AFTER a week of hard training in France Burnley took the boat across Lake Geneva to Switzerland to kick-off their pre-season with a routine win over Stade Nyonnais.

Sean Dyche had been keen to play down the importance of the result in the build-up to the clash next to UEFA’s gleaming headquarters, insisting it was more about fitness after a good week of work across the lake in Evian.

And most of the travelling squad got a run out at the Stade de Colovray, with just Tom Anderson and Tony Aghayere remaining on the bench, as the Clarets took their first steps on the road to match fitness ahead of the Premier League clash with Swansea at Turf Moor on August 13.

An open and entertaining first half gave way to a quieter second 45 minutes, but Dyche will be happy that all his squad came through unscathed, with some younger members also getting experience in a first-team environment.

Lukas Jutkiewicz continued his return from a cruciate knee ligament injury with a second half appearance, while Andre Gray and Ashley Barnes were both on the scoresheet in the first period.

Every Burnley player had a touch of the ball early on but it was the home side who threatened first, as Michael Keane got in the way of former Juventus youngster Stipe Simunac’s shot, and from the resulting corner Paul Robinson held Emiliano Etchegoyen's tame shot.

At the other end Gray was almost set free by George Boyd, but the ball escaped his touch, before last season’s top scorer then turned his man inside and out before seeing his shot blocked.

Eighteen-year-old Aiden O’Neill has been with the senior side for the first two weeks of pre-season and the Australian midfielder showed a glimpse of his potential on 12 minutes as his stunning pass over the top found Barnes, but he couldn’t turn the ball into Gray’s path.

A minute later Gray looked certain to open the scoring but his six-yard shot from Boyd’s cut-back was saved by Damien Djuric’s legs in the Nyonnais goal.

The deadlock was finally broken on 20 minutes as Barnes through ball found Gray and he rifled into the roof of the net from around 12-yards out.

It was 2-0 five minutes later. Michael Kightly and O’Neill took a corner before the youngster’s back post cross was headed home by Barnes, although Djuric really should have saved it.

A minute later he did make the save, an extremely unconventional flying punch towards a straight shot from Boyd, after he led a breakaway involving Barnes and Dean Marney.

Kightly was next to go close, seeing a shot from eight yards blocked after superb work out wide by Gray.

The threat from the home side was sparse but five minutes before the break Kosovan striker Gentian Bunjaku fizzed a low cross in from the right which somehow evaded everyone in the middle.

They did get a goal back moments later as Simunac showed his pedigree with a low left-footed shot from 25-yards across Robinson which nestled in the corner of the net.

The two goal advantage was restored moments later though as Keane headed Kightly’s deep free-kick back over Djuric and into the net.

Burnley made 10 outfield changes at the break while Stade Nyonnais, who had been beaten 3-1 by Sporting Lisbon at the same venue just 24 hours earlier, made 11 changes.

Karim Chentouf twice sent shots from the edge of the area just wide for the hosts, before the Clarets first second half sighting of goal came midway through the 45, with Jutkiewicz dragging a shot narrowly wide.

Jutkiewicz appeared to have made it four on 70 minutes, heading home Matt Lowton’s cross, but much to the striker’s bemusement it was ruled out.

He came close again as the clock ticked down, hooking Scott Arfield’s cross onto the bar before Rouwen Hennings’ follow-up effort was blocked.

Burnley: Paul Robinson (Connor Mitchell 62), Tendayi Darikwa (Matt Lowton 46), Michael Keane (Kevin Long 46), Ben Mee (James Tarkorwski 46), Cameron Dummigan (Danny Lafferty 46), Dean Marney (Fredrik Ulvestad 46), Aiden O’Neill (David Jones 46), George Boyd (Scott Arfield 46), Michael Kightly (Chris Long 46), Andre Gray (Lukas Jutkiewcz 46), Ashley Barnes (Rouwen Hennings 46)