Joey Barton announced his return to the Premier League with a 78th-minute winner as Burnley moved into the top half of the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Southampton.
Barton, 34, agreed to rejoin the Clarets earlier this month following an ill-fated spell with Rangers and came off the bench to place home a late free kick.
Sean Dyche has taken a risk in reacquiring Barton, not least because he faces a possible Football Association ban for breaching betting regulations, but his popularity with Burnley fans has endured.
Turf Moor had been the venue for each of Burnley's previous seven top-flight wins this season and it was on their home form alone that they entered this contest with a chance to move into the top half.