AFTER seeing his side end a drought with seven goals in their last two outings, Clarets boss Stan Ternent is now wishing that one man can break his duck.
Striker Delroy Facey, on loan from Premiership outfit Bolton Wanderers, has yet to score for the Clarets and Ternent would love to see that situation change as Burnley take on Wimbledon at the National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes tomorrow.
"We always try to score goals and happily we did that again at Scunthorpe on Tuesday, after doing well against Bradford," said Ternent.
"But we have the players who will score goals in Robbie Blake, Ian Moore and Luke Chadwick.
"But I would really like to see Delroy get on the scoresheet. He has done really well for us and it would be great for him to get a goal."
Ternent is expecting to have a similar side at his disposal to the one which secured Carling Cup progress with a second round 3-2 win at Scunthorpe on Tuesday - the Clarets will learn their third round opponents tomorrow at 5.30pm.
Tony Grant, who missed the Glanford Park game due to a foot injury, looks set to return to the squad for the historic clash with Wimbledon.
However, Ternent was determined that his side should not be distracted from the job in hand of gaining three points by the media circus surrounding the Dons move to Milton Keynes.
"It is a massive game for Wimbledon and they will be up for it big style as they will want to win their first game at a new ground," said Ternent.
"There has been hype on a national scale about this fixture, but we have done what we can to keep ourselves at a distance from that.
"The fuss is all about Wimbledon and what we have got to do is concentrate our minds on going there and taking three points."
The Clarets travelled today and Ternent was hoping his side would be able to get a look at the pitch this afternoon.
And the Clarets boss was happy that Wimbledon were taking a step towards a new future.
"They are a club with a remarkable history," said Ternent.
"They started out at Plough Lane and produced a side that went from the lower divisions to winning the FA Cup and producing international players.
"But things have been very difficult for them of late and playing in front of 1,500 people at Selhurst Park has not been helpful for them.
"Perhaps the people of Milton Keynes will come out and support them, but that is in the future and really tomorrow is the next big step in the history of Wimbledon football club."
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