It wasn’t pretty, but it was effective as Jay Rodriguez came off the bench to cap a Scrooge-like performance on the eve of Christmas with a dramatic late winner.
Super-sub Rodriguez headed home in the 89th-minute from the Clarets’ only effort on target to secure a second away win of the season.
At the other end, Sean Dyche’s men refused to give anything away as they recorded a seventh clean sheet of the campaign – matching Leicester at the top of the shut-out charts – by refusing the opposition an effort on target for the second week running.