Burnley boss Vincent Kompany says his players must be quick learners after their 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest on Monday night.
Callum Hudson-Odoi hit a screamer to cancel out Zeki Amdouni's opener for the visitors to earn Forest a point. Lyle Foster was later sent off for Burnley.
Kompany said: "We still have so much more room to progress. At least we defended the box today and we didn't capitulate.
"It's the first year in the Premier League [for Luca Koleosho and Zeki Amdouni] and both have three, four or five years' growth. Luca runs into the box and wants to dribble. His end product will come although he has had an assist already.
"This journey for us is not easy but at least there's something at the end of it and we can grow. I chose to play a back four that played together last season and that helped.
"The rest is just working on the training ground. Mistakes get punished much more than in the Championship. For us it's a question of performance and confidence. We played against Nottingham Forest and are in the game so that means there are six or seven teams that we can compete with."
Substitute Foster saw red, while he also had a goal disallowed by VAR.
Kompany continued: "It was dramatic. When you look at the gesture [Foster's elbow on Yates that got him sent off], it's a moment of inexperience and something you can't excuse, but at the same time he has played his heart out for the team.
"Handballs and offsides, I will pass [talking] on those decisions. I just want to focus on getting the team right."
Asked more about the handball decision that denied Burnley a second goal, he said: "Even the defender in the duel with Sander Berge doesn't say anything. You slow down the images, you highlight it. Do you want me to take a stance? I did everything I could to duck the question!
"I can't do anything about it. I don't really feel anger. I'm proud of the squad and a sign of a lot of progress."