Burnley manager Scott Parker rues ‘disappointing’ Spurs equaliser in entertaining draw at Turf Moor

Burnley looked to be heading for their first win in 14 Premier League games thanks to goals from Axel Tuanzebe and substitute Lyle Foster, until Spurs captain Cristian Romero rose highest to equalise for the North Londoners in the 90th minute.

It was a cruel end to the game for the Clarets who had turned the game on its head in the second half after going behind in a nervy first period, until Tuanzebe’s equaliser just before half-time.

Spurs boss Thomas Frank was clearly unhappy with his team’s defending for Burnley’s two goals, but praised the goal-scoring contribution from his two defenders.

And while the under-pressure Dane highlighted the “man-of-the-match” performance of Burnley goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, Clarets manager Scott Parker felt his team deserved more.

Parker said: “We did everything except win the game. A big improvement today for sure. Obviously disappointed with conceding so late. I thought we were superb in our reaction, got ourselves back into the game by taking the game to Spurs.

“There were large elements where we improved dramatically. I was hugely critical of this team after Brighton away, but we’ve reacted in an incredible away.

“There is improvement but there’s no denying we need to turn these draws into wins.”

When asked what he did to turn Burnley’s nervous first-half into a much more dominant second half, Parker insisted his team were not that bad in the first half.

“Momentum and swing in football is constant, and we’re playing against an incredible team,” he said. “I thought we had our moments in the first half. We changed a couple of things at half-time. I thought we were brilliant in the second half for sure. Juar disappointing we didn’t get the three points.

“The players are disappointed but it’s nothing that we haven’t faced before and nothing that we haven’t faced and reacted to in the right way. We keep moving.”