CLARETS boss Sean Dyche felt a point was the least his side deserved after they struck in injury time against Middlesbrough.

Burnley preserved their position in the Championship’s top two with a 92nd minute goal from Michael Keane, who bundled in Matty Taylor’s corner at the far post and cancelled out Jordan Rhodes opener for Boro.

It also extended the Clarets unbeaten league run to 20 and kept them above Brighton on goal difference, despite the Seagulls beating QPR 4-0.

"It was the least we deserved,” said Dyche. “The first half was a cagey affair, two good sides both trying to open each other up. But second half I thought we were very dominant.

"It’s a shame a poor decision leads to a goal (for Middlesbrough).

“I've seen it back, Rhodes crashes into Ben Mee, it's not the other way round, but anyway, we should have dealt with that to be fair, we're good at that.

"We didn't, and it was probably their only effort - Adomah had one on the far stick, but we had so many, not so many chances, because they had so many blocks, which is an important part of the game. So credit to them for getting their bodies on the line, throwing everything at it.

"But it would have been an injustice if that ended 1-0 to them.”

Dyche also hit back at Aitor Karanka’s comments that Burnley had resorted to long balls in the second half to get back in the game.

"I'm not quite sure if everyone else saw it that way (long balls), but each manager is allowed their view,” he said.

“I have mine, but I think some of the quality of our football second half was excellent.

"I actually liked the calmness of the play because we didn't do that, we shifted it, switched it, switched it and waited to get into the zone to try and affect them.

"When they've got 10 men around the box, you have to find a way of breaking that down, and eventually we did.”

Dyche felt his side had dominated the second half was delighted with the energy shown by the Clarets and the never say die attitude which once again saw them salvage a last-gasp point against a promotion rival.

"Matty goes and gets it, whips in a corner, we get a first or second contact and then Keano is on the spot,” he said of the goal.

“No disappointments (after Ashley Barnes chance was deflected over), it was a blow because it's going in the net if it doesn't hit their lad on his back, but that's the mentality we've shown.

"I was really pleased with the energy - outstanding. We ran all over them second half.

"That’s another big thing going into these games, we get stronger as the season goes longer, and that's exactly what you saw, because we were very physically dominant with the legs in the side, and the quality.

"Credit to them for defending their box, they defended it virtually all second half.”