EDDIE Howe believes the next three Burnley games could go a long way to deciding whether they make the play-offs.

The international break means the Clarets are not in action until a home game against Ipswich next Saturday, followed by away fixtures at Leicester and Nottingham Forest.

The Clarets are currently eighth in the Championship - three points behind sixth-placed Forest with a game in hand.

“It’s going to be make or break time for us and for everybody else,” he said.

“It’s a really jam-packed month full of games, really big exciting games as well and we can’t wait for them to start.

"The first two or three of them will be pivotal.

“Overall I think we have to be pelased with how things have gone.

“We’ve closed the gap, it’s very tight with a number of clubs.

“A lot of teams in the play-offs have faltered, just as we have in the last three games.

"But it’s still all to play for and the team that puts a run together now will get there.”