Sean Dyche sees clear signs that his players are discovering their spark ahead of a testing spell of games.
The Clarets boss admitted that due to a combination of factors, his side have not hit the heights of last season, when a highest league position since the mid-1970s brought European football back to Turf Moor for the first time in half a century.
But ahead of Newcastle United’s trip to Turf Moor on Monday, which signals the start of nine games in 37 days spanning the festive period, Dyche can see the shoots of a return to form.