4 things we learned from Burnley v Stoke City

4-5-1 against Middlesbrough?

The team is built on one of the most stable back five’s in the Premier League and Dyche has to take a lot of credit for this, which allows for the flexibility to shuffle his pack further forward.

The three points against Stoke and Burnley’s infamous away record makes this a free roll of the dice for The Clarets.

He has options, and he could solve the conundrum of how to get Defour, Barton and Hendrick into the centre of his midfield, with Brady coming in on the left and Boyd retaining his place on the right, leaving Gray to lead the line, as Vokes looks off the pace at the moment.

The unpredictable Icelandic international Johann Gudmundsson is back in full training, and whilst the game at the Riverside (Saturday) may come too soon for him, he could be a viable option to offer attacking support in this formation.

The 4-4-2 formation is not working away from home and The Clarets cannot rely solely on the points picked up at Turf Moor moving forward, as if they are to survive, they will not get away with such a dismal record on the road next season.

The Clarets have just come out of their rockiest spell of the season, with five out of seven games away from home and the home matches coming against the top two in the division.

But Dyche doesn’t get too high after wins, or too low after defeats, “We made a deal with the players to take it one game at a time, and that’s what we will continue to do.”

A victory in the next game will all but guarantee survival.