DELIGHTED Clarets boss Stan Ternent felt his side had got their just desserts as Burnley's long wait for an away victory ended at play-off hopefuls Watford.

Almost five months after winning at QPR, Gareth Taylor finally put another three points on the board with a 73rd-minute clincher.

And Ternent, who restored John Mullin to the starting line-up as part of a three-pronged strikeforce, felt Burnley's attacking play had warranted the finishing touch provided by Taylor's first goal for the club.

He said: "I thought we played very well. It was a good open game and I felt we probably shaded it.

"It is a while since we won away but our away record is pretty good in comparison to other teams. Some of the games we have played away from home we have played well (without getting any reward) and it looked like being a similar story in the first half.

"Nik made a good save from Tommy Mooney but other than that there wasn't a lot of other stuff for him to worry about.

"So that was the theme of the talk at half-time, saying that we were doing very well territorially. We were the better team, in my view, we had a lot of balls in the box and created a lot of opportunities but we didn't get on the end of them and we needed to improve on that. And it worked out in the end."

Taylor struck when he forced home a cross from the impressive Paul Weller to make it three wins in five games since his arrival from Manchester City.

"I'm absolutely delighted for him. He worked his socks off, as did Ian Moore, Johnny Mullin and all of them," said Ternent, whose side resolutely protected their lead by dealing well with Watford's response in the closing stages.

The boss added: "You would expect that down at Watford, who are a very good side. But I don't think there were any narrow squeaks or anything untoward. We defended quite well and got people behind the ball and when it broke down we broke quickly with some penetration. So overall it was a really good performance."