SEAN Dyche admitted Burnley didn't deserve anything from their midweek defeat to Newcastle but stressed it was important not to be too downtrodden given his side's recent form.

The Clarets were beaten 2-0 at St James' Park on Tuesday night with a Fabian Schar thunderbolt and a Sean Longstaff strike doing the damage in the first half.

Burnley were brighter after the break but couldn't find a way back into the contest and saw their eight-game Premier League unbeaten run come to an end.

"We were a long way off, particularly first half, a bit better in the second half, but first half a long way off," said the Clarets chief.

"Sometimes that can happen, credit to Newcastle as well. They were better first half, they were sharper, their anticipation was better.

"We know the format and style they want to play, and they delivered that better than we did."

Schar's opener was a terrific strike from 25 yards and Dyche felt Jack Cork had been fouled in the build-up to Longstaff's second, while the Clarets did miss first half chances through Chris Wood and James Tarkowski.

Dyche added: "They scored a worldie to calm the game down, and I thought it was a foul on Corky in the build up for the second.

"Yet we had a really good finish from Woody and the keeper makes a save, and we had the chance of the game with Tarky, who goes for the big finish and probably needs to be calmer, and slot it which isn't always easy to do.

"We could have had it tighter at half time.

"In the second half, I was pleased with the effect we had on the team because there was a better energy and demand without being great.

"But we asked more questions, we caused a few more problems and got them on the back foot more.

"We were more like we've been playing, with more energy, so a mixed bag, but they deserved to win, their performance was better than ours overall.

"But I'm not going to start criticising a group who have been unbeaten in eight games and had some massive performances and big results.

"It's probably a reminder that if you do come off just slightly, then you don't get anything."