James Trafford was singled out for special praise following Burnley’s hard-earned draw away to Brighton.
The Clarets goalkeeper produced several outstanding saves as Vincent Kompany’s team held on for a crucial point at the Amex.
In fact, Trafford made 10 saves in total, which is the joint highest for a Premier League goalkeeper this season, a record he currently holds with West Ham’s Alphonse Areola.
Match of the Day pundit Ian Wright praised the 21-year-old’s performance, comparing one of his wide saves to Peter Schmeichel’s famous starfish.
“He was brilliant, I was delighted for him,” he told presenter Gary Lineker.
“Coming into the Burnley side after a £19m move, Vincent Kompany has shown a lot of faith in him and he made some very, very good saves.
“A lot of the Burnley fans weren’t quite sure simply because of [Arijanet] Muric and how well he had done to come up, but he made some fantastic saves.
“It was great the way he spread himself, it was very Schmeichel-esque, that was a really good save.”
Saturday’s 1-1 draw ended Burnley’s four-game losing streak away from home, which at least gives them something to build on ahead of next week’s home clash against Sean Dyche’s Everton.
Fellow Match of the Day pundit Jermaine Jenas still believes it will be an uphill challenge for Burnley to stay up, but he acknowledges they’re at least taking steps in the right direction.
“Next week is a massive game,” he said.
“He seems to have got a way to get them playing a certain way. They’ve got a belief in them.
“It’s always going to be a tough season for them, but I thought the boy Odobert who came in, he’s 19 years old, he got his goal and he had a decent game.
“Yes it’s a loss losing [Luca] Koleosho, he’s been a big, big player for them.
“Vincent Kompany is learning a lot about his side as the games go on. I still think they will be down there, but he sticks to his way of playing and fair play to him for doing it.”
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