BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche insists his side are "not far away" as a 1-0 defeat at Swansea left them desperate to end their current winless run.

The Clarets have now gone ten games without a victory after South Korean midfielder Ki Sung-yueng struck eight minutes from time.

Burnley had shaded a drab first half but it was Swansea who looked the more probable winners as the game developed.

Dyche said: "The margins are tight and you have to find a way of getting on the right side of it.

"Even at the start of the season, when we were going so well, I said they were tight games.

"I have said to the players we're not far away. We've got to get players back fit and that will allow this squad to take stock and breathe again.

"But it's our job to correct the run and my job as manager to do so."

Swans boss Carlos Carvalhal felt a bold approach paid off as his side continued their Premier League revival, climbing to 15th place, two points above the relegation zone.

Ki's winner came after Carvalhal had made two attacking second-half substitutions, with Andre Ayew – making his second Swansea debut after rejoining the club from West Ham on transfer deadline day – and Tammy Abraham sent on to make the difference.

Carvalhal said: "Burnley are a difficult team to beat, the third-best defensive team in the competition, so it was not easy to score.

"But in the second half, my players want to win a lot and we tried to help them do that with the players we put on."