SEAN Dyche has warned Sunderland not to underestimate his side at Turf Moor tomorrow.

The Clarets boss believes the pressure will be on the Black Cats as both teams seek a first Premier League victory of the season.

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Gus Poyet’s side are one point ahead of Burnley, having come from behind to secure draws in games against West Brom, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.

And Dyche believes that fans of most clubs will be expecting wins over his side this season – something that increases the weight of pressure on the opposition.

“I think it’s slightly different for Gus and his men because, as I suggested about this underdog idea, lots of supporters will expect their team to beat us,” said Dyche.

“That probably does add a bit of weight on it from there point of view, but I do also think that kind of weirdly can do us down a bit.

“Our record speaks for itself at Turf Moor; we’re pretty handy, so there is a balance there.

“I certainly don’t think we’re a team where you can just walk into Turf Moor and think it’s all going to turn out happily for you.

“You have to earn the right, certainly at Turf, so I don’t think Gus is naive to think that but some fans might be thinking we’ve got to beat Burnley, it’s as simple as that, but it’s not that easy I don’t think.”

Tomorrow’s clash will be the third game in a row Burnley have been involved in where both sides will be after a first win of the season, with the previous games against Manchester United and Crystal Palace ending in stalemate.

The Clarets have picked up two points from their opening four games.

While a home fixture against a Sunderland side which only narrowly avoided relegation might be seen as an ideal chance to claim a first victory back in the top flight, the only pressure Dyche is feeling is that which he puts on himself.

Asked if the wait for a win increases the pressure, he said: “On myself it does, because I know my responsibility as manager, but I don’t feel any pressure from anyone else.

"I can assure you I put enough pressure on myself and how I go about my business, outside opinion is not something I find too taxing, there is enough rattling around [in my head] to try and make sure that I’m on the ball.”

Dyche has been adamant all season that he is not setting his side points targets for games or groups of games.

But he is well aware that this is certainly a more winnable Turf Moor fixture than the two that came before, against Chelsea and Manchester United.

“I don’t think you can target an individual game, we’ve all seen it where a team that was written off can suddenly win three-or-four nil out of the blue,” he said.

“What I would say is that there is a reality to the division that certainly suggests there’s five, six, seven, eight maybe in any given season that are right up there pushing in those big slots for the Champions League, and outside of that there is that kind of ups and downs and ins and outs and moments of chaos, and we’re probably in that, we know that, so teams like Sunderland are looking to build from that and move forward.”

While Sunderland might be looking to take the next step forward, for Dyche and Burnley they are keen to take their first step and secure another shot at the Premier League next season.

The boss maintains that his side is a work in progress and his players, and himself, are still learning about life in the top division.

He said: “I mentioned at the beginning of this season, we don’t want to be here for fluff.

“It’s not ‘oh, good old Burnley’ – it might be from some people on the outside looking in but we want to achieve things this season.

“Now achieving in this level of football is different for us, last season was getting promoted, this is a different challenge for us, it’s a work in progress, and I mean that sincerely.

“It’s not just a line I throw around trying to get an out, it is a work in progress because we’ve got a group where not that many have played at this level of football regularly.

“I haven’t managed at this level of football regularly, so we’re all learning and we’re all developing.

“So I don’t really over think the results at this stage.

“I just know what we are doing against what we’re not, and then we try and correct it to make sure better results come our way.”