JOHANN Berg Gudmundsson hailed Burnley's twin strike threat after Ashley Barnes' 10th goal of the season earned the Clarets a point at Stoke City.

While Gudmundsson turned in a dazzling display in the Potteries it was Barnes who was on hand to score his sixth goal in his last eight games to cancel out Badou Ndiaye's opener.

The 28-year-old's flourishing partnership with Chris Wood has now yielded 20 goals this season as they do battle for top scoring honours at Turf Moor.

And Gudmundsson believes the duo are proving to be a major weapon in Burnley's European charge, with the Clarets now needing just four points from their final three games to guarantee European football next season.

That could be sealed against Brighton next weekend if the Clarets better Leicester City's result away at Crystal Palace.

"Great strikers pop up with the goals and he's been really good this season," Gudmundsson said of Barnes.

"They've both been scoring goals which helps the team. It's a great feeling to have two strikers that can score goals.

"We try to get as many crosses in as possible for the two big lads up front. It's great to have two strikers who can score goals waiting in the box."

Gudmundsson has been keeping the supply line well stocked this season as well and he could easily have added to his tally of eight assists but for Jack Butland, who kept out headers from Jack Cork and James Tarkowski.

Asked if he was playing the best football of his career, Gudmundsson said: "Yes, probably.

"I think I've been playing quite well so I just want to keep on going because it's the World Cup in the summer and I want the momentum to keep building in to that. I've just got to keep on top of things and keep myself fit.

"The side is playing well also which obviously helps. Confidence is high and I'm just enjoying playing football."

The 27-year-old was also unlucky not to add to his tally of two Premier League goals this season.

He tested Butland with a first-half free-kick and then had three chances to win the match in injury time, firing narrowly wide of either foot while Butland again denied him from a fierce drive.

"I should have scored at least one. It was close. I'm definitely disappointed that I didn't finish one of them but that's football," Gudmundsson said.

The hosts were in dire need of three points to get their survival bid back on track, but after an encouraging first half the Clarets fought back after the break and Gudmundsson felt they were worthy of at least a point.

"They were better than us in the first half and created chances but we were definitely the better side in the second half," he said.

"We created our chances and we should have scored a second goal as well.

"In the first half I think we were a bit sloppy, we gave them too much respect I think and the crowd was bouncing trying to help them as well.

"They needed the points as well so we knew they were going to come out fighting.

"The second was much better from us and we created a lot of chances. We should have scored."