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In a first half of few chances, Louza came closest to opening the scoring with a low strike from outside the box which flew just wide of the post.
The visitors upped the tempo at the start of the second period in search of a goal and Sorba Thomas almost made his 300th career appearance a memorable one, but his close-range effort following Bosun Lawal’s cutback was blocked by some
While Leeds dominated the ball, with around 75% possession in the first half and almost 72% overall, Burnley were equally – if not more – threatening in attack.
The hosts should have been ahead after 45 seconds, but Joseph dragged his shot wide after racing through from the halfway line following a Maxime Esteve blunder.
Trafford got his angles spot-on then, as he did to deny Gnonto from close range,
Burnley have signed Brazilian left-back Lucas Pires on a four-year deal.
The 23-year-old has joined from Santos, where he made over 70 appearances, for an undisclosed fee.
The defender is a product of Corinthians but a year after signing a four-year contract with Santos in 2022 he was fined 50% of his wages and transfer-listed for disciplinary reasons.
That led to him last season going on loan to Spanish club