GEORGE Boyd hailed the character of Burnley's saviour Michael Keane after the Clarets defender bounced back from giving a penalty away to earn a point at Hull City.

Keane was penalised for handball with 18 minutes to go on Humberside and when Tom Huddlestone scored from the spot it looked like Burnley's away day hoodoo was to continue.

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But the 24-year-old made amends four minutes later when he controlled a corner on his chest and smashed home his second goal of the season.

Boyd was full of praise for Keane's finish from Brady's corner, and said his success this season, which has included two England call-ups, has given him the belief that he belongs at the highest level.

"It was a great finish and a good touch," Boyd said of the equaliser. "He does that all the time in training and smashes them in.

"I don't know if he got pushed, but it was handball (for the penalty). But, yeah, he showed great character to come back and score his goal.

"He's very assured. That confidence of playing a full season and doing well last year too. He played in the Premier League two years ago, but he's playing on a regular basis now. His call-up for England gives him the confidence that he belongs at that level."

Burnley began a run of four successive away games at the KCOM Stadium and they marked the start of a testing month by claiming a second away point of the season.

It was a result Boyd was delighted with, especially as it maintains a healthy gap to the bottom three with games running out.

"It's a good point for us. It keeps the gap there for us," he said.

"I think we were solid. Maybe in the final third, we needed a bit more quality, but we're happy with the point."

Boyd added: "We were never lacking confidence about going away. We've got games against teams in and around us and it's a great opportunity to get our first away win."

Burnley showed resolve to bounce back from last week's shock FA Cup exit at the hands of non-league Lincoln City.

Boyd came on for the injured Johann Berg Gudmundsson after 20 minutes of the fifth round defeat but he said the defeat had been consigned to history as soon as the Clarets returned to training at the start of last week.

"Yeah, it was forgotten straight away," he said. "The gaffer made sure first thing when we came in on Monday that we were just looking forward to this game (against Hull).

"It was nice to be able to forget straight away and get a good point away from home."