SEAN Dyche was delighted to put some demons to bed as Burnley ended their Hawthorns hoodoo.

The Clarets hadn't won in this part of the Midlands since 1969 and they'd been beaten 4-0 on their two Premier League visits under Dyche.

The Burnley boss also broke his leg as a youngster at the Hawthorns but he finally got to enjoy a day to remember here, with goals from Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood securing a 2-1 win.

That was a third Premier League win in a row for the Clarets and took Dyche to 100 victories as Burnley boss, in his 252nd game in charge.

"I'm really pleased with that, I didn’t know that," Dyche said of his century.

"We’ve only lost nine in the Premier League this season and that’s a marker in itself when you’re Burnley Football Club because that’s not an easy thing to do."

Burnley were dominant in the first half against a Baggies side that look destined for the drop and despite a second half show of resilience from the hosts they hung on once Salomon Rondon had reduced the deficit six minutes from time.

"Certainly in the first half it was a very confident display, they got about us a bit more the last seven or eight minutes of the first half and the feeling changed in the second half, which it often does away from home, particularly when a team is fighting," Dyche said.

"But overall I thought we deserved the win, the feeling was good and I think that’s where we’re moving forward, where we can come away from home and have that tiny bit more assured edge to us.

"Last year that was lacking, but this year it’s grown as the season has gone on.

"That comes with winning games and we’ve done that this season."

On ending their rotten rub at the Hawthorns, Dyche said: “I’ve had some not so good days, including breaking my leg here as a 17-year-old young pro at Forest, it’s not always been the best stadium I’ve been to.

“But that aside, I think the club in general haven’t done so well here, so it’s good for the mentality of the players, because a number of them have played here with us the last season and four years ago when we didn’t perform at all, whereas today we did."

The win cemented Burnley's grip on seventh and led to the magnificent travelling fans belting out 'we're all going on a European tour' at the final whistle, but Dyche was playing down such talk.

“The fans were singing about Europe after the first away win at Chelsea!," he joked.

"I think our focus remains on the next game, that’s the most important. The lads are enjoying what we’re doing but they know the reality of the Premier League and how tough it is, and so do I.

“When you come out of it, you learn quickly. You don’t want it to happen again.

“They know they’ve got to keep working at it, we’re not the real deal and it’s a constant work in progress.

“If we keep performing and putting points on the table, the rest will take care of itself."