Burnley midfielder Jack Cork has called on teammates to keep up their intensity.

Victory at Brighton on Saturday would make it a best return at this stage of a top-flight season since 1965, when Harry Potts' side went on to finish third in the First Division, level on points with second-placed Leeds United.

Cork said: “I said a few weeks ago if we could get 30 points by Christmas it would be perfect and set us up for the next half of the year and we could set some new targets.

“To reach 30 points with a few games left in the year is great.

“The next target is now 40 points and when we reach that we will try and set more targets from there and try and progress even more.

“There's no point saying 'we've reached 40 now. We might as well have three months off until the summer'.

“We've got to keep pushing and see how far we can go. We've had a great start, it would be a shame if we then decided to give it up.

“Now we're getting to a point where we could be safe, we need to try and push ourselves on and see how far we can go."

Meanwhile, Charlie Taylor is happy with his progress at Burnley.

The fullback joined the Clarets from Leeds United over the summer.

Taylor told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph: "Burnley are becoming an established Premier League club, so that was a big draw. The manager here has one of the best reputations for producing young players and bringing them through.

"The step up in quality hit me straight away. Not just the quality of it, but the fitness and the intensity.

“The intensity's probably the biggest one, and you've got to adapt quickly.

“You're training with better players and it's better quality, so you're improving every day. There's a step up in the fitness and just all round really.

“Training's a lot harder. It's a step up in standards. You improve with it."