Burnley fired in five goals to book their place in round four of the FA Youth Cup.

Lewis Richardson, Rhys Fenlon, Chris-Conn Clarke, Ben Woods and Mitch George were all on target for the Clarets who eased past Curzon Ashton to set up a meeting with Mansfield Town in round four.

Curzon had already beaten league opposition, and made it through six rounds, to set up the meeting with Burnley, with coach Tony Philliskirk delighted with his side’s display as they avoided an upset at the Tameside Stadium.

England youth international Richardson is a regular with Burnley’s Under-23s side, themselves enjoying an excellent season, with Philliskirk admitting his availability for the competition was a lift.

“All round I thought it was great, I thought the first-half was nip and tuck, we said to the players in the days before that the first goal was going to be vital,” he told the club website.

“After seeing them in the previous rounds, they took the lead in both and went on to win.

“But I think the second goal just before the break was pivotal, we then had a little cushion going into the second half.

“Obviously having Lewis Richardson and Joe McGlynn coming into the side was a huge boost, they are great strikers at our level.

“Even with Mitch George and Max Thompson coming off the bench and getting involved, it was great to see, everyone was contributing.

“The quality into the two forwards from the wide men was terrific as well, so all in all it was a very pleasing performance.”

Burnley, who entered the competition at the third round stage, were heavy favourites to progress, but Philliskirk was pleased to see them do it in style, scoring five goals in the process.

He added: “Leading up to the game though, I did think it was a tie everyone was expecting us to win, so psychologically the lads overcame a big factor there.

“In the end it did become a very comfortable night, especially the last 20 minutes or so, but I thought we ran really hard and it paid off in the end.

“This season, in a lot of games we have dominated and created a lot of chances but not found the back of the net. We created a lot of chances but also scored five, so that was great to see.

“We showed real hard work, determination and graft throughout the match and I think we handled the occasion really well.

“Overall it was a great team performance from all the lads, and I am pleased for them all.”