Vydra back with a bang to help

Sean Dyche praised Burnley substitute Matej Vydra for providing the big moment they needed to win at Southampton.

The 27-year-old was introduced with 22 minutes played at St Mary’s after Chris Wood pulled up with a hamstring injury

Vydra, who had not scored for the Clarets since September, 2018, looked sharp and showed great composure on the hour mark to control Jeff Hendrick’s ball on his chest, spin away from Kyle Walker-Peters and rifle into the top corner.

It earned Burnley all three points after Ashley Westwood’s secondminute opener, directly from a corner, had been cancelled out by former Claret Danny Ings.

Dyche joked: “Westy’s goal? It was a brilliant finish. We worked on it all week. We decided there was a gap at the near post and we could use it wisely and he whipped it in with the wind, so we measured the wind for that to happen.

“Seriously, you need big moments to win games and that was a big moment in a tight game, and Vyds has stuck at it.

“He does do as well as many other players here when they are not in the side and he has the respect of the group.

“I can assure you when he walked in they were all buzzing for him and we have got such an honest group, they know when you are not playing it is hard.

“But the players here know and respect the people who are not playing because they know when they come in, they have got to be ready – and they are.

“He showed signs of that and not just the finish, but the work ethic to work for the side and obviously the finish is the icing on the cake. It was a brilliant goal.”

Southampton and Burnley played out the lunchtime kick-off in terrible conditions, with strong winds and heavy rain present throughout due to Storm Dennis.