BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent has one simple wish before tomorrow's match against Norwich City as he said: "I just hope we can get a win at Turf.

"It is long overdue for the fans and for the players."

Ternent has been baffled by a run of just two goals and two points from the last five home games and he knows how important it is that his side should take the lead against their promotion rivals tomorrow afternoon.

"We are pretty good front runners but it is a long time since we scored first at home," he admitted. In fact it was the visit of tailed off Stockport County on December 15. It will happen sooner or later but I am asking the fans to be patient. I thought they were blinding the other night because we were rubbish. They kept behind us and the lads will turn it around.

"I always say 'well begun half won' because if you have the tempo right from the start of a match you are okay. The other night we started very slowly."

Despite the fact that Wolves and Manchester City have opened a gap at the top of the table, Ternent believes his fifth placed side still has everything to play for.

"There are still 33 points to be won and the immediate target is to win four, five, six games because our minimum requirement for progress is to get to 72 points, our total last year," he said.

"If we get that we will perhaps be in the play-offs. Wolves and Man City are certainly in pole position but they have not got enough points yet for automatic promotion. For that you might need 84 or 85 so they have a long way to go yet."

Ahead of the big game the Burnley boss admitted that the whole squad has been given a boost by the return of inspirational skipper Steve Davis.

"It has been like signing a new player for us," he said after seeing the defender come through his first half of football in five months with no serious reaction.

"He is our captain and an influential player for the club with his personality and leadership. He has felt a bit stiff but you'd expect that."

The return of Davis has increased competition for places at the back. Ian Cox and Kevin Ball did well at Crewe a week ago and with the return of Davis to the bench, Ternent left Arthur Gnohere out of the 16 man squad altogether in midweek as he returned from suspension.

Key midfielder Tony Grant is still ruled out with a hamstring injury and striker Ian Moore has a slight stomach strain. But Ternent insisted that Robbie Blake, a regular on the bench since his £1million move from Bradford City, is fit for the fray as he looks to make his full debut.

The tactic of playing Gareth Taylor as a lone striker failed against Birmingham in midweek and the manager must decide whether to revert to the 4-4-2 formation that served him so well for the first half the season.

Ternent is expecting another difficult assignment although he is aware that the Canaries have a poor away record having lost every away game this year, five on the trot.

"I just hope that run continues tomorrow," he said. "I expect that it will be a competitive match but a good game of football.

"Not a lot of tackling goes on in the game today but this is a big game for them and a big game for us.

"I have always said there will be a lot of twists and turns and results elsewhere the other night meant we did not lose too much ground. But I am not interested in what other teams do, I am only interested in my job."

That job involves getting three points tomorrow and he promised: "I will pick what I consider to be the best team for the match."

He hopes that will result in an end to the long wait for another home win.