FAMILIARITY has bred comfort rather than contempt on the road for Burnley, according to boss Sean Dyche.

The Clarets have been transformed away from Turf Moor this season, collecting as many points away from home as they have at home.

That contrasts with last season when they took just seven of their 40 points in away games but Dyche believes the turnaround is due to a familiarity with going away in the Premier League.

He also believes the addition of experienced Premier League players such as Jack Cork, Phil Bardsley and Jon Walters has helped Burnley become more assured on their travels.

"Going away has been a big thing this season. A lot of the players are a year wiser, some of them are two years wiser from the previous time," Dyche said.

"They think that they’ve been in a stadium enough times where it’s a bit more normal. Therefore you’re more normal and your performances are more adjusted.

"They think: We’re OK here. Then you add in someone like Corky, who’s been doing it for many years. He’s probably at year eight or nine in the Premier League. So he’s been doing it for many years. Bardo’s another one and so is Jon Walters.

"They’ve been around it for many years and I thought we needed that. Jon’s been injured, but Bardo’s had his spell in the team, and Cork has played every game. They’re just a bit more assured."

While that extra experience has played a part Dyche believes his other players that are learning on the job are also showing signs of improvement this term.

Burnley will look to continue their fine away from at Swansea today, 11 months after leading twice at the Liberty Stadium before falling to a 3-2 defeat.

At that stage the Clarets were still searching for a first away win of the season, but they've already secured four away wins this term.

"During the season, our players are beginning to become a bit more assured," Dyche said.

"Kevin Long, Popey, Charlie Taylor, these are people who are learning as they’re going. As they’re playing, they’re learning.

"Sometimes,they don’t even know they’re learning until they get a chance, a window, to sit back and go: I just feel more assured about all of this. That can be a really powerful thing.

"No matter what walk of life you’re in, the higher a level you operate at, when that becomes more normal, and you can handle that, then you become more assured.

"It’s like a business guy delivering that first powerpoint presentation that might get you the deal. The first one, you go: Oh, my goodness. By the fiftieth one, you’re going: OK, I can handle this. I’m going to deliver. It’s the same idea in football. It often mirrors normal life."

Burnley's trip to South Wales looks a lot tougher now than it did six weeks ago. The appointment of Carlos Carvalhal has breathed new life into Swansea's battle to beat the drop and their last three home games have seen wins over Liverpool and Arsenal before an 8-1 thumping of Notts County in the FA Cup on Tuesday.

But Dyche isn't too concerned that that demolition job will lift the mood even higher at the Liberty Stadium.

"If the mood was that good, it would have been there all season. You can’t flick a switch," he said.

"There’s a change of mentality when a new manager comes in. But how many times do we see that last year after year after year?

"That’s not about Swansea, that’s about every manager who goes into a new job. How can you affect it and stay up there? We had it when I first came here, and then after about 10 games we started suffering a bit. That can happen."