Aaron helps back-to-basics Clarets stop the rot

years. He then set up Ashley Barnes for two late goals that finished off Bournemouth.

It was Burnley’s biggest topflight win since 1970 and Lennon is confident that maintaining the same intensity every week will see Sean

Dyche’s men climb into the top half of the table.

He said:

“We worked on it all week, getting back to basics, being on the front foot, and doing what we do. From minute one we were in their faces and it paid off for us.

“We’re all honest lads in there and we’ve had a couple of bad performances which we knew were not up to scratch. But this week has been good – we could feel it and you could see we were on it.

“I don’t see why we can’t repeat what we did last season. The squad is pretty much the same, we’ve brought in a few quality players, we’re out of the Europa League and go back to one game a week so we get to work on the training pitch. This is just the beginning for us. Hopefully we can kick on from there.

“Bournemouth are a good side and have done well but we showed we’re just as good and can match pretty much any team in this league.” Lennon, whose last league goal was for Everton in March 2016, acknowledges he should score more but is just as happy making them.

“It’s been preying on my mind – I should score more – but getting assists is just as important for us,” he said.”

Cherries defender Adam Smith admitted they neglected the less glamorous aspects of the game and failed to match Burnley physically.

“We didn’t do the dirty side, if you know what I mean, and got punished for it,” he said. “Burnley played to their strengths. We let them get crosses in and didn’t win enough second balls. We didn’t do the rough side of it.”