STAN Ternent is urging his players to set out from the starting blocks at a quicker pace following last night's 1-1 draw at Watford.

The Burnley boss was disappointed with his team's slack first half performance at Vicarage Road and feels they need to stamp their authority on the game from the start when Walsall visit Turf Moor for their next Division One game on Saturday.

Ternent said: "We need to start games at a higher tempo. I thought we were lacklustre in the first half at Watford, we were very poor by the standards we set ourselves.

"In the second half we were a little better but there's no doubt we are going to have to do better than we did tonight and the players are aware of that."

After Robbie Blake missed a penalty, Scott Fitzgerald gave Watford the lead on the stroke of half-time.

Luke Chadwick's second half strike preserved a point for the Clarets and was his fourth goal in as many games, of which Burnley have lost none.

The former Manchester United winger could even have claimed all three points when he hit the post in injury time, but Ternent believes his side's performance didn't merit a victory against a side that ended the game with ten men.

But he was more pleased with this point than the one he had to settle for on Saturday when Wimbledon recovered from a two-goal deficit to force a draw.

Ternent added: "After that performance I'm thankful to get a point as it keeps the run going and all the points end up handy at the end of the season.

"Watford were much better than us in the first half and deserved to go one up, and at the end of the game we looked like we might have won it, but I have to be happy with a point after that performance.

"We could have got all the points at the end of the match as Watford were up against it once they had a player sent off but they battled hard and all credit to them and to Ray Lewington for getting them to play that way.

"I hoped we could have won the match at Wimbledon and should have, but we haven't played anywhere near our capabilities tonight."

Gareth Farrelly (knee) and David May (hamstring) both limped off.