He said: "I had a chat with Richard about how we wanted him to play and he has really matured over the last couple of games."
Chaplow was signed from the Clarets by Bryan Robson, who never gave him an extended run in the first team. But he is now starting to fulfill his potential, and has been a key figure in Albion's recent five-match winning run which has seen them move into the frame for automatic promotion, as well as reaching the FA Cup fifth round, where they face Bristol City or Middlesbrough away from home.