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Sean Dyche praised the mentality of his team after they fought back to earn a draw and make it a seven-point week. Jeffrey Schlupp fired the hosts ahead after nine minutes in south London and the Clarets at this point looked to be struggling after vital but taxing recent wins over Brighton and Tottenham. The visitors came out with more belief after the break and equalised within 40 seconds after Eagles captain Luka Milivojevic deflected Aaron Lennon’s cross into his own net to ensure both teams had to settle for a 12th draw in the Premier League this season. “We have had a big week, an important week and that’s another point on the board. I think it is only one loss in seven now so that is good for the mentality of the side,” Dyche said. “We ask a lot of these players. We came all the way down to Brighton (last Saturday), it took hours. Then we came down here and it took hours. We looked a bit sluggish in the first half but a very strong response second half I thought.” Veteran Lennon, who made his top-flight debut in 2003, produced another decisive display with the assist for Burnley’s equaliser, which keeps them in 18th position but within touching distance of safety. The former Tottenham winger rejoined the club in August and has been a regular in recent weeks, scoring in the games with Manchester United and Brighton. Dyche added: “He has been good since he has been here but what he is doing is applying himself to the challenge with his experience. “He is certainly getting the rewards for looking after himself for all these years because he is a top pro and is delivering very, very good performances.” Palace manager Patrick Vieira paid tribute to Burnley after they made life tough for the 11th-placed hosts, especially after the break. Trickery from Michael Olise on the right set up Schlupp for an early opener and the former Reading ace continued to impress at Selhurst Park. Chances were few and far between after the deadlock was broken, though, but Palace goalkeeper Jack Butland denied Wout Weghorst’s second-half header while Wilfried Zaha saw one late effort saved by Nick Pope and another rebound off the post. “We scored that first goal but I think we overall didn’t play really well, we didn’t play well because they put us under pressure,” Vieira admitted.
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