WIMBLEDON are expecting a full house for their first game in Milton Keynes on Saturday when they take on the Clarets.

And Burnley boss Stan Ternent knows that his team will have to turn up the heat in what could be a pressurised atmosphere.

His side were less than comfortable in negotiating the hurdle provided by third division Scunthorpe United in the Carling Cup's second round on Tuesday night - a game the Clarets won 3-2 at Glanford Park.

"We won at Scunthorpe without ever really being at our best," admitted Ternent.

"We had a few lucky breaks through that game and we are well aware that we will need to improve on that performance if we are to gain anything from our trip to Milton Keynes."

Ternent was reduced to 15 players on Tuesday night and will be hopeful that midfielder Tony Grant will be fit after missing the midweek game due to a foot injury sustained in last Saturday's 4-0 home win over Bradford City.

The two sides had contrasting fortunes last weekend as, while the Clarets were cantering to victory in the Trans-Pennine derby, the Dons were on the end of a 4-1 walloping at Ipswich Town.

But getting the go-ahead for their Milton Keynes venture will in itself be a boost to Wimbledon, who finally got the green light to play home games at the National Hockey Stadium last week.

A spokesman for the club said: "Tickets are selling very well and it looks as though it could be a sell-out."

There will be no tickets on sale in Milton Keynes at the weekend and Clarets fans had until tonight to purchase their match tickets.

Travelling numbers may prove thin as a number of Burnley supporters have organised alternative events - including watching AFC Wimbledon's fixture instead, and going to Camelot theme park.

However, Wimbledon boss Stuart Murdoch remained confident his side could settle in their new home, though he admitted: "The one emotion will be relief that we've actually got there. I still can't picture it. We've been promised it so often.

"There has been a good feeling in the camp since the ground was passed by the Football League. It has a continental flavour about it because it looks similar to French First Division grounds with open sides and just one covered stand.

"To be expecting so many fans for the game is absolutely magnificent for a club without a win in eight games."

"But it's testament to the desire of the Milton Keynes people to see football. They have waited a long time.

"We know that the crowd will not guarantee us a win but it will boost morale and help the players improve their performances. Having a crowd behind you helps to motivate you when you are down. It's a new start."

Wimbledon expect to play home matches at the hockey stadium for at least two years while a permanent, £75 million, 30,000-seater stadium part-funded by the Asda supermarket chain at Denbigh North is built.

Lionel Morgan is in a race against time to be fit for the match.

The England Under-20 international missed the Dons' 4-1 defeat at Ipswich with a recurrence of a long-running knee ligament injury which has limited him to just two appearances this season.

But Morgan was back in training this week, and Dons boss Murdoch remains optimistic he will make the squad to face Burnley.

He said: "Lionel played two games in a short space of time and his knee puffed up. We felt it best for him not to play last weekend.

"But he is training and we will monitor developments. We don't want him over-worked but he needs to be in the team for his own well-being because he's been out for a long time."