DISAPPOINTMENT has become the over-riding emotion for the Clarets at Turf Moor this season, and it hung heavy in the air at 5pm on Saturday as another winnable home match escaped Burnley’s grasp.

In a game of few chances the better ones fell to the hosts but having failed to take any of them they were hit by a sucker punch that was once again entirely of their own making.

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If the four goals from corners they conceded against West Brom and Manchester United were frustrating, then the goal that allowed Swansea to flee Turf Moor with all three points was farcical.

The fall-out from last Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea had possibly taken a toll on Burnley mentally as they were short of their best against the Welsh side, a yard off the pace with their pressing game.

Despite that they more than matched Garry Monk’s visitors.

But at the moment it doesn’t take the opposition too many corners to break the Clarets’ resistance.

From the last 22 they have faced, five have resulted in goals, and if Burnley thought they had solved their Achilles heel when they kept all seven of Chelsea’s corners out last week, they were brought crashing back down to earth on Saturday.

From Jonjo Shelvey’s 64th minute set-piece Bafetimbi Gomis, the only Swansea striker on the pitch, was allowed a free header. which landed at the feet of former Claret Jack Cork inside the six yard box, with no Burnley defender anywhere near him.

Cork’s shot was turned brilliantly on to the crossbar by Tom Heaton, but when it’s not your day it’s not your day. Kieran Trippier’s clearance only resulted in diverting the ball back towards goal and although Heaton initially stopped it on the line, it squirmed loose and spun into the net.

It was a disastrous way to concede and it resulted in more home points slipping away.

Burnley’s efforts on the road this season have been rightly praised. Points away to Manchester City and Chelsea are huge achievements, but home wins need to be added.

But Sean Dyche’s side have won just two of their 10 home games against teams outside the top seven, a record that only highlights how well they have done in the so-called tougher games.

While Swansea are a good Premier League side, as proved by last week’s victory over Manchester United, they had won just two of their last 11 away from home, and this can be marked down as one that got away for Burnley.

A return of one point from three home games against Crystal Palace, West Brom and Swansea is not good enough.

Life gets a great deal more difficult now for the Clarets now as they face successive matches against five of the top seven.

But Dyche’s side have been outstanding when the odds are stacked against them this season, and they will hope that form continues.

The Clarets could have struck first on Saturday. The game was just four minutes old when George Boyd’s left-footed volley was saved by Lukasz Fabianski.

The best chance of the match fell to Ashley Barnes midway through the first half.

Barnes was the centre of attention last week after Jose Mourinho labelled his challenge on Nemanja Matic as ‘criminal’, but he was given a rousing reception by the Turf Moor fans when his name was read out before kick-off.

The roof could have come off had he put Burnley in front. The chance arrived at his feet after Cork had poked it away from Danny Ings, but only succeeding in teeing up Barnes six-yards out, Fabianski was out quickly and the striker could only hit his shot at the Polish goalkeeper, The visitors had their first chance a minute later, with Wayne Routledge beating Heaton to Shelvey’s lofted pass, but he could only shoot wide.

Heaton was called into action five minutes before the break, making a simple save from Gomis’ 20-yard drive, before the same player then broke in behind the home defence only to fire wide when confronted by the Clarets goalkeeper.

Into the second half and Barnes came close again.

He produced a superb touch and volley on the turn from Trippier’s cross, but his effort went narrowly wide.

Four minutes later the game’s key moment arrived as Swansea went ahead. The goal came against the run of play and Burnley continued to push forward.

Sam Vokes was brought on for Michael Kightly as Dyche looked for a leveller, and the Wales international was twice involved late on.

With six minutes to go he was seemingly held back by Neil Taylor inside the area as he tried to get on the end of Scott Arfield’s cross.

The ball was heading beyond Vokes, which perhaps influenced Jonathan Moss’s decision to wave away the appeals.

A minute later Vokes was on the end of George Boyd’s low cross at the near post, but his flicked shot was turned away by Fabianski, and with that the Clarets’ last chance to claim a point had gone.