Kompany irked by Clarets' point

FRUSTRATION was the overriding emotion for Burnley boss Vincent Kompany after he saw his table-toppers held at home by Sunderland.

- Ian Whittell

The goalless draw does mean the Clarets are now undefeated in their last 18 league games, winning 14, since defeat at Sheffield United on November 5 and have led for all but 137 of the 1,620 minutes they have played in that run.

Kompany, though, was irked by a disciplined performance from a Black Cats side who became the first since Manchester City, almost exactly 12 months ago, to keep a clean sheet in a visit to Turf Moor.

And Sunderland could even have won it in the second half, with on-loan Amad Diallo hitting the bar and Jack Clarke seeing a ‘goal’ ruled out for offside.

“Sunderland are a good team and I think somewhere down the line we will look at this as a good point – but I’m not there yet,” said Kompany.