Soccer-Burnley's battle for survival looking ever tougher

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BURNLEY, England (Reuters) - Burnley are no strangers to a relegation battle but the odds are lengthening against Sean Dyche's side surviving in the top flight this season as the failure to strengthen the squad catches up with the Lancashire club.

Sunday's 3-1 defeat at Leeds United leaves the Clarets in 18th place with just one win this season and with only Watford, two points above them, likely to be in danger of slipping into the fight.

"I have never lost belief in these players, I won’t do," said Dyche after two late goals at Leeds condemned his side to defeat. Fellow strugglers Norwich, Newcastle and Watford have all changed manager this season but Dyche, the longest serving manager in the top flight with over nine years at the club, is unlikely to be at risk with his contract running until June 2025.

Maxwel Cornet, whose wonderful free-kick against Leeds was the latest outstanding goal from the Ivorian, is a rare case of Burnley investing in international talent with Dyche preferring players from the domestic second tier. No players have broken through from the academy since Dwight McNeil's emergence in late 2018 and he was the first to establish himself in the first team since Jay Rodriguez, over a decade earlier.

 

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