Crystal Palace recovered from back-to-back defeats to edge past struggling Burnley and climb to fifth in the Premier League.

Beaten by Strasbourg and Manchester United in their last two games, Oliver Glasner's side got the decisive goal before half-time when Daniel Munoz nodded Marc Guehi's floated delivery in at the back post for his fourth goal this season.

The visitors' only other shot of the first half came from Jean-Philippe Mateta, who did brilliantly to shrug off the challenge of Hjalmar Ekdal before firing straight at goalkeeper Martin Dubravka from a tight angle.

Burnley had the early lion's share of possession, but created little going forward. Jaidon Anthony forced a fine save out of Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson in their best opportunity prior to the interval.

A flurry of second-half substitutions by Clarets manager Scott Parker appeared to spark the home side into life, and they were unfortunate not to restore parity when Jacob Bruun Larsen's powerful close-range effort was brilliantly tipped on to the crossbar by Henderson.

Palace defender Chris Richards also prevented Armando Broja's late header from trickling over the line after the Albanian striker had beaten Henderson deep inside the box.

However, that was the closest Burnley came to finding an equaliser as they slipped to a fifth successive league defeat and remain second bottom in the table.

Palace manager Glasner did not mince his words after Sunday's defeat at home by Manchester United, criticising the club's failure to adequately reinvest the £60m raised by the sale of Eberechi Eze to Arsenal.

While Tuesday's victory was far from pretty, the Austrian will be much happier after watching his side claim their fourth away league victory of the campaign - as many as London rivals Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham.

One of the players Palace were able to bring in during the summer, £26m winger Yeremy Pino, was involved in a passage of play which summed up both teams' lack of attacking inspiration in a largely uneventful first 40 minutes at Turf Moor.

Having been allowed to drift unmarked into the Burnley penalty area, the 23-year-old Spain international collected Mateta's pass before trying - and failing - to pick out a team-mate when he had ample room to test Dubravka himself.

In the end, it took Guehi's perfectly weighted cross to unlock the home defence, with Munoz unmarked at the far post to steer his header home.

The visitors managed only one attempt in the second half - a close-range shot from Mateta which was well saved by Dubravka - but it mattered little as Palace held on for all three points.

Parker had said he wanted Turf Moor to be "bouncing" for the visit of Palace, but there was little for the home supporters to shout about as the Clarets often toiled in the final third.

In seven Premier League home matches this season, they have not only registered a paltry tally of five goals - fewer than any other team at their own ground - but they are also looking increasingly fragile at the other end.

The Burnley boss will be furious with the manner of the Eagles' winner - and in particular with Anthony, who failed to track Munoz's run.

The introductions of Bruun Larsen, Marcus Edwards and Hannibal Mejbri provided more attacking spark in the second period, but despite an improved display the hosts were unable to arrest their recent run of defeats.

After Bruun Larsen had rattled the woodwork, it was another second-half substitute - Broja - who almost salvaged a point with a late, backward header that Richards cleared, condemning Burnley to a third successive home loss.

Burnley are back in action on Saturday, 6 December (15:00 GMT), when they take on Newcastle at St James' Park.

Palace visit Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday, 7 December, kicking off at 16:30 GMT.