Daniel Farke insists Leeds United will not show any complacency when they look to all-but secure their Premier League status against a Burnley side playing their first match since relegation.

Victory in Friday's televised game would take Leeds to 43 points and leave Tottenham Hotspur nine points behind with only 12 available.

No team has been relegated from the Premier League with 43 points.

They will be fancied to get there at home to the Clarets, who will be playing in next season's Championship.

There has been widespread speculation that Burnley manager Parker is about to lose his job, but the ex-midfielder has taken seven points out of a possible nine against Leeds, and his was the only away team to win at Elland Road in last season’s Championship.

"There's definitely no complacency," said Farke, whose team go into the game on the back of Sunday's disappointing FA Cup semi-final defeat to Parker's old club Chelsea.

"We concentrate on this game, like every other game, and we will be very respectful.

"If you go deeper into analysing Burnley, I would say there was not one time they were played off the park. They always play very competitively and are in many tight games.

RESPECT: Leeds United manager Daniel Farke has huge respect for his Burnley counterpart Scott Parker (back to camera) (Image: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

placeholder image — RESPECT: Leeds United manager Daniel Farke has huge respect for his Burnley counterpart Scott Parker (back to camera) (Image: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

"I've got so much respect for what Scott is doing. You have to praise him for their whole attitude.

"I never saw a Burnley team that gave up."

History shows that teams can often show improved form in the game after relegation. Rotherham United won their first game after demotion from League One.

"It was a bit written on the wall, their relegation in the last weeks," said Farke. "But they were always competitive, showed good performances, and came pretty close.

RELEGATED: Scott Parker (centre) after Burnley's demotion was confirmed (Image: Carl Recine/Getty Images)

"They had an impressive results in the most recent game against Man City (where Erling Haaland's fifth-minute goal was the only one).

"Sometimes once relegation is confirmed, it gives you a bit more freedom to play. It happens quite often.

"If you look at Championship level, Leicester had loss after loss after loss. After relegation was confirmed, they play against Millwall, who are fighting at the top end, and Millwall equalised in the last moment (Macaulay Langstaff scoring in stoppage time).

"So it's very difficult to say that this game will be easier because they are relegated.

"I expect it to be perhaps even a bit more complicated. Because they will play without any pressure and can be a bit more brave and play with a bit more freedom.

"In the last couple of seasons, our games against Burnley were always difficult. They were always rock solid.

"We quite often won the statistics, like the last away game (in October), for example. It's normally ridiculous that we lost this game just by the statistics but we didn't score goals.

"It's always difficult to open this team and for that, I'm very respectful.

"My team has the experience of the last couple of years and how difficult it always was against Burnley, so we are concentrated, focussed, highly motivated."

Swedish left wing-back Gabriel Gudmundsson has been ruled out of Saturday's game and the match at Tottenham a week on Monday with a hamstring injury, and Leeds have doubts over two others.

"Noah Okafor got a hit against his calf, there's a little question mark behind his availability," revealed Farke. "Also Jaka Bijol is dealing with some problems with his hip flexor.

"I hope to have them both available, but I can't tell you right now if it's possible."

For the second gameweek running, Leeds are the first relegation contender to play. The three other teams fighting to avoid joining Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers in next season's Championship all won last weekend.