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Sunderland boss David Moyes happy to take Burnley Cup replay

Sunderland boss David Moyes was happy with their 0-0 draw against FA Cup opponents Burnley.

Seven days earlier, Burnley had trounced the Black Cats 4-1 in the Premier League and, while Moyes was significantly happier with this result, he was less impressed with a performance he described as "poor".

Moyes said: "The result is better, but if you took the goals out of the game down there, it was the same type of game. It was a poor game, and even at Burnley it was a poor game.

"The difference was that we conceded terrible goals there. Today it was a poor game, but we just didn't concede any goals. It was very similar.

"That can happen sometimes in the first game after a busy period. That's not an excuse, but it can have an effect. I think we seemed to feel that a wee bit, especially in the second half."

As a result, Moyes, who fielded his strongest available team, was satisfied with a replay, which will take place on Tuesday, January 17.

He said: "I think with 10, 15 minutes to go, they were the better team and it looked as if they were going to score, so I think if you gave me it with 10, 15 to minutes to go, I might have said, 'Yes, I'll take it'.

"I don't mind it. I'd rather have won today, but I'd rather have a replay than be out of the cup, that's for sure."

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