Burnley head coach Nicky Hayen said his future at the Championship club is "out of my hands".

The Clarets were thrashed 4-1 by Lincoln on Saturday, and now sit four points adrift of safety in the table.

Hayen's side looked the brighter of the two in the first half and even took the lead, but just before the break they conceded "another easy goal".

"A throw-in goes towards the second post and no-one takes responsibility to clear it, and they react quicker than us," Hayen told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"It's the story of the season - you feel it in the confidence, and in the second half you saw it."

When asked whether he would still be in charge next week, Hayen said: "I don't know.

"I know it's a really hard defeat and something to think about for the board also.

"In the past maybe I lost my energy but I'm not going to lose my energy because this is something out of my hands."