Burnley strengthened their chance of a place in next season's Europa League after a 0-0 draw with Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday
The hosts' best chance came in the first half when Kevin Long's point-blank shot was blocked on the line by Shane Duffy
Brighton struggled to create any clear-cut chances, with Bruno coming closest for Chris Hughton's side in the 18th minute, but neither team could break the deadlock in a lacklustre second half
A point for both sides means Burnley have virtually secured European qualification in seventh due to eighth-placed Everton's inferior goal difference
 Brighton, meanwhile, are now five points clear of the relegation zone in 14th
In a tightly-contested first half, the first real opportunity came to Brighton's right-back Bruno in the 18th minute as his volley fizzed past Nick Pope's near post at a corner
Five minutes later and Burnley spurned the half's greatest opportunity to take the lead
 Johann Gudmundsson's dangerous free-kick was stabbed towards goal by Ashley Barnes, but goalkeeper Mat Ryan got down to block before he quickly pushed the ball away
Burnley's Long latched onto James Tarkowski's clever back-heel on the rebound, but Duffy made a goal-saving block to deny the hosts the game's opener
 Protests of a Duffy handball were waved away by referee Roger East
Brighton began the second half with more attacking impetus
 In the 48th minute, Jack Stephens engineered a chance outside the box, but Pope comfortably got down low to make the necessary stop
Sean Dyche brought on Sam Vokes for Chris Wood in the 66th minute, who looked to be carrying a knock, and the Wales international came close to scoring with his first touch
 However, he couldn't direct his ricocheted effort from a Gudmundsson set-piece beyond Ryan
Both teams cancelled each other out defensively and the match fizzled out with a goalless draw looking likely to benefit the two parties
It was a game of huff and puff
 Lacking quality today from both sides, I thought, but a lot of endeavour, good habits and doing the basics well
It's hard to questions these lads
 We've come a long way this season so the odd dip in form or performance and you still come out with a point, that's probably a good measure actually of how far we've come
A tough game for sure and you expect nothing less when you come here - particularly with the form they're in and the season they've had
 I thought we were the better side today, that looked more likely to score
They're very aggressive in their 4-4-2, and in their front lines, but I thought we had a defence that defended very well but I thought we had the better of the moments
Ryan was tested a few times by the Burnley attack and pulled off an excellent stop to deny Barnes in the first half
He showed good composure to come and deal with a number of crosses into the box, and strongly commanded his area as Brighton held on for the clean sheet
Burnley travel to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal
 Brighton, meanwhile, take on Manchester United - live on Sky Sports Premier League - on Friday
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