Everton display will give Burnley a bit more momentum, says goalkeeper Nick Pope

Sean Dyche's side will now take on Arsenal at the Emirates, a stadium that hasn't been a happy hunting ground for Burnley in the past.

The Clarets have lost nine away games on the bounce against the Gunners, with eight of those coming at their opponent's new home at Highbury House.

In fact the last time they experienced anything other than defeat was in September 1974 when Peter Noble netted the only goal of the game in the old Division One.

“We put in a good performance and I think that was key for us as well, not just the result, but to put in a good performance,” he said.

“The performance level was right up there. That’s important. If you can’t win games, don’t lose and have a good performance to carry into next week and take a bit of momentum from.

“There were so many positives which gives us a bit of momentum and forward-thinking into next week.”

The 28-year-old stopper was back with a bang at Turf Moor as he helped the hosts clinch a point against the Toffees.

Pope, who missed his first top-flight game since May 2019 when sitting out the heavy defeat at the hands of City, made a string of crucial stops to frustrate the visitors.

He denied Dominic Calvert-Lewin from point blank range prior to the striker's equaliser and went on to make a sublime fingertip save to flick James Rodriguez's effort around the post.

Substitute Gylfi Sigurdsson almost won it for the away side in the closing stages, but Pope stuck out a leg to save.

“I missed out last week, which was disappointing for me,” said Pope.

“I played every minute last year and I was really proud of that, so it was disappointing to miss a game, but that’s how it has to be.

“It’s something that’s part of football. It’s something that happened right at the end of the Crystal Palace game and with the quick turn-around of games it was never going to be a possibility.

“It was something that was taken out of my hands and rightly so.

“It was great to be back out there today and get a point on the board.”

Fellow England international Jordan Pickford also played his part in preventing the home side from adding to Robbie Brady's opener.

He made a couple of important interventions to thwart Chris Wood in either half as the two Lions laid bare their credentials in front of watching national-team boss Gareth Southgate.

“I spoke to him (Jordan) after the game,” added Pope.

“He’s a good friend of mine and he put in a good performance.

“We both made saves and we were both busy. It was a good game, end-to-end it felt like, so there was plenty for the manager to see.”