LUCK deserted Burnley in the London Stadium as their away record took another blow.

The Clarets showed signs of improvement in the second half in the capital against a West Ham side still not fully attuned to their new surroundings.

And they had looked like getting away with a lacklustre first half that the home side had dominated until conceding a penalty in stoppage time.

Captain Tom Heaton - hero on the road against Manchester United at Old Trafford - saved Mark Noble’s spot kick, but could do nothing to stop the midfielder turning home the rebound from close range.

It was probably a deserved lead for the home side at half-time, they had twice hit the woodwork and had enjoyed the better of the game.

But just as they had been at Stoke City the Clarets improved for the interval, and they came close to equalising on a couple of occasions.

Unfortunately their goal drought and their torrid away record remain ahead of the trip to Tottenham on Sunday.

It’s six defeats from seven away games in the league, and the Clarets haven’t scored from open play in any away game this season, a total of 750 minutes.

It was another change of system on the road for Burnley as Sean Dyche went back to the 4-4-2, with Andre Gray coming in for Steven Defour,

But there was no immediate sign of improvement in the Clarets away from home and they started the game sloppily, allowing West Ham to take the initiative.

Andy Carroll could have done better with a second minute header from Michail Antonio’s cross, while Dimitri Payet’s ambitious volley was easily saved by Tom Heaton and Manuel Lanzini blazed a shot over from 22 yards.

Burnley’s first effort of note was a tame 25-yarder from Scott Arfield which was easily blocked, while for the Hammers Carroll miscued a shot over the bar and a penalty appeal for handball against Michael Keane as he jumped to block Winston Reid’s header was waved away.

Heaton was called into action just after the half hour, diving low to his left to save Antonio’s shot across goal from the edge of the area, before Pedro Obiang galloped unmarked towards the Burnley goal and lashed a 25-yard shot against the outside of the post.

The Hammers hit the post again just before the break, with Noble curling a 20-yarder against the frame of the goal after Matt Lowton had made a fine block to deny Aaron Cresswell.

The home side had been getting closer and they snatched the lead on the stroke of the break. Ben Mee was adjudged to have impeded Winston Reid as he went for a second ball from a corner, and although Heaton saved Noble’s spot kick, the midfielder reacted quickest to turn home the rebound.

Burnley, playing in last year’s yellow away kit due to this season’s strip clashing with West Ham’s home shirt, started the second period much better, perhaps inspired by memories of last season’s successes.

From Stephen Ward’s free-kick Keane won the first header and Sam Vokes hooked the second ball narrowly wide, while moments later Mee headed Arfield’s free-kick across goal but Vokes couldn’t force it home inside the six-yard box.

The Clarets should have been level on the hour. Vokes played in Arfield and his shot was half stopped by Darren Randolph and then hooked off the line by Cresswell, but from six yards Vokes headed the loose ball over the crossbar.

The home side’s threat was becoming more sporadic, and Heaton showed safe hands to hold on to Carroll’s header and Lanzini’s 20 yarder.

Set pieces had created opportunity for Burnley in the second half and they came close to levelling through another when Arfield’s curler was turned away at full stretch by Randolph.

Ashley Barnes came on as Burnley went for the jugular, but it was the visitors who came closest in the dying moments when Andre Ayew shot narrowly wide.

Burnley: Tom Heaton 7, Matt Lowton 7, Michael Keane 6, Ben Mee 5, Stephen Ward 6, George Boyd 5 (Ashley Barnes 76), Dean Marney 5, Jeff Hendrick 6, Scott Arfield 5 (Patrick Bamford 90), Andre Gray 6, Sam Vokes 5

Subs not used: Paul Robinson, Jon Flanagan, James Tarkowski, Steven Defour, Michael Kightly

West Ham: Darren Randolph, Cheikhou Kouyate, Winston Reid, Angelo Ogbonna, Michail Antonio, Pedro Obiang, Mark Noble (Havard Nordtveit 88), Aaron Cresswell, Manuel Lanzini (Andre Ayew 68), Dimitri Payet, Andy Carroll (Ashley Fletcher 82)

Subs not used: Adrian, Edimilson Fernandes, Domingos Quina, Marcus Browne