Among all the big results the Clarets dug out at crucial points of the 2018/19 season, fewer were more important than a 1-0 win over Brighton to lift the gloom of mid-winter.
A first victory in nine games in early December briefly took Burnley out of the bottom three.
And although there were three more defeats to follow from a tough fixture list around Christmas, Sean Dyche’s men stopped the rot in setting up the first leg a win double over a Brighton side that would end the season fighting for their lives.
A scrappy goal from James Tarkowski was enough to secure just a third league win of the season as Joe Hart ensured a clean sheet on his 400th appearance in English football with a superb late save from substitute Glenn Murray.