SEAN Dyche says Burnley must put behind them frustration over refereeing decisions in Tuesday’s League Cup loss to West Ham United.

The Clarets’ 11-match unbeaten run came to an end as the Premier League Hammers claimed a 2-0 win at Turf Moor thanks to penalties from Matt Taylor and Jack Collison.

Dyche was angered by referee Robert Madley’s decision to award the first spot kick for a tackle on Kevin Nolan, believing that Jason Shackell won the ball.

And he also felt the decision to send off Keith Treacy for a professional foul for the second penalty was harsh.

But Burnley return to Championship action at Millwall on Saturday and the boss admits they must move on from Tuesday’s controversies.

“The first penalty was a really soft one, I think Shacks did well,” Dyche said.

“He got across him and got a block on it. You can’t actually see it that clearly, I must state that, but it looks like there’s some kind of contact from where the ball goes, the angle the ball travels.

“I didn’t think the referee could get a good view of it.

“He was a long way behind the incident, so I just questioned if he could be 100 per cent sure that there was no contact with the ball.

“That was my view of it but the referee assured me that he saw it and he was happy with his decision, so we have to take that and move on.”

Treacy was sent off for bringing down Collison as he attempted to fire home, with goalkeeper Tom Heaton out of his goal.

But Dyche felt the offence did not warrant a red card, unlike Blackburn Rovers midfielder Lee Williamson’s foul on Danny Ings outside the box in the East Lancashire derby last month.

“I think it’s a strange rule, particularly for that kind of incident,” he said of Treacy’s dismissal.

“We had Danny Ings brought down against Blackburn, that’s a different situation, but the one where you’re trying to get back to make a tackle, a penalty’s enough in my opinion.

“But I do understand they’re not my rules, they’re the rules, so we have to take that one.

“We’ll move onwards in a positive fashion ready for Saturday.

“I think we’ve given people plenty to smile about lately.

“We’re disappointed because I like winning, the players do and the club do.

“But if you’re going to lose, lose in the right fashion and I thought we did that.

“There was no shortage of effort or application and there was some real good quality.

“Overall I thought the lads did very well.

“I thought in the first half we were excellent.

“We’re ready to go again.”