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Burnley boss Dyche on Leeds winner: No penalty; no foul

Burnley boss Sean Dyche is adamant they didn't deserve their 1-0 defeat to Leeds United on Sunday.

Patrick Bamford's first half penalty earned the win for Leeds.

“I can't see the penalty," said Dyche, whose side went on to dominate the second half but was beaten for just the second time in eight games.

“I think Nick Pope gets a clear foot on it and the one at the other end – football is in such a strange place.

“The keeper goes through with his knee in Ben Mee's back. Ben Mee has got nothing other than eyes for the ball. That's all he's concentrating on.

“It drops and the referee doesn't give it a chance to see what happens, because it isn't a foul.

“If you do that in the middle of the pitch – as an ex-centre-half and even in my day – if you put your knee in someone's back like that when they're trying to head the ball, not only are you giving a foul away, you're going to get booked and, nowadays, with the softness of things, you're probably in trouble.

“I have no clue where the game's at, physically, at the moment. That's a bizarre incident.

“Of course, we're very aggrieved by that because those moments are very important in games. I am incredibly frustrated today, as you can imagine."

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