BURNLEY need to start taking chances when they are on top in games if they are to break their Premier League duck, according to Kieran Trippier.

The right back said he felt the Clarets had ‘dominated’ the first half, but they went in at the break 2-1 down after goals from Samuel Eto’o and Romelu Lukaku. In between those goals, Danny Ings had hauled the home side back on level terms with his first goal in the Premier League.

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“The win will come if we keep performing like we did today and against West Ham,” said Trippier.

“But when we’re on top in games we need to take our chances and it just shows today and against West Ham, we need to be more clinical in front of goal.”

Last week the Clarets started quickly against West Ham, but yesterday they found themselves a goal down inside four minutes, after allowing Everton to move the ball across the pitch before Eto’o headed home Leighton Baines’ cross.

Trippier was disappointed with the start, and also with the defending which allowed Lukaku to restore the visitors’ lead.

“That was devastating,” he said of conceding inside four minutes, “but I think we bounced back and reacted well with Ingsy finally getting his goal, and I’m delighted for him to be back scoring.

“But they go and score another goal and it was a poor goal to give away for our standards because we have a good defensive record.

“There’s so much quality in this league, you give anyone half a chance like we did with Eto’o today and they will put it in the back of the net, so we need to learn from that.”

It is now nine Premier League games without a win for the Clarets, who will be bottom of the league if QPR avoid defeat at home to Aston Villa tonight.

Despite the poor start Trippier said confidence remains high, backed up by performances which have failed to yield what they deserve.

“There is belief in the group,” he said, “and that comes from the staff and as a team. We’ve just got to keep going, it’s not like we’ve played poorly, we’ve played very well and I thought we dominated the first half so if we keep performing like that the win will be around the corner.”

Last season Tripper was one of the Clarets’ key performers, especially in an attacking sense as his forward raids resulted in 12 Championship assists.

Over the last three games he has started to find his feet going forward, something which he puts down to a chat with assistant manager Ian Woan.

“It’s my first nine games in the Premier League so I’ve taken it in my stride, taken my time,” said the former Manchester City youngster.

“I’ve had a word with the assistant and he told me to just get forward as much as you can so in the last three games that’s what I’ve done and hopefully I can keep doing that for the rest of the season and help the team along.”

For an attacking full-back like Trippier yesterday offered a chance to see two of the finest in the top flight up close.

Everton use both Baines and Seamus Coleman as attacking weapons, with both pushed high up the pitch, and Trippier was impressed with what he saw.

“When I was playing last year in the Championship I used to look at people like Coleman and Ivanovic and players like that,” said Trippier, “obviously they’re top class players and top Premier League players, and Coleman showed how good he is today, the same with Leighton Baines, they’re both unbelievable full-backs.”