SEAN Dyche was pleased with the professional display that saw his side through to the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Burnley were 4-2 winners over Peterborough at Turf Moor on Saturday lunchtime, their passage to the next stage helped by racing into a three-goal lead inside 23 minutes.

It was a welcome victory, the Clarets having lost their last three in the Premier League during a difficult Christmas and new year period.

"It wasn't badly needed, every win is needed, no more than any other, it was a good performance, very professional,” said Dyche, who made eight changes for the game.  

"I thought we put out a strong side, which we tend to do, but it hasn't always worked, we haven't always performed.

"But we spoke in the week about the mentality going into the game, and it was on show, it was excellent, with some very good performances in a tricky tie.

"They are a good side, they've had a tough Christmas themselves, but they've been going well, they are a threat going forward, as they showed at varying times, but we dealt with a lot of it, and they earned two goals out of possible mistakes from us.

"But overall I thought it was a very professional and confident performance.”

Having recently struggled to muster shots on target, let alone goals, Dyche was pleased with his side’s attacking play.

Jay Rodriguez scored twice to further press his claim for a run of games in the league with Erik Pieters, his first goal for Burnley, and Jeff Hendrick also on target.

"There was a real good feel about the performance from the off, good organisation, discipline and good use of the ball,” Dyche said.

“We played in good pockets - in their system, you get a bit more time to do that, in a diamond, the pockets opened up a bit more simply than it would in the Premier League.

"But we used it wisely, Aaron Lennon was excellent, the general feel of the game, the main thing we spoke about was being deliberate with the ball, and we were.

"We passed it quickly and effectively, and moved off the ball very well, and carried that on through a lot of the game, and won it properly in the end.”

The draw for the fourth round takes place on Monday night at around 7.30pm ahead of the final third round tie between Arsenal and Leeds.