Burnley 1 – Wolves 0: The Clarets beat Wolves at Turf Moor
On Sunday, Wolverhampton Wanderers suffer an away defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor. Burnley were looking for a victory following a disappointing 1-1 draw with West Ham United in their previous game. Wolves were beaten 1-0 in the previous match against Newcastle United. Following today’s result, Burnley are in 17th place, with 31 points from 34 matches, while Wolves sit in 8th, with 49 points from 34.
After an un-eventful first half, The Clarets applied pressure in the second and were rewarded, with Matej Vydra giving Burnley the lead at the 62 minute mark and seeing the game end 1-0.
For Burnley, Ashley Barnes, Aaron Lennon and Kevin Long, came on for Jay Rodriguez, Matej Vydra and Dwight McNeil. Wolves brought on Pedro Neto and Trincao, to replace Fabio Silva and Romain Saiss.
There were bookings for Matej Vydra, Charlie Taylor and Ashley Barnes from Burnley. For Wolves, Pedro Neto saw yellow.
Burnley will next travel to Watford, while Wolves will face Brighton & Hove Albion at home.
| Technical card: | |
|---|---|
| Burnley: | Nick Pope, Connor Roberts, Nathan Collins, James Tarkowski, Charlie Taylor, Dwight McNeil (Kevin Long, min.86), Jack Cork, Josh Brownhill, Matej Vydra (Aaron Lennon, min.71), Jay Rodriguez (Ashley Barnes, min.64) and Wout Weghorst |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers: | Jose Sa, Conor Coady, Willy Boly, Romain Saiss (Trincao, min.79), Jonny Castro, Leander Dendoncker, Joao Moutinho, Nelson Semedo, Fabio Silva (Pedro Neto, min.67), Hee-chan Hwang and Raul Jimenez |
| Stadium: | Turf Moor |
| Goals: | Matej Vydra (1-0, min. 62) |
