Tom Heaton is Burnley’s hero as Sean Dyche enjoys his homecoming

Given that none of the 19 previous league meetings between these two sides at Vicarage Road had ended goalless, there always had to be a first time. Yet, while this probably wasn’t the way Javi Gracia had intended to mark his a year in charge of Watford, he could blame Tom Heaton for ruining his party as the former England goalkeeper earned a vital point for battling Burnley with a string of fine saves.

Back on his old stamping ground where he spent three seasons as a player before cutting his teeth in management, Sean Dyche could afford a smile at the final whistle as Heaton justified his faith in dropping Joe Hart at the turn of year with a performance that could well see him back in Gareth Southgate’s plans soon enough.

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