Lomas moved to Millwall from St. Johnstone in the summer. They had a difficult start to the season but have picked up although Lomas pointed to a lack of consistency.
He said: "It's been a dilemma. Most of the season it's been up and down and a lack of consistency in team selection has been a problem and the four sendings off have certainly caused problems.
"So we have to try and improve that but the last two performances have been very good against two very good teams so the challenge for the lads is can we make Reading a good point by going and beating a team that I don't think has been beaten this season in the league."
Asked what will be needed against Burnley, he added: "A very good performance and we'll have to match their work rate. They press very high up the pitch and if you take liberties by playing too short passes at the back and playing it across the back four they'll nip in and cause you problems so we've got to try and pass the ball and get between their lines.
"All credit to Sean, the staff and the players. I don't think anyone would have expected Burnley to be top of the pile but they are there on merit and are very well organised with a great work ethic. They've got a good team spirit and of course they've got two boys up front that are causing a lot of problems."
Dyche admitted today that Burnley will face a tough game at a ground where he was once a member of the home team. But he's looking to get back into the winning habit after losing out to West Ham in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday.
"There is a tinge of disappointment at losing on Tuesday, but if a result doesn't go your way there is a way of going about trying to win it and I thought we did that in the right manner," he said.
"I think the fans appreciated that and I also enjoyed that about Tuesday and that will be an important factor going forward.
"Being top of the league is of great value to all of us and I like the feeling around the group at the minute. We have to take care of it and safeguard it and the fans have a big part to play, but the players are the catalyst for all that and we are in good shape, probably better than most people thought.
"We have had our best start in history, which is fantastic, but it is still early and we have big challenges to come and great strides to make."
Looking forward to his second return to the Den as Burnley manager, he added: "It's part of the Millwall DNA to make life tough. They had a challenging start that can happen at any given time in a relentless division, but they have settled down, got some good results and a few points on the board, so we are all well aware of the opposition.
"But we focus on what we are trying to do. We have been going away from home and giving very good performances and we'll look to do that again.
"The mentality is improving all the time, as is the physicality in terms of yardage they cover and energy of the team, so we are in good shape, but we can't over-believe in what we are doing. We certainly believe, but we know we are going to have to go hard at Millwall in order to win."