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The Burnley striker produced a lovely piece of skill as he turned away from Jack Stephens, taking down Jeff Hendrick’s long pass on his chest and swivelling away from the Saints defender.

He then took two touches to get the ball out of his feet and himself away from

Saints debutant Kyle Walker-Peters before unleashing a ferocious drive that left goalkeeper Alex McCarthy with no chance.

A delighted Dyche said: “You need big moments to win games sometimes and that was a big moment in a tight game.

“Vyds has stuck at it and he does do as well as many other players when they’re not in the side.

“He has the respect of the group, I can assure you that when he walked into the dressing room they were buzzing for him.

“They know that when you’re not playing it’s hard.

“The finish is the icing on the cake – it was a brilliant goal without a doubt.”

Vydra had started the game as a substitute but came on when leading goalscorer Chris Wood limped off midway through the first half with a hamstring injury.

It was the Czech’s first goal of the season, a sublime effort that combined with Ashley Westwood’s crazy opener to give the Clarets a win that puts them within two points of the Europa League places.

Southampton striker Danny Ings was supposed to be defending the near post when Westwood (right, with Vydra) swung in a corner inside two minutes and for some reason the England hopeful turned sideways to let the ball through.

Presumably he thought it would hit the side netting but instead it curled nicely inside the post.

McCarthy tried to claw the ball out but it was too late.

Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl said: “Ingsy let it past.

“He thought it was going out and it went in. It wasn’t well defended.”

Dyche joked: “That was a brilliant finish from Westy, we worked on it all week! We decided there was a gap at