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​Burnley boss Dyche to stick with back-three against Arsenal

Sean Dyche has admitted that he will continue with a back three for Burnley's upcoming clash against Arsenal.

The Clarets changed up their formation against Spurs at Wembley, but lost 1-0 to a stoppage time goal from Christian Eriksen.

They were solid defensively and may continue the same setup against the Gunners this weekend.

"I think it's something we would consider again, we didn't just do it for a gimmick, we did it because we thought it could be effective," said Dyche to the Lancashire Telegraph.

"In many ways, it was. The hardship when you come to these places is then being effective on the attacking side - how many times can you get that real moment of truth to open them up?

"We had a few, but it is difficult. We limited them by their standards.

"They are a top side and I think we've delivered a performance that has made it very tight, and they have had to work incredibly hard to get something from the game."

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