Norwich City boss Dean Smith admits they need to toughen up defensively.

Last weekend's rather fortuitous goalless draw at Brighton – where the hosts missed a penalty as well as numerous other clear chances – stopped a run of six straights league defeats.

Smith and assistant Craig Shakespeare have been drilling the squad on facing up to key choices at crucial moments which could prove pivotal.

“We are putting them into situations in training where they have to make good decisions," Smith said.

“The more repetitive that can be in making good decisions, then the more likely they are going to do it on a matchday.

“I have always said that confidence is a big thing in football. I think the point at Brighton – not the performance, but the point – and the result (helps).

“I don't need to tell the players how big the (Burnley) game is. I think that will help the confidence in itself."

Smith, though, knows everything will be down to the players to deliver the required performance levels when it counts.

“It is a game that we have got to be really good in," the Norwich boss told a press conference.

“We have got to try to go and win the game – and we will do, but we have to be better than we have been over recent weeks.

“We want to get back to being a hard-to-beat team and we have lost our way in that a little bit."