Tuesday 9 December 2014 12:06, UK
Burnley manager Sean Dyche urged his side to rediscover their "clinical" attitude following their 2-0 defeat to QPR.
Burnley had arrived at Loftus Road on the back of a four-match unbeaten run, but their momentum was grounded as goals from Leroy Fer and Charlie Austin lifted QPR out of the relegation zone - two points ahead of the Clarets.
The visitors looked the more likely to break the deadlock over the first 30 minutes, but two outstanding saves from Robert Green sparked Harry Redknapp's side into life.
Green managed to block Scott Arfield's strike at close-range before tipping a Geroge Boyd piledriver onto the post, a save described by both managers as world class.
"There's a tinge of disappointment, but it's still a tough game against a very experienced side," said Dyche. "We need to be more clinical, we knew that and we have started to be that, but we just weren't today.
"It was a game of missed chances, that's the top and bottom of it. I thought the performance was good and I was reasonably happy with that.
"We created chances, particularly in the first half and early in the second and Rob Green had pulled out one of the saves of the season.
It was a game of missed chances, that's the top and bottom of it. I thought the performance was good.
"We were right behind it and Boydy hit an absolute worldie that's going right in the top corner before he gets a fingertip to it. Scott also had one that hit him in the face, but fair play again to the keeper.
"But those chances are massive in the Premier League and it's hard to come back from conceding goals."
Fer broke the deadlock early in the second half, although his strike took a huge deflection off Ben Mee and looped over Tom Heaten, while Austin netted against his former club before being sent off for a second booking in four minutes.
"The first goal was an unlucky deflection off Ben Mee," Dyche added. "It's a terrific tackle and weirdly I think if he doesn't Tom saves it.
"We're disappointed with the second one - and overall it's a bit of a head-scratcher because generally I was happy with the performance.
"I always try to be honest and I genuinely thought that was a reasonable performance. In fact I thought it was better than reasonable, I felt there were more good points than in other performances, so it's tough to take.
"But that's one loss in five now and that's a big marker in the Premier League"
Dyche also revealed that defender Stephen Ward is facing an extended spell on the sidelines after scans revealed he has suffered a hairline fracture in his foot.
