They have to be a little bit careful here, Burnley. There are undoubtedly three worse teams than them in this division but the gap remains slightly uncomfortable.
Sean Dyche sits five points clear of the relegation zone. Crucially, five points clear of a besieged Cardiff City. Yet Burnley’s run-in is not a favourable one, Neil Warnock’s team the only one of the current bottom eight they face.
How many points will Dyche actually pick up from now on, with Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea all to play?
Crystal Palace took the lead after Burnley defender Phil Bardsley inadvertently turned the ball into his own net
Burnley's Bardsley and James Tawkowski cut frustrated figures after the former's error gifted the visitors the lead
Michy Batshuayi fired the visitors into a two-goal lead after providing a clinical finish from inside the box just after the break
Wilfried Zaha skillfully cut in from the right to work it on to his left foot before unleashing a powerful low drive to score
The Crystal Palace forward celebrated with his team-mates in front of the travelling supporters after sealing the victory
Ashley Barnes flicked a header past goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey to score a late consolation goal for the home side
BURNLEY (4-4-2): Heaton 5; Bardsley 5, Tarkowski 5, Mee 5, Taylor 5; Hendrick 5 (Gudmundsson 46, 6), Cork 5, Westwood 6, McNeil 6 (Brady 72, 6); Wood 5 (Crouch 81), Barnes 6.5
SUBS NOT USED: Lowton, Gibson, Hart, Vydra
SCORERS: Barnes (90)
BOOKED: Mee
CRYSTAL PALACE (4-3-3): Hennessey 6; Wan-Bissaka 7.5, Dann 7, Tomkins 7, Van Aanholt 8; Kouyate 8, Milivojevic 7.5, Meyer 6 (McArthur 71, 6); Zaha 8.5 (Townsend 79), Batshuayi 8 (Benteke 84), Schlupp 8
SUBS NOT USED: Ward, Ayew, Guaita, Kelly
SCORERS: Bardsley OG (16), Batshuayi (48), Zaha (76)
BOOKED: Milivojevic, Meyer
REFEREE: Lee Probert 6
Michy Batshuayi made it 2-0 to Crystal Palace with a clinical finish from close range. CLICK HERE to see more from Sportsmail's brilliant MATCH ZONE feature.
This chastening defeat against vibrant Crystal Palace is a significant worry for a team whose euphoric victory over Tottenham feels a lot longer ago than seven days. A worrying display at Newcastle and now this.
Palace were electric when countering, their lightening front line frightening as they moved closer to securing safety for another year, opening up an eight-point lead on the bottom three.
Despite not registering a shot on target and Wayne Hennessey’s flapping in goal, Palace went into the break ahead. That lead came after Phil Bardsley deflected past Tom Heaton, but Burnley should have thwarted the attack long before Jeff Schlupp’s 15th-minute cross.
