IN-FORM Clarets front man Gareth Taylor hopes to stay on at Turf Moor to pursue his dream of a fourth play-off final appearance.

Taylor has made a big difference since he joined Burnley on loan from Manchester City towards the end of February with three crucial goals added to his extra aerial threat up front.

He is due to play the last game of his second month's stay against Birmingham at Turf Moor a week today.

But he also plans to figure in the potentially crucial three games after that and then the play-offs - if and when Burnley can secure a top-six place.

"After the Birmingham game I'm due to re-sign and I've spoken to the manager about it," he confirmed.

"If we do get to the play-offs I'm not sure how it works. I think I would probably be all right. We're not going to be talking about it yet but in the next week or two maybe it would be a nice situation that arises."

Taylor, who has previously played in play-off finals at Wembley with Bristol Rovers, Crystal Palace and Manchester City, got on the scoresheet along with striking partner Ian Moore in the midweek win at Wimbledon and the Welsh international believes the pair can continue to produce the goods.

"It's come good in the last couple of weeks. We've probably been unfortunate, both of us, in the last six or so games not to have scored a few more but it's coming well together.

"Mooro's starting to show a bit of awareness in front of goal and he's nicked a couple in the last two games so he's going to be high on confidence. "And it's the same with myself scoring a few."

However, Taylor was quick to share out the accolades for Burnley's back-to-back wins over Preston and Wimbledon which took the Clarets into this afternoon's vital home clash with West Bromwich Albion just four points adrift of sixth-placed Preston. He added: "The team is showing a lot more confidence. We're looking good and we're looking forward to games now rather than being a bit more pessimistic.

"It spreads throughout the team. It's all right me and Mooro playing well as a partnership, we've got to link with the midfield and the midfield have got to link to the defence. It's a team game and it only takes two three players not at their best to pull in a bad performance and it's hard to sort out. We're getting it right and we're working hard in training as a team and as a partnership and it's going well."

Despite their superb recovery from the derby defeat at Blackburn a fortnight ago, Burnley have little margin for error if they are to complete a dramatic surge into the top six.

And Taylor admits that two games in three days against play-off hopefuls West Brom and then Norwich on Monday afternoon will have a big bearing on the Clarets' fortunes.

"They're big games and I think this time next week we'll know pretty much we're going to be, either struggling to make a place or be going red-hot for it," he said.

"The West Brom game is a big one for us really. If we get a good result there it gives us a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of confidence for the long trip to Norwich.

"But if we don't get the result then all of a sudden we've got to be going down there and really turning it on. Today is important and then we'll take the game on Monday.

"I think most of the players and probably the manager has got a set figure of points in his head over the two games. But we've really got to concentrate on the West Brom game and the manager has made sure of that over the last few days."