SEAN Dyche rued missed chances and a missed penalty award as Turf Moor experienced its first loss this season.

The Burnley boss accepted they had been the architects of their own downfall with a “sloppy” start.

But he was encouraged by their recovery, and felt they should have had something to show for it.

“It’s unusual for us to start so sloppy,” said Dyche.

“They scored the first from us crossing the ball, a breakaway and a bit of a mix up, so it’s a mistake from us, and the second was good play from them.

“After that the response was excellent, the way the team went about it for the rest of the game and the chances we created were certainly enough to get something from the game.

“We kept them to mainly long distance, apart from one at the end when they had a bit of a scramble,” said Dyche, who felt the Clarets should have had a penalty when Michael Hector appeared to block Sam Vokes’ shot with his raised arms.

“I’d still like a decision to go our way, because I think the boy (Hector) has hand balled it when Vokesy’s blasted one.

“It’s not an excuse, but we’ve had a number of penalty decisions already not given.

“I thought we were dominant after the goals, but don’t get me wrong, they’re 2-0 up, they drop off and play on the counter, game management – they killed the game, killed everything. It’s part of the game and they did well with that.

“But we forged an excellent goal, good build up, and to get your right back knocking one in at the back door from a cross from the left is excellent.

“It shows the attacking intent we had in the game, and at the end, the crowd clapped them off because they thought that’s a group who have given everything once again to win a game, and sometimes you don’t quite get there.

“But you can’t give a two-goal start to anyone at any level of football, it’s very difficult then.

“Bar one mistake and a good goal, the performance was a good one, we moved the ball well, the tempo was good, the substitutes have made a difference, which you always ask for, and we probably should have eked something from the game, at least a point, but it wasn’t to be.”