Sean Dyche hails Burnley performance in win over Spurs

The result lifts the Clarets further clear of the Premier League's bottom three ahead of Tuesday night's trip to Newcastle United.

Ashley Barnes hit a late winner for the Clarets to secure a deserved victory over Spurs and dent Mauricio Pochettino's side's title ambitions.

Harry Kane had cancelled out Chris Wood's opener in an action-packed second half.

And Dyche was delighted with the result which took Burnley's unbeaten run to eight league games.

"I talk about effective football and it's certainly as effective a performance as we've had all season," said the Clarets chief.

"We kept asking questions all afternoon, and the feel of the performance, and some of the quality as well, so I was very pleased.

"It's very tough, they're a top side, and they have a way of finding control of a game, and I thought we didn't allow them too much control.

"They started the second half with a bit more calmness, but I thought our pressing lines, the way we set up to stop them playing out from the back - I was really pleased with that."

Spurs were limited to very few chances with Burnley posing the more threatening questions and Dyche felt his side performed well.

He added: "They didn't have control in the way they often do, with their style, and that was part of our thinking, to make it feel different, and I thought we did that well, we set up from the keeper to press, and behind that, we asked so many questions of their back five and then back four, that eventually you think you're going to find something, and we did.

"It's hard for us, we've not made bold statements about rolling it around the back, 600 passes - you've got to find a way to win and that's what it's like in the Premier League when you're Burnley.

"We're finding ways to win once again and there's a lot to be really pleased about.

"There's some really good stuff and the little in between things that we're doing really well, that we weren't doing as well early season."