The Clarets continued their climb away from the relegation zone on a day the footballing gods smiled on Turf Moor to help bring another priceless victory in the survival battle.
Burnley were aided by two deflected own-goals as they made it three successive Premier League wins to leave Fulham in even deeper trouble in the bottom three.
It might have been rough justice on the Cottagers, who are still without an away this season.
But Sean Dyche’s side arguably made their own luck with the way they responded to go behind to a stunning early strike from Andre Schurrle to win from a losing position for the second league game in a row.