A NEW month dawns but the wins keep on coming for the Clarets.

From an 11-game run without a win Burnley were now unstoppable. They'd record wins in their first two games in April to take the total to five and by then Europe was all but secure.

The month began with a trip to Sean Dyche's former haunt at Vicarage Road and for the first time since his shoulder injury in September Tom Heaton was back in a matchday squad.

But the fine form of Nick Pope, which had by now led to an England call-up, kept the club captain on the bench. What a transformation.

For an hour though things weren't going well at Vicarage Road and Roberto Pereyra fired the Hornets ahead after 61 minutes. But Burnley are made of stern stuff and the transformation was incredible.

Sam Vokes came off the bench with 20 minutes to go and 22 seconds later he had poked the Clarets level. Now tails were up and three minutes later Jack Cork was in the right place to nod home the winner for a fourth straight win.

A week later the Turf Moor clash was billed as a potential Europa League decider, but Burnley flew out of the blocks.

Chris Wood scored against his former club after six minutes and Kevin Long headed in his first goal for the club on nine minutes. It wasn't quite game over. Pope was called on to make some excellent saves and Jamie Vardy made it a nervy final 18 minutes, but the Clarets held on.

It would be five and out as far as successive wins were concerned, but it was time to check your passport was in date.

Burnley would get some Europa League practice a week later, facing Chelsea on Thursday and Stoke City on Sunday.

An unfortunate Long own goal put the Blues ahead but Burnley were level in fortunate circumstances just after the hour mark as Johann Berg Gudmundsson's drive hit Ashley Barnes and flew into the bottom corner.

Parity would last just five minutes though and Chelsea deserved their winner through Ashley Barnes.

It was make or break for Stoke City at the Bet365 Stadium three days later. The hosts started quickly, as was to be expected, and lead at half-time through Badou Ndiaye. They should probably have doubled that lead through Mame Biram Diouf and they'd be made to pay.

Again Barnes was the hero with the second half equaliser and the Clarets could have won it as Gudmundsson went close three times in injury time, but it was a point closer to the promised land.

Before April's finale would come confirmation that two Burnley stalwarts during the Sean Dyche era would heading for a farewell. Dean Marney and Scott Arfield had over 400 appearances for the club between them and had been key members of the promotion winning sides, but as Burnley headed for Europe, they were heading for pastures new.

And April would close with the point that would all but guarantee the Clarets' Europa League qualification, barring a six point and 15-goal swing to Everton.

It was an entirely forgettable affair against Brighton, but frankly, who cared?