Alexander puts smile back on Laws's face

Burnley boss Brian Laws praised his side for their mental strength after they came back from 2-1 down to secure a 3-2 home win over Watford.

A Martin Taylor header put the Hornet's 2-1 up in the second-half but a Ross Wallace strike followed by a trademark Graham Alexander spot-kick completed the comeback for the Clarets in the npower Championship.

Laws said: "I think we deserved it for the sheer mentality side of things because it was a real test for us in terms of character and mental strength.

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"I thought we dug in deep even though their equaliser was poor from our point of view and that rocked us a bit. We didn't seem to be at the races after that.

"When their second went in it was almost like Groundhog Day but we made changes and it worked. Sometimes managers make changes and they don't work but it worked.

"Credit to the players who came on because they changed the game.

"The match wasn't flowing very well and it was almost like head tennis at times."

Chris Iwelumo had put the Clarets in front before Don Cowie equalised for Watford.