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Sean Dyche not expecting easy ride from Liverpool

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Sean Dyche admits his Burnley side have been 'stretched' by injuries.

Sean Dyche is not expecting any let up from Premier League champions Liverpool as injury-hit Burnley head to Anfield looking to cause an upset.

Jurgen Klopp's Reds romped to the title and, with no other silverware available, are looking to end the league campaign in record-breaking fashion.

Liverpool need three wins from their remaining four fixtures to surpass Manchester City's record points total of 100 set in 2017/18 and boast a 100 per cent record at Anfield heading into their penultimate home match.

Asked if the trip to Merseyside is less intimidating without fans there, Burnley boss Dyche said: "No, not necessarily. I mean, you've still got very good players in front of you – top players, in fact, some of them.

"They look hungry to me. They look like they want to achieve other markers in the season.

"I think it is obviously more so when there's a full house there, but I'm saying it's still not an easy task, whether it's a full house there or not.

"I mean, Man City had that a real edge to them when we played them and a real sharpness to them in their game.

"I can't presuppose anything other than Liverpool will be ready to play."

Burnley have no fresh injury concerns following the impressive 1-0 midweek win at West Ham, but Ben Mee, Matt Lowton, Jack Cork and Ashley Barnes look set to miss the rest of the campaign.

"I think it's highly unlikely with Ben, almost impossible with Lowton and Corky – they won't be figuring," Dyche said,

"Barnsey I doubt it. He is back on the grass, which is really pleasing but we've got to be careful with him of course."

Such injuries coupled with the likes of Jeff Hendrick, Aaron Lennon and Joe Hart departing at the end of their contracts has stretched the Burnley squad, yet they sit 10th in the standings on an impressive 49 points.

Beating their Premier League best of seventh and 54 points set in 2017/18 remains possible, but Dyche knows his absentees make that task harder.

"Well, I think if we had the full complement of players, I'd be looking at the games we've got and I'd be expecting to get things," Dyche added.

"That's not because I don't believe in the group we've got, of course, it just means we are still stretched. It is a fact.

"We are playing back-to-back games in a short space of time. There is a demand on that.

"So I think I'm slightly more open-minded about that and where we can take it from now on in.

"I equally, on balance, would say it is our second-highest total of points since we've been in the Premier League, including the time when the team was in the Premier League before my time here.

"So, that's very pleasing with games left to go, so it is that balance though.

"I just think if we had the full complement of players where we could make the changes, and more of them when needed, even if during a game.

"Then I'd like to think we could challenge for our highest total level. I'm not saying we can't. I just think it's slightly more tricky."

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLiverpool36303377294893
2Manchester CityMan City36243993355875
3Chelsea361961164491563
4Leicester CityLeicester361881067363162
5Manchester UnitedMan Utd361711863352862
6Wolverhampton WanderersWolves361414849381156
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs3615101157461155
8Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd361412103835354
9Arsenal36131495345853
10Burnley36149134048-851
11Everton361210144253-1146
12Southampton36137164659-1346
13Newcastle UnitedNewcastle361110153755-1843
14Crystal Palace36119163047-1742
15Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton36813153753-1637
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham3597194459-1534
17Watford35810173354-2134
18Bournemouth3687213762-2531
19Aston Villa3687213966-2731
20Norwich CityNorwich3656252668-4221
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