“IT’S SO ANTI-FOOTBALL!” David Luiz cried.

“THERE SHOULD BE SACKINGS … AND A VERY GOOD CASE FOR POINTS DOCKED!” the (Chelsea) press cried.

What a palaver.

There was so much to unpick from a night of drama at Stamford Bridge, but I start this week’s column with the only headline that matters.

Our beloved Clarets took themselves off to the capital and brought back a well-fought and well-earned point.

A point that puts them on the magic 40 and pretty much guarantees Premier League football at Turf Moor next season.

And ignore the Chelsea narrative. They did it in style with two fantastic goals and a defence of steel, although admittedly, Eden Hazard is probably not on Matt Lowton’s Christmas card list.

I have managed to ignore most of the hot air coming from the Chelsea camp because so much of what was said was classic deflection.

A side with a struggling manager and an under-performing side dropped points at home against a relegation-threatened Burnley. Oh the shame.

It is lesson one from the Jose Mourhino School for PR Management.

You cause a fuss, create the drama and make sure the headlines are about anything other than your side’s diabolic defending to concede two goals in the opening 24 minutes.

I am not talking about the allegations made against the Burnley backroom staff. They are an entirely different matter and will be dealt with by the FA if appropriate to do so.

What I am talking about is the consistent complaints that this Clarets side is anti-football and uses gamesmanship, predominately in the form of time-wasting, to ensure they deny the big boys the win they need.

Sean Dyche summed it up perfectly for me after the game - we have every right to earn the points we need in any which way we want and we make no apologies if that doesn’t fit with Chelsea’s agenda.

As so many of the stats that were shared on social media after the game demonstrate, since Boxing Day the Clarets have won more points than Chelsea and scored more goals than Chelsea.

We are one of the league’s most in-form sides and our boys should be very proud of how they’ve turned a troublesome season around.

Next up is Manchester City at Turf Moor, where the Clarets will play a starring role in this season’s title race.

Pep Guardiola may think he’s got one hand on that trophy but he’s got to get through Ben Mee first.

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nNatalie Bromley is the editor of the No Nay Never Podcast. Visit www.nonaynever.net