Kai Havertz was our hero of the hour as he headed home what could prove to be a priceless goal in our championship chase to beat Burnley.

The German met Bukayo Saka’s 36th-minute corner to give us a fourth successive league victory when we needed them most, but despite us going close on numerous occasions and hitting the woodwork twice, we were unable to find the second goal that would have made for a more comfortable finale.

However, one was all it took to claim the victory we craved, and put us five points clear of Manchester City who must beat Bournemouth on Tuesday night. Even if they do, a victory at Crystal Palace on Sunday will see our name engraved on the Premier League trophy for the first time in 22 years.

HAVERTZ HEADS HOME

The opening half went the way of a game in which a title-chasing side at home was facing another winless their previous 27 league encounters, and as expected we dominated throughout. Despite that, there was plenty of tension in the crowd, knowing what was at stake with just seven days left in the season.

We went close to easing that tension on 14 minutes. Still buzzing from his massive goal at West Ham United eight days previously, Leandro Trossard began brightly and brilliantly plucked the ball out of the sky, played one-two with Ebere Eze, skipped past a defender and let fly from the edge of the box, but the Belgian was unlucky to see that endeavour end with the ball thumping the base of the post.

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