BEN Gibson insists the Clarets will learn the lessons of their Boxing Day thrashing by Everton as they seek to return to winning ways this weekend.

The 5-1 reverse last time out leaves Burnley in the Premier League relegation zone - three points from safety - ahead of West Ham's visit to Turf Moor on Saturday.

And with games against the other two sides in the bottom three - in Huddersfield and Fulham - to come in the New Year, Gibson is keen to see Sean Dyche's side hit form.

"It’s not a case of just brushing it aside, we have to learn from it," said the former Middlesbrough centre back.

"But at the same time we can’t let it linger. We have to make sure that we’re right mentally and physically to go and get a result here against West Ham at the weekend."

Asked if Burnley will learn from the game on the training pitch or in the video room, Gibson added: "It’s a mixture, we analyse the goals, what we’ve done wrong, things we’ve done well, things we can do better. We’ll all talk amongst ourselves and obviously we’ll all work hard on the football pitch.

“It’s a combination of things really but we’ll be doing our damnedest to make an impact and win the game at the weekend."

The 25-year-old made his first Premier League start of the season against Everton, and scored his first Burnley goal, but said he could not take much pleasure from his strike given the result.

He added: "It (my goal) was a little lifeline and then we had a chance at 3-1, which if that goes in it’s a different game and you’re looking like you can pinch something.

“We’re just disappointed with the performance, the result, one that we’re really not happy with.

“We’re in a position where we have to pick up wins and points and move forward quickly.

“Three goals in 20 minutes, you can’t give teams like that, of this quality, in this league, that type of head start.

“We’ve got to go away and analyse it, learn and make sure that we are better at the weekend.

“It’s a fantastic opportunity to get three points and it’s one that we have to take.

"We have to learn the lesson that we can’t give teams like that a head start.

"We have to get back to the drawing board and put it right."