BURNLEY’S winless Premier League run was extended to 10 games after a late defeat to Swansea.

The Clarets had their chances in South Wales but the Swans’ need for a win was greater and it showed in the closing stages, with Ki Sung-yueng stroking home a late winner.

It was more frustration for Burnley who haven’t won since beating Stoke City 1-0 on December 12, a success that moved them into the top four for 24 hours.

This was always likely to be a tough test against a side revitalised under Carlos Carvalhal, but Sean Dyche’s men more than held their own for most of the game, until Carvalhal took a gamble with his changes from the bench and was rewarded.

Dyche made just one enforced change from the team that drew with leaders Manchester City as Matt Lowton returned for the injured Phil Bardsley.

That meant sticking with Sam Vokes and Ashley Barnes in attack and it worked for the Clarets early on as they started the better of the two teams.

Burnley’s wingers started how they finished against City, with Johann Berg Gudmundsson on the left and Aaron Lennon on the right and it was Gudmundsson who charged unchallenged from the halfway line to the byline inside the first three minutes, finding Jeff Hendrick with a cut back but his low shot from 20 yards was blocked by Alfie Mawson.

Vokes and Barnes were troubling the Swans’ three-man defence and when Barnes knocked Kevin Long’s diagonal into Vokes, he sent a shot on the spin just wide.

Before the halfway mark of the opening period Barnes had gone close with a dipping volley from 18 yards that came down just too late.

Swansea were gradually getting a foot in the game without testing Nick Pope, with Charlie Taylor blocking an angled drive from Ki.

January addition Lennon was again looking lively for the Clarets. Just after the half hour Matt Lowton found him in an advanced position and Lennon worked a yard of space before standing up a cross which reached Gudmundsson, but he sliced a half-volley wide.

The chances being carved out went exactly clear but they were falling to Burnley. Early in the second half Barnes curled wide from 25 yards before Gudmundsson sent a much better angled half-volley goalwards which required Lukasz Fabianski to tip it over.

Midway through the second half the Clarets threatened from a set-piece, with Ben Mee heading Gudmundsson’s free-kick wide.

Swansea had made attacking subs in introducing Andre Ayew and Tammy Abraham and they were on the hunt for a winner. With 13 minutes to go Kevin Long did well to block Tammy Abraham’s shot inside the area before Pope managed to stick an arm out to hold Jordan Ayew’s close-range flick.

The attacking intent paid dividends with nine minutes to go. Kyle Naughton came in off the right and fond Ki on the edge of the area and he arrowed a low right-footed finish into the bottom corner to secure the three points.