AS the final whistle blew on Burnley’s travels for 2016/17 Sean Dyche made a beeline for the away fans inside the Vitality Stadium.

Dyche walked across the pitch towards the travelling hordes who had once again travelled in number and in voice, and he waved for the rest of his squad to join them.

Together they stood in front of those fans and applauded them for a good while, with the Clarets chief leading the way. It felt like a symbolic gesture.

This has been a season to remember for Clarets, another one under the guidance of Dyche, who brought up his 200th league game in charge of the club here.

Ten home wins, 40 points, and most importantly, Premier League survival. But if there is one obvious area for improvement it is away from home.

The win at Crystal Palace two weeks ago at least avoided a season without joy on the road, but aside from that it has been difficult at times for those travelling fans.

It started with performances that were below par, improved into competing without being able to edge that victory, and having tasted success at Selhurst Park, ended with an all too familiar story.

These two clubs are the feel good tales of the Premier League. Managed by young English bosses and punching well above their weight.

But Bournemouth have been here a year longer, have had access to more finance.

Dyche suggested his side had been a bit flat, that their achievements this season had caught up with them, and he appeared to have a point.

The Cherries had been the better side for most of the game, taking the lead through former Claret Junior Stanislas and spending most of the second half camped in Burnley territory.

But Dyche’s side are nothing if not resilient and it looked like they had snatched a point when Sam Vokes headed home seven minutes from time, only for Josh King, who had been a major nuisance throughout, to pop up with a winner.

The Clarets had started brightly, with George Boyd’s snapshot flying wide inside a minute, but it wasn’t until 25 minutes in that the game came to life.

Lewis Cook’s direct ball found Stanislas the wrong side of Stephen Ward, but his control and early finish from the edge of the area, finding the corner of the net, was impressive.

That woke Burnley from their slumber. Scott Arfield had a sighter from range before he almost capitalised when the ball fell to him from a deflected Ashley Barnes shot, only for Artur Boruc to block.

The same man curled a 20-yarder just wide early in the second half, but that was a rare foray forward as Bournemouth upped the ante, despite Andre Gray’s half-time introduction for Barnes.

It was last ditch stuff at times as King probed and Marc Pugh and Stanislas ran at the back four. Lys Mousset planted a header straight at Tom Heaton before King fired high and wide.

Suddenly the Clarets levelled. Johann Berg Gudmundsson floated a ball in and Vokes glanced a lovely header into the far corner before celebrating his ninth Premier League goal of the season with the visiting fans.

It was a goal that would have confirmed Burnley’s safety on points as well as goal difference, but it rather summed up the Clarets away record this season that the celebrations were short lived.

Two minutes later Fraser found space down the left and from his cross King had got goal side of James Tarkowski and could control in the area before beating Heaton from close range.