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Sean Dyche Admits Burnley Played With Fear During 2-0 Defeat to Crystal Palace

Sean Dyche has admitted he felt his Burnley side played with fear after they were comfortably beaten 2-0 by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

The visitors were immediately put on the back foot with Palace creating a number of chances, and it didn't take them long to find the breakthrough. James McArthur's cross evaded everyone in the box and went all the way into the back of the net after deflecting off the inside of the post. Palace were dominant in the first half, and the second half followed a similar pattern.

Burnley never really looked like getting back into the game, and Andros Townsend made sure of the points with just over 10 minutes remaining with a fantastic strike which flew into the top corner, leaving Joe Hart with no chance to seal a comfortable 2-0 win for Palace.