BURNLEY have used the international break to take stock of their Premier League campaign so far after a whirlwind introduction to life in the top flight.

The Clarets couldn’t have asked for a much tougher start on their return to the elite level, with Chelsea and Manchester United the first visitors to Turf Moor, sandwiched in between a trip to the Liberty Stadium to face a Swansea side who have won all three games.

Last time out Sean Dyche’s side secured their first point of the season with a goalless draw against United, and the boss said he had used the weekend off to look back at those opening fixtures.

“It gives the group a chance to make sense of it all really because the Premier League is a different thing,” said Dyche.

“The media coverage, the expectation in a different way. The big names have certainly been to Turf Moor so it gives them the chance to reflect on that and for us all to make sense of that and where we're at, where we're hoping to go and the journey that's in front of us.”

Burnley opened their Premier League account in front of goal just 14 minutes into the season, when Scott Arfield fired past Thibaut Courtois to give them the lead against Chelsea.

Since then they have failed to score in 256 minutes of play in the league, and Dyche said creating good chances was ‘the biggest challenge’ his side had to overcome following promotion.

“The performances have been good on the whole,” he said. “The biggest challenge is creating more chances because the teams you're playing against are Premier League players.

“The level of challenge goes up and usually that is where it goes up in the defensive nature against the attacking side.

“That's why the super powers play massive amounts of money for the top end of the pitch.

“We think we've done well generally and we have created chances; now it's about taking those chances.”

After losing their opening two games the Clarets got their first point on the board in that clash against Louis Van Gaal’s United, a game in which £59.7million man Angel Di Maria made his debut.

Dyche was delighted with that performance, and thinks it will help build belief amongst the squad.

“It helps reinforce what the team do,” he added. “I don't think there was a lack of belief.

“I made it clear after the Chelsea game – they were absolutely first class and you can expect that from a group of players that were bought in for millions of pounds.

“Against Swansea we delivered a good performance but it didn't happen for us on the day.

“Then we had Man United and I thought we started well and continued well throughout the game.

“They had a strong patch in the last 10 minutes but I thought we gave a very good performance. There is a good belief there anyway but I think results like that and performances help.

“They felt we handled that well and tactically delivered a good performance against a very strong group of players.

“I think it enhances the belief in the players but I think the belief is there but it just continues to build it.”

Taking one point from those difficult first three games could have been seen as a bonus at Turf Moor, but Dyche is adamant that his side try and win every game, and he has not set them points targets from groups of games, with easier looking games against Crystal Palace and Sunderland ahead on the next two weekends.

“We go into every game with the thought of winning, why would you not?,” said Dyche.

“I never talk to the players about getting points. We talk about winning and we set out to win games, we want to go after teams and be brave in how we play but not naïve.

“Overall, could it be one point? Yes it could. Could it be more? Yes it could. We're not overthinking it, it's the reality of the Premier League – three tough games and more coming.”

Dyche has no new injury worries ahead of today’s trip to Selhurst Park, and has been boosted by the news that Sam Vokes has started training on the grass.

The Welsh striker ruptured the cruciate ligament in his left knee in a Championship fixture against Leicester at the end of March.

“He's moving well,” said Dyche. “He's out on the grass – not with us – but with the sports science side of things.

“It's still a longer term situation but he's going along nicely at the minute. When you get on the grass you feel great so he's enjoying that at the moment. It's just about making his recovery continue in that fashion.”