Sean Dyche believes putting in the hard yards has been instrumental in turning around the Clarets' Premier League season.
Burnley have virtually guaranteed Premier League football for next season following a run of 28 points from 16 games, including Monday night’s hard-fought draw at Chelsea, which saw them climb nine points clear of the bottom three, with three games remaining.
in that time, Dyche's men have scored 27 goals; a total only bettered in the Premier League by title contenders Manchester City and Liverpool.
All that contrasts to a perilous situation at Christmas, when 12 points from their opening 19 games left the Clarets staring down the barrel.