Thursday 1 January 2015 20:16, UK
Burnley boss Sean Dyche hailed his side's quality as they battled to a roller-coaster 3-3 Premier League draw with Newcastle at St James' Park.
Steven Taylor put Newcastle ahead but the lead was short-lived as an own goal by Paul Dummett four minutes later hauled the Clarets level.
Midfielder Jack Colback restored the hosts' advantage with a superb long-range strike before Danny Ings levelled with a glancing header from Michael Kightly's cross.
Moussa Sissoko converted Ayoze Perez's delivery to put Newcastle ahead for the third time but George Boyd earned the visitors a crucial point in their fight for Premier League survival with a neat finish with four minutes remaining.
It was another remarkable afternoon just five days after his side came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Manchester City.
How we didn't get anything against Liverpool is a head-scratcher in itself; we were excellent at Manchester City and I thought we were excellent today.
Dyche said: "There is a mentality here that is very, very strong, and it's been there all season. People have said to me, 'You must be pleased with the belief now' – I was pleased with it at the beginning of the season.
"The performances over this Christmas period have been absolutely outstanding. How we didn't get anything against Liverpool is a head-scratcher in itself; we were excellent at Manchester City and I thought we were excellent today.
"We have just played five out of the top 10 and taken five points over that Christmas period with a lot of games - very good signs about what we think we can do this season."
Dyche sent out the same starting XI for the sixth successive game, but the premature exits of Jason Shackell, Dean Marney and Kevin Long – he fears the latter may have suffered a serious ankle injury – tore his plans apart, although the manager was not about the feel sorry for himself.
He said: "I don't do excuses, I haven't got time for excuses at any level of football, and certainly not at this level of football."
