Every team who avoid relegation can usually pinpoint a moment where the cards fell in their favour, and if Burnley dodge the drop on Sunday, they will reflect on the hand they were dealt in the fifth minute at Villa Park.
This point lifted Burnley out of the bottom three on goal difference. As long as the Clarets’ result at home to Newcastle on Sunday matches Leeds United’s at Brentford, Leeds will return to the Championship and Burnley will have another season in the top flight, thanks to the point they secured here. Yet as well as a fabulous performance from goalkeeper Nick Pope, they needed a huge slice of luck to get it.