Sam Vokes scored his first goal for the Clarets since March after Nacer Chadli had put the visitors in front and Burnley now travel to north London in a bid to set up a Fourth Round meeting with fellow Premier League strugglers Leicester City.
Burnley 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
The FA Cup
Third Round Proper
Monday 5 January 2015
Turf Moor, Burnley
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Unlike other clubs who have been criticised for their FA Cup team selections, Burnley made just two changes to their starting line-up – both of which were enforced by injury or illness and Dyche was delighted to have remained in the competition.
“A replay is what it is – it’s as simple as that,” he said.
“We had to make our changes tonight, we had no choice. That was everything we had in the building in terms of recognised players, including those on the bench.
“That’s what we were down to so in that respect I’m very pleased with the outcome of the game.”
While the Turf Moor outfit struggled to create chances for much of last night’s game, the defensive partnership of Ben Mee and England Under-21 starlet Michael Keane certainly caught the eye.
And Burnley boss Dyche now hopes to extend the loan deal that saw Keane join from Manchester United in September.
“We’re looking at that situation, it’s something that’s been ongoing ever since he’s been here,” he explained.
“Michael is a young man who’s still developing his game. We show him clips and work with him on that. He’s showing good signs, but there are a few tricks in the book that he’s got to learn yet.
“We’ll wait and see if there’s the prospect of a permanent move, that’s a discussion we need to have with him and Manchester United.”
