggle out of a corner and they get a corner, which happened in our case (against United), van Persie gets down the line with two of ours round him, he gets out of it and they get a corner.

“The details are getting magnified, everything that you do at this level, and that’s the biggest learning curve for our players, at other levels you get away with it.”

Despite the defeat at Old Trafford, which saw the Clarets drop to 19th in the table, Dyche is pleased with the way his side are playing.

They won plenty of plaudits for a stylish display in Manchester, particularly in the first half, and the Burnley boss said he was frustrated they hadn’t got more points for their recent efforts.

“Currently we’re playing some very good football; some progressive football, some urgency, there’s a quality to it, but the margins are tight,” he said.

“We’re frustrated we haven’t got more wins, we’re frustrated we haven’t got more points, but I think with that kind of performance, as long as we’re consistent with and keep pushing and rising, there’s a future in that, and there was (against West Brom).”

Life gets no easier in the Premier League, with Burnley travelling to Stamford Bridge to face league leaders Chelsea on Saturday.

Their next seven games are against sides in the top half, including a trip to Liverpool, as well as hosting Manchester City, Tottenham and Arsenal.