THE Clarets just need a break in front of goal to get the promotion campaign back on track, according to manager Stan Ternent.

He is hoping that change of luck will come at Turf Moor tonight in the Roses clash with Bradford City.

In the last four home games the Clarets have taken just two points, they have failed to take the lead in any of them and the manager is well aware of the importance of scoring when on top.

Ternent insisted he was happy with the shape of his side after his surprise decision to leave out Ian Moore for the first time this season and play Gareth Taylor as a lone striker against Forest.

"I was happy with the way the system went but we needed a goal," he admitted, suggesting he could stick with a similar formation tonight.

"We had a lot of ball in their box and a lot of bodies in the box as well.

"We played very well in the first half but it is extremely important to score a goal.

"I made a rick with the substitutions and we gave a poor goal away. It would have been nice to win but it was also important not to lose."

Wins have been rare in recent weeks with only the late triumph at Watford collecting three points in the last nine games, although the Clarets can at least boast a four game unbeaten run.

But victories are now needed and Ternent reflected on the win at Bradford last year as an indication of how things have changed of late.

"It was an exciting game that we won 3-2 when we were on a good run and getting the breaks in front of goal that we are not having now," he said.

"But we have got enough people to score goals for us in the side and sooner or later things will turn round for us."

Ternent can at least take heart from the fact that in the last four games his side has conceded only one goal from open play, on loan keeper Marlon Beresford being beaten by a couple of penalties and a free kick at Barnsley.

But Ternent looks like being deprived the services of influential midfielder Tony Grant who had a scan on his hamstring injury yesterday after coming off against Forest.

"He felt it right on half time and that sort of things disrupts a system," he said. "It was a shame because he had looked to be back to the form of earlier in the season."

The boss is under no illusions about the size of the task ahead of his team tonight as he said: "I saw bits of their game on Saturday and it took Wolves 75 minutes to break them down.

"They have got some very good players and it will be a tough match but they all are all.

"I think the first division is a tough one and the nearer you get to the finishing line the more difficult it becomes.

"It is important what is between the ears. You need to win a match on the first day of the season as much as the last and we need to start getting a nice little run going, three or four wins on the trot.

"It is down to the players but I trust them and if things don't work out it is not for the lack of trying.

"We have a lot of talent in the squad and are an awful lot stronger than we were four seasons ago."

The Bantams had been due to play at Burnley on New Year's Day when the Clarets were top of the table.

A win tonight would take them to within four points of the summit again and keep the promotion dream alive.