Watching Saturday’s win from my mate’s flat, we all felt a bit guilty for not making the trip up north.

Of course, at 2-0 down after 16 minutes and watching the weather worsen dramatically, it didn’t seem like such a bad idea after all.

Almost an hour and a half later we were going berserk – and more than a little bit angry with ourselves for not heading to Lancashire.

Dwight Gayle atoned for his clumsy control by showing pace and determination, slotting expertly past the Burnley ‘keeper from a fairly tight angle, which meant the Eagles completed a second miraculous turnaround in the space of a week.

Yet this was even more unexpected than the win against Spurs.

The last time Palace scored a single goal away in the league was a draw on November 29 in Wales.

The last time Palace scored two away in the league was the draw against West Brom on October 25.

And the last time Palace scored three goals away from home in the league? Beating Everton 3-2 on September 21.

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The Pardew Midas touch continues, although it didn’t look that way early on. Thankfully, an astute tactical tweak helped to turn things around.

Hurriedly reverting from 4-4-2 to 4-5-1 with Yaya Sanogo up top on his own, Gayle and Wilfried Zaha out wide and Jason Puncheon in the middle, the Eagles finally began to look far less vulnerable at the back.

Not only that, Palace also regained control of the ball a lot better, getting 49 per cent possession which is almost unprecedented.

For the second game running Gayle has not only looked dangerous and productive on the left wing, he still popped up with two goals despite the unnatural position.

The debutant Sanogo looked powerful and hard-working, strong in the air and a real handful, only lacking cohesion at times and misplacing a few passes. He undoubtedly looked a dominant, chaotic presence.

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Nonetheless it was Zaha who pulled Palace by the scruff of the neck after a miserably lacklustre opening.

Essentially setting up one goal with a brilliant six yard box cross, the winger almost got another assist and clearly his move to the right wing was a much needed change.

Kieran Trippier had been bossing the winger on the left flank, whereas Ben Mee was overwhelmed immediately.

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It was great to see this tactical flexibility from Pardew but it was also really encouraging that Puncheon, Gayle and Zaha worked so well as a flexible unit across attacking midfield – covering up the continued absences of Marouane Chamakh and Yannick Bolasie.

With a very tricky FA Cup tie against Southampton up next before Everton at Selhurst Park in the league, it’s quite likely that the Pardew winning streak will end sooner rather than later.

Nevertheless, with this euphoria, momentum and belief at the club it feels as though any defeat will be a minor setback rather than the endless downward spiral we could not escape under Neil Warnock.