STEVE Jones has targeted an end of season flourish after ending his longest ever goal drought.

The Northern Ireland international halted a run of six barren months when he fired the third in Burnley's comprehensive 4-0 win over Plymouth Argyle, which brought the Clarets' 19-game winless streak to a welcome end.

The 30-year-old hitman followed that up six days later by paving the way for a 2-0 win over Cardiff City with his fifth-minute strike.

Now Jones, who missed most of January with a calf problem, is hoping to add to his current tally of five in Burnley's five remaining fixtures.

"That was the longest I've gone in my whole career without scoring, so I was overjoyed to find the back of the net again (against Plymouth)," said the former Crewe striker, who hadn't scored before that since the home defeat to Plymouth in September.

"I hope this can kick-start me again."

Jones got his Burnley career off to a flying start when his brace secured a 2-0 home win over Queens Park Rangers on the opening day of the season.

Operating in a left-wing role, he has found goals hard to come by on a regular basis since then. On top of that, he was hampered with a calf problem around Christmas and missed most of January. However, after scoring twice in three games, Jones is aiming to end the campaign on a high.

"Hopefully I can get back to my old self," he said. "From a personal point of view, I feel I have struggled for form a bit since coming back from injury.

"I was out for quite a while and have had to work extra hard in training and it's finally paid off.

"I was delighted to score and hopefully I can regain some form for the remaining games."

And Jones spoke of the wave of relief which swept over Turf Moor following Burnley's resounding win over Plymouth.

"It has given the whole club a massive lift. You could almost hear the sigh of relief on the pitch and in the stands," he said after the Clarets ended a four-month winless run.

"It's the first time in my career that I've ever been through something like that.

"I came from Crewe, where the club is constantly battling against bigger clubs and the expectation levels are much smaller.

"Burnley (supporters) rightly expect high standards and we haven't been living up to them, but hopefully the Plymouth game was a watershed moment.

"We don't feel we've been getting the rub of the green and that early goal gives you renewed confidence and, importantly, something to hold on to.

"All of a sudden, we lifted a big monkey off our backs.

"We repaid the manager and his staff. They have been under a lot of pressure and we could all see that. We so wanted to put that right for them."

l BURNLEY have sold out their 1700 ticket allocation for Saturday's trip to Leeds United.