DANNY Ings feels it is only a matter of time before he reaches double figures for Premier League goals, and he hopes to hit a top ten today to boost a relegation battle that the striker feels Burnley can win.

The Clarets have four games left to avoid the drop, starting at West Ham this afternoon, where Ings hopes to end a personal and team goal drought to boost survival hopes.

Burnley have gone five games without scoring, while Ings’ last goal was a consolation in the 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford on February 11.

But Ings insists: “It can change in an instant.”

And it is that positive approach which encourages the 22-year-old to believe that, 12 months after his 21 Championship goals helped to fire Sean Dyche’s side to promotion, they can earn a second season in the top flight.

“I think we will be okay,” he said, speaking at a question and answer session at Turf Moor for defender Michael Duff’s testimonial.

“Every day the boys work hard in training, off the pitch with tactics, we go hard in every day and we take that into the weekend.

“There have been some fantastic performances but there are bound to be lows because we are playing the top players.

“On a personal note going 10 games without a goal (at the start of the season) was really tough. You get doubts in your mind.

“As a team performance in those first 10 games we weren’t off it in all those games.

“At times it felt like we had no luck. The first win transformed the season.

“But we are playing the best players so it’s going to be tough.

“Our squad is still smaller than other Premier League squads but we have been in every game - West Brom probably we weren’t, but apart from that we’ve been competitive in every game.”

There have been off-the-field issues for Ings to deal with though too.

His recent goal drought, combined with mounting speculation about his future, has led to the England Under 21 international’s commitment to the club being brought into question.

But even though the striker comes to the end of his four-year contract at Turf Moor this summer, he insists he is not looking beyond these last four games for the Clarets, and giving his all in their quest to stay up.

“There’s more than a little frustration,” said Ings of going nine games without scoring.

“Chances are harder to come by in the Premier League so it’s important you do take them. Unfortunately at the moment they’ve not been going in.

“I’m looking to change that with work rate and effort to try to help the team as much as I can.

“I know it’s round the corner.

“It’s a team game, it’s not all about me. But I’m working as hard as I can every day.”

Ings added: “I’ve been here for four years a lot with injury and emotion. At times I wasn’t in the team.

“As soon as we came up you see the speculation and the rumours and people say ‘his mind’s not in the right place’.

“Burnley is a massive part in my heart and wherever I am in the future that will still be the case.

“I care, and I’m trying, and I’m happy.”

Of his future, he said: “Hopefully we can get through these last four games and keep us up, and go from there.”