WHILE the Clarets might have been eyeing all three points against West Ham at Turf Moor, boss Sean Dyche said he was finding it difficult to be disappointed after seeing his side extend their unbeaten run.

Burnley were rewarded for their toil against 10-men when Chris Wood headed home an 85th minute equaliser against the Hammers, who had been a man short since Andy Carroll's sending off just before the half hour mark.

The point made it six Premier League games unbeaten for Burnley, who have still only lost once in the league all season, and that is their longest run in the top flight since the end of 1974 and start of 1975, when they went seven games without defeat.

A win over West Ham could have sent the Clarets fourth, but they remain seventh in the league and Dyche is finding it difficult to be dejected given their start to the season.

"We’re laying down a lot of markers again and we’ve done that since I’ve been at the club. It’s a good sign of the team progressing and moving forward," the Clarets chief said.

"It’s funny, people are asking whether you’re disappointed at getting a 1-1 with West Ham, sixty in the table, 13 points, etc, and it’s hard to be disappointed, I’ve got to be honest.

"Still there are moments and things we have to look at to improve, of course, but generally speaking, I talk a lot about moving forward and the team is moving forward.

“It’s improving, I thought some of our play was good, our build up play was good, effective, we tried to mix it, the things I talk about.

“There’s a good show if it, and I think we’ve earned the right in the games we’ve played."

Carroll's red card came after two bookings in the space of 99 seconds as he clattered into James Tarkowski and Ben Mee in aerial challenges.

While Dyche backed the red card, he is concerned at seeing too much physicality go out of the game.

“I think a little bit of physicality has gone out of the game, because with the cheating all the time, you can’t really touch anyone," he said.

"I think fans still like to see a good tackle, a good challenge, a good aerial challenge. Andy Carroll’s we’re both bookings, but you’ve got to be careful not to go so pure or cheat-orientated, because there are people diving all over the place.

"People seem to think that’s alright, I think that’s weird.

"I’d prefer someone to have a good old challenge, at least it’s honest, two people challenging for the ball.

"If they get it wrong, fine, you get booked or sent off, but I prefer that than people diving all over the place."

Burnley's unbeaten run will receive the toughest test yet on Saturday as they travel to a rampant Manchester City side, who have scored 17 goals in their last three home games.

"It's a big one coming up on Saturday, very tough," said Dyche. "They’ve had a big result again, but I think we all know the real markers in this division, where teams are, and we know where we are.

“We’re still progressing, we still know we’ve got work to do, to keep nudging forwards."