Burnley had been waiting almost two years for this sensation but, at last, they have an away win to savour in the Premier League and, with it, surely another season to enjoy plenty more. This was a wonderfully resilient display in south London, a performance forged on strong-arm defence and goalkeeping excellence, to check Crystal Palace’s recent momentum. Sean Dyche’s team are eight points off the cut-off with winnable games ahead. A fine campaign is close to being rewarded with survival.
The away form had been an anomaly for a team this organised, but that elusive first triumph on the road will have felt sweeter as a result. The last Burnley player to score a winning goal outside Turf Moor in the top flight had been Danny Ings at Aston Villa on the final day two seasons ago, a victory secured once resignation had already been confirmed. Here the honours fell to Ashley Barnes and the substitute Andre Gray on the counterattack, but the win owed more to the efforts of Tom Heaton, Michael Keane, James Tarkowski and the visitors’ tireless collective work-rate.
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