Burnley manager Sean Dyche confident they will avoid relegation

Burnley manager Sean Dyche says he has "total belief" his team will avoid relegation from the Premier League.

The Clarets are currently third from bottom of the league on 25 points and face a difficult game against Tottenham at Turf Moor live on Sky Sports on Easter Sunday.

Dyche's squad - minus the four players who were international duty - spent last week in Spain preparing for a run-in that begins against Spurs.

The idea of a late-season getaway worked wonders last year, as Dyche's men returned to secure a promotion spot and he hopes for a similar boost this time.

The 43-year-old said: "Last year we found it gave the lads a change and a change is almost as good a rest. We came back and we did the business by getting ourselves promoted.

"It's a different kind of challenge this time but we want the same outcome which is to win games and be in the Premier League.

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"Wins have been hard to come by - or certainly harder to come by - and it's a big jump in quality but I think slowly but surely we're refocusing on what the job is, learning as we go and delivering good performances.

"I have total belief we will be in the Premier League."

The Spurs clash is followed by another tough task against Arsenal but Dyche has no doubt his side will push hard.

He said: "I don't know what they're thinking (about us) but I think they know we'll give everything to win a game. That's well documented. They know about the energy and physical desire of the team and behind that there is quality there.

"Of course that's got to win games. We beat Man City but we need more of that, and it's not always good play but a bit of luck, a decision to go your way every now and then.

I think our performances have been decent at least. We know they're tough games and the next one will be Tottenham but we'll be ready

"I think our performances have been decent at least. We know they're tough games and the next one will be Tottenham but we'll be ready."

Dyche has dismissed suggestions that his side, inexperienced at the top level, could start flagging in the coming weeks.

He said: "Last season there was no sign of that and this season there is no sign of that.

"We will be playing hard in every game to get the points we need to be in the Premier League. It feels like there is no slowing down in what I believe, no slowing down in the training schedules.

"We will be training equally as hard - if not harder on certain days - to be ready for the challenge."

Watch Burnley v Tottenham live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 1.30 on Easter Sunday