READING boss Steve Clarke is under no illusions how tough this afternoon’s trip to Burnley will be.

The Royals chief, whose side begin the day in sixth spot and will overtake the Clarets with a win, believes his side must be at their best to come away from Turf Moor with a positive result.

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Clarke, whose side beat Bristol City 2-0 in their last league game, said: “Burnley will be strong, solid, well-organised and difficult to beat.

“They have started the season well – sometimes there is a little bounce effect when you get relegated, and you don’t start so well, but Sean and his team have started the season well and we’re looking forward a really difficult game.

“It’ll be a different type of team to Bristol City – Steve Cotterill brought his team up with a very attacking philosophy, and Sean has got a philosophy that you have to be well-organised and hard to beat.

“They’ll cause us different problems. Burnley are the home team so the onus is on them to come and attack us, and we have to defend well and hopefully we can score a few goals.

“Burnley have kept a bulk of their squad together – they’ve been together a long time and when you watch them play you know that they understand each other’s games very well.”