Burnley assistant manager Craig Bellamy is adamant they will beat the drop.

Bellamy insists they can be happy with their 1-1 draw against Brighton.

Taking charge with manager Vincent Kompany serving the first of a two-match ban, Bellamy said: “We played really well. We're all fully aware of the qualities of Brighton, they have an outstanding manager with outstanding players, they've proven that for the last year and a bit now.

“But we played well, especially in the first-half. We had good opportunities and should have scored, so coming in at half-time we were a little bit disappointed that we weren't 1 or 2-0 up, but that can be football.

“In the second-half, the way they manipulate the ball, the way they move the ball, the way they're ready for the second ball, we just had to keep the intensity because we knew we were using a lot of energy, so we knew we had to keep the ball to be able to recover.

“The game was a tough game all round. We got ourselves into a good position 1-0 up and you're hoping you can see the three points out, but it wasn't the case and we end up with a point so that's that."

On whether it's two points dropped, Bellamy added: “Once you're winning, of course you can definitely look at it that way.

“We were disappointed we weren't leading in the first-half but to get ourselves in that position, of course you know it's never over, especially in the Premier League, but we can completely understand the players being disappointed when they come in because we were in a winning position

“We know how vital the points are at this present moment, we know the position we're in, but can we recover and go again?

“We'll recover and then we'll have a good look at Sheffield United, we'll go through the plan, we'll go through the week and the players will be fine because they've shown their strength of character throughout this.

“There are five games left and 15 points, I honestly believe we're going to get out of this. Is it rainbow and unicorns? I don't know, but I honestly believe it."