BURNLEY produced another example of their mettle as they struck late to claim a seventh successive Turf Moor victory.

The Clarets had done everything but score for 87 minutes, but having looked a threat from corners all evening Sam Vokes turned a shot home from Michael Keane’s downward header.

Replays showed Vokes had controlled the ball with his hand, but Burnley have had enough decisions go against them this season to think they were owed this one.

And this was a fixture they deserved to win. On a sodden night at Turf Moor they had earned the right to play in a physical encounter and as the game wore on they took total control. It could easily have been more than one.

The Clarets were led by the outstanding Joey Barton in midfield but it was a team effort as they won a seventh straight home game for the first time since the end of the 2009/10 and start of 2010/11 season.

Three of them have come through late goals and Leicester follow Middlesbrough and Southampton in being ground down at Turf Moor in recent weeks, before being sent home defeated.

This place continues to be a graveyard of Premier League champions as well. The Clarets have now beaten the defending champions in their three most recent top flight campaigns, having vanquished Manchester United in 10/11 and Manchester City in 14/15. All three champions have been beaten 1-0.

The Foxes had the first chance with Demarai Gray scuffing a chance straight at Tom Heaton, but it wasn’t long before Burnley were beginning to take control. Andre Gray’s flick played Ashley Barnes into the left-hand channel and his drive across goal was narrowly wide.

The two combined again just before the midway point of the half. Barnes felt he was fouled by Robert Huth 30 yards from goal, but Gray picked up on the loose ball and raced into the area before firing into the side-netting when Barnes had made good ground to take up a dangerous position in the centre.

All of Leicester’s threat was coming down their left and Marc Albrighton and Demarai Gray both tried their luck from distance from that side with low drives, but Heaton held both well in the wet conditions.

If the Turf Moor faithful were furious as referee Mike Dean departed the stage at the interval, having turned down a first-half penalty appeal, they were in rapture within a minute as the club announced the club record capture of Robbie Brady over the tannoy.

Buoyed by breaking the club record for the third time in less than six months, the Clarets began on the front foot in the second half, with Scott Arfield – on for the injured Steven Defour – sending a left-footed shot narrowly wide, while Joey Barton’s half-volley skimmed just wide.

Gray then latched onto a Barnes’ flick-on and saw his angled drive turned behind by Kasper Schmeichel at his near post.

The visitors threat was on the break and when Riyad Mahrez had the chance to run at Stephen Ward he cut inside and sent an effort at Heaton, which the Clarets captain spilled before spreading himself at Jamie Vardy’s feet, with the striker clipping the ball over Heaton but away from goal.

Barnes then almost managed to get on the end of Barton’s cross at the other end, and after Simpson had cleared Ben Mee glanced the corner wide.

The Clarets were getting closer and Gray and Michael Keane both saw 12-yard shots blocked as the Foxes struggled to clear their lines from a corner, before Jeff Hendrick’s 20-yard drive was thwarted as well.

Another corner caused more problems for the Foxes, with Ben Mee powering a header just over Schmeichel’s crossbar, before Barnes flicked another from the other side wide.

Gray was using his physique well against the Foxes centre backs and he turned Robert Huth and forced his way towards goal, only to be denied from the angle by Schmeichel, before his flick inside saw Vokes lift an effort over goalkeeper and goal.

Substitute Vokes was the hero as time ticked away though. Arfield’s corner was headed down by Keane and, although Vokes’ control was with his arm, his finish was faultless.