HONEST Wimbledon chief Terry Burton admitted that his side could have left Turf Moor with a heavier defeat as the Dons' year-long wait for an away win goes on.

Paul Weller's first-half goal gave Burnley their opening victory of the season as the visitors never looked like hitting back.

Burton said: "Last week we created six or seven very good chances. This week we created none.

"It doesn't help when you lose two of your most experienced players (Carl Leaburn and Alan Kimble) and we ended up looking like we were, which was a team of individuals.

"There were a lot of new faces in there and people who hadn't played together and we looked like it really.

"I thought for 15 or 20 minutes we were reasonably in control then Burnley took over, got one goal and arguably could have got another couple.

"Steve Davis had a heading chance and there was a penalty appeal that on another day might have gone with them."

The relegated Londonders were missing more than half-a-dozen key players and Burnley took full advantage to leave Burton eagerly waiting the return of senior players like John Hartson, Kenny Cunningham and Robbie Earle.

He added: "In the second half we passed it reasonably for a spell but we passed it negatively and we had no penetration. We didn't look like scoring, which was the disappointing thing. We were never a threat on the Burnley goal.

"I put that down mainly to the fact that we had a very much re-arranged and makeshift side.

"If you saw the names on the team-sheet you would have thought it was Wimbledon's reserve side."