Kalvin Phillips 8, Patrick Bamford 7; Nick Pope 8, Ben Mee 5: Leeds United v Burnley player ratings

Home striker cracks home first-half winner from penalty spot for 10th of season but Clarets left frustrated after doing enough to earn point

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  LEEDS UNITED RATINGS: Illan Meslier - 5: Positive goalkeeping early on when punching emphatically clear in crowded area from dangerous free-kick but struggled with Burnley’s balls into the box thereafter. Fortunate to see Barnes goal chalked off after 19 minutes for foul after dropping the ball at striker’s feet. A couple of good saves but an accident waiting to happen on crosses. EPA

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  Stuart Dallas - 6: Stupid shove on Pieters gifted free-kick and early chance to Burnley. Really poor finish with left-footed finish when well-placed on edge of box just after hour mark. Found second half a struggle as Burnley piled on the pressure. AFP

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  Luke Ayling - 7: Tried to make himself as awkward as possible up against players better and stronger in the air. Great ball over Burnley defence to put Bamford through to win penalty. AFP

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  Pascal Struijk - 6: Dutch defender, in for injured captain Liam Cooper and up against tough opponents in Wood and Barnes. Found the second half in particular a real test as the pair began to bully the Leeds defence. AFP

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  Ezgjan Alioski - 6: Macedonian full-back should have done better when presented with chance soon after opening goal but put ball over bar form tight angle. Stabbed away cross-shot in injury-time as Burnley tried to snatch last-gasp leveller. AP

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  Kalvin Phillips - 8: Quietly gets on with his business in defensive midfield role. Neat and tidy, reads the game well. Some quality interceptions in the air and on the deck. Best player on the pitch. PA

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  Mateusz Klich - 4: Two absolutely woeful attempts at goal from distance in first half when teammates were far better placed. Some sloppy moments with his distribution as well. A day to forget for Polish midfielder. AP

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  Raphinha - 7: Beautiful throughball threaded behind Burnley defence to set up Alioski chance in first 10 minutes and handed another chance on a plate for Harrison who also failed to finish. First-time left-footed shot just before break comfortably saved by Pope. A menace in the first-half, but completely disappeared as attacking threat after break. AFP

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  Rodrigo - 6: Caused all sorts of problems working between the Burnley lines and the Clarets struggled to cope in first half. Hit weak finish straight at Pope after finding room and also missed glorious chance to make it 2-0 when he headed over after starting but not finishing the move. Hooked before hour mark as Burnley began to dominate. Reuters

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  Jack Harrison - 7: Great ball over defence to pick out Raphinha but the midfielder headed over from offside position. Should have made it 2-0 after the Brazilian returned the favour soon after but low shot was saved by Pope. Provided excellent cross form left to find Rodrigo but Spaniard headed over with goal at mercy. AFP

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  Patrick Bamford - 6: Won early penalty after being brought down by Pope and picked himself up to emphatically score his 10th goal of the season. Service from midfield evaporated after half-time. EPA

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  SUBS: - Pablo Hernandez - (On for Rodrigo 59’) 6: Saw side-footed finish after quick counter-attack well saved by Pope. Reuters

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  Jamie Shackleton – (On for Klich 67’) 6: Local boy became part of defensive rearguard action with Burnley firmly in ascendency and hunting for a goal. PA

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  Ian Poveda-Ocampo – (On for Raphinha 70’) 6: A couple of nice touches and passes. Getty

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  BURNLEY RATINGS: Nick Pope - 8: Furious at penalty decision believing he got touch to ball before connecting with Bamford but was reckless challenge and an easy call for referee. Good stop with his leg to block Harrison shot and in right place to smother Raphinha’s first-time finish. Excellent one-handed save to turn Hernandez shot round post with 20 minutes to go. Getty

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  Matthew Lowton - 6: The ex-Leeds youth-team player found it hard going against Leeds’ livewire attackers in opening 45 minutes. Hit left-footed striker straight at Meslier at start of second half. AP

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  James Tarkowski - 6: Caught out by ball over top that led to early penalty being conceded as the Burnley defence looked uncharacteristically shaky in opening period. Crucial foot in to stop Bamford grabbing a second with 10 minutes left. Getty

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  Ben Mee - 5: All over the place in first half. Big gap between Mee and central-defensive partner Tarkowski let Bamford in on goal ahead of penalty decision. Gifted possession to Bamford and twice to Raphinha that almost led to goals. Important block on Raphinha strike just after half-time. Like Burnley in general, improved in second half. PA

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  Charlie Taylor - 7: Left-back, who played more than 100 games for Leeds, tidied up well with crucial recovery tackle after Mee lost possession to Bamford. Skinned by Raphinha at start of second half. Getty

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  Erik Pieters - 6: Allowed ball to go through his legs and give Rodrigo chance to shoot at goal. Weak left-footed finish as Burnley finally started to apply some pressure on Leeds after torrid opening 30 minutes. Getty

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  Ashley Westwood - 7: Good ball towards back post found Wood in first half but the Kiwi attacker headed over. Pulled a rabona cross out of his box of tricks that helped earn Burnley a corner straight after the break. His crossing into the box caused Leeds all sorts of problems in second period and was key player in Burnley’s second-half improvement. Getty

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  Josh Brownhill - 6: Booked in opening half an hour for late challenge on Rodrigo. Finally offered a threat going forward after break but hit one shot straight at Meslier and another high and wide into the empty stands at Elland Road. AFP

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  Josh Benson - 5: Limited impact from the right midfielder who frustrated teammates by not putting early balls into the box. AP

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  Chris Wood - 7: Big striker and former Leeds favourite was left frustrated on the floor after heading over from close range in first half. Held up the ball superbly in second half and showed what a nuisance he can be up front. PA

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  Ashley Barnes - 7: Denied goal when fine finish on the turn was disallowed for Mee foul on Meslier when in fact Leeds keeper just dropped ball. Should maybe have done better with two well-hit strikes after break that were too close to Meslier who saved comfortably. Booked late on after another referee’s call went against him. PA

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  SUBS: Dale Stephens – (On for Pieters 74’) 6: Midfielder couldn’t inspire Burnley to grab an equaliser. Reuters

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  Jay Rodriguez – (On for Benson 74’) 6: Blazed left-footed chance high and wide from decent position. Desperately needs a goal to break his duck for the season. AFP

Patrick Bamford's early penalty proved decisive as Leeds held on to beat Burnley 1-0 at Elland Road.

Bamford converted his 10th league goal of the season from the spot in the fifth minute and that was enough to secure his side their sixth Premier League win of the season.

Burnley, who began the day one place and four points behind Marcelo Bielsa's side, had a first-half effort from Ashley Barnes controversially ruled out and dominated the second period.

But Leeds, who spurned a host of first-half chances, refused to buckle under the onslaught and inflicted upon Burnley their first defeat in five matches.

Bamford fired his penalty into the top corner to give Leeds an early lead after he had been brought down by Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope.

Barnes thought he had equalised for Burnley in the 17th minute, but referee Robert Jones had already blown for a foul on Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier. It appeared to be a harsh decision and left Dyche and his backroom staff furious.

"Ben Mee clearly has eyes for the ball, not tried to look at their keeper – their keeper comes through, knees him in the back, if a centre half does that he probably gets booked," said Dyche. "Not only is it a penalty, we put it in the goal and he doesn't give it one second to operate.

"Ironically, it's been taking hours to make a decision and you get a really important decision and they can't look at it. The referee played a big part, but we still have to focus on our part."