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Burnley keeper Pope delighted with another clean sheet for Aston Villa point

Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope was delighted with another clean sheet for their 0-0 draw with Aston Villa.

The Clarets backed up their 1-0 win at Arsenal on Sunday with a goalless draw at Villa Park on Thursday night. Pope's goal was peppered with 27 shots but Dean Smith's side could not find the breakthrough and the England shot-stopper kept his fifth clean sheet of the season.

"It's tough to go back-to-back away from home with a small turn-around," he told the club's official website.

"Two away games in the Premier League are never going to be easy, so to come away from both unbeaten with two clean sheets and four points, we've got to be happy.

"It keeps the momentum going. To put that sort of run together of clean sheets and performances is something we're happy with.

"We weren't at our best on the ball tonight and didn't create as much as we wanted to.

"We could have done things better on that side of the game but when you don't play your best on the ball, to have that kind of performance defensively and off the ball with a clean sheet, you're guaranteed a point which is a good trait to have."

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