Burnley boss Sean Dyche was full of praise for his players after an impressive win against West Ham United.

The Clarets continued their unlikely push towards vying for a European spot in the league with a 1-0 win away from home.

Jay Rodriguez got his 10th goal of the season to seal all three points for the away side.

Asked whether he was impressed with his team's performance, Dyche told reporters: "I couldn't agree more.

"James Tarkowski continues to mature and grow as a player and his leadership continues to flourish, and alongside him Kevin Long doesn't always get his chances, but I'll tell you whenever he comes in, he delivers.

"He was struggling with his stomach as well, so I gave him the good advice to just get on with it, and that worked!

"At the end of the day you are asking a group that is a bit stretched to show that mentality towards performances and they have been absolutely outstanding.

"Some groups can make excuses, but we've always insisted on there being no excuses. This is the challenge in front of us and in my group you have to be committed to the cause and give everything.

"You have to have a 'teamship' and some of the core values we put into these players are just as fashionable as they ever have been, in my opinion.

"You need tactics, of course, along with organisation individual technique , but it has to have a heartbeat and a glue that holds it all together and we have that in abundance here."