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FULL TIME: Wolves 0-4 Burnley
Burnley are all but safe after a brilliant win.
A quite remarkable game at Molineux.
FT | #WOL 0-4 #BUR
— Wolves (@Wolves) April 25, 2021
Defeat at Molineux. #WOLBUR
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90' Stoppage time
85' Westwood scores!
It then falls back to Westwood who strikes it for the second time this afternoon, but while the first effort went miles wide, this one flies into the top corner.
4-0 to Burnley. Surely no one saw this coming.
GOAL!
82' Chance!
Only 7 minutes of normal time remaining. It can't go quickly enough.
79' Fizzling out
Burnley are happy to sit on their three goal lead, while Wolves, as has so often bin the case this campaign, are carrying no goal threat.
70' Traore's cross sails over
69' Double sub
Two youngsters in the form of Morgan Gibbs-White and Vitinha come on in place of Daniel Podence and Ruben Neves.
65' Chance!
The Burnley right-back drives through two challenges and fires from the edge of the box, but Patricio makes a brilliant save low to his right.
The Portuguese then copes well with the resulting corner. He's probably the only man in a Wolves shirt who hasn't made a glaring mistake today.
59' Wolves go close
Traore's cross deflects off Taylor and wrong-foots Pope, but he recovers to push it round the post.
It was quite fitting that it was completely unintentional, but nonetheless, they've gone close.
57' Wolves sub
56' Sums it up
53' Nothing's changing
The lack of changes from the Portuguese has been absolutely baffling. They are second best in every single aspect.
50' No goal
Still 3-0, but you expect a legitimate fourth goal won't be far away.
49' Hold your horses....
VAR are checking, naturally.
GOAL!
Back underway!
Remarkably, Nuno hasn't seen fit to make a change. Genuinely baffling.
Half time reaction
Take nothing away from Burnley, however. They've not had to work hard for their goals, but Wood has taken his hat-trick well and Sean Dyche's side have had complete control of the game.
Wolves need to show some fight in the second half, something that was completely absent from their performance in the first.
HALF TIME: Wolves 0-3 Burnley
HT | #WOL 0-3 #BUR
— Wolves (@Wolves) April 25, 2021
Three down at the break. #WOLBUR
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44' Wood makes it three!
It's been an awful half from Wolves, who find themselves 3-0 down at home for the second time in three games.
The goal itself was simple, another corner causes carnage and it's an easy header for Wood at the far post to take the match ball.
Absolutely shameful from Nuno and his side.
GOAL!
42' Yellow card
It should be noted that the Spaniard was booked for the handbags with Cork, which the TV cameras didn't pick up.
39' No red card
Tarkowski is booked for his initial reaction to Podence's tumble.
37' Flare up
VAR is checking for a red card on Adama Traore.
34' Another Burnley chance
From a Wolves point of view, this is painfully bad.
29' Massive chance
Charlie Taylor's brilliant cross finds Vydra six yards out, but he's stretched too far and can't connect properly and the ball flies over.
Awful from Wolves, but Burnley are playing some nice stuff.
26' Tarkowski heads wide
If it isn't already, this is in danger of becoming embarrassing for the hosts. Something has to change.
2-0 Burnley!
Traore's attempted pass to Semedo is woefully short and Dwight McNeil capitalises on it. He then squares to Wood, who simply can't miss.
Wolves have defended horrendously and deserve to be two down, but Burnley don't care. They will surely be all but safe by 2pm.
GOAL!
15' Wood puts Burnley ahead
Just moments before Vydra had a chance after another Boly mistake, but the Ivorian's sliding tackle was immense to deny the Czech international.
It was all for nothing though, Burnley lead at Molineux.
15' GOAL!
12' Podence goes close
The resulting corner comes to nothing.
11' Westwood fires wide
6' First effort on target
A nice one to deal with for Pope after two games out with a shoulder problem.
2' Early Wolves pressure
A surprisingly open first couple of minutes at Molineux.
Underway!
Given the reception Lee Mason got from Nuno after the last time these teams met, he'll be hoping for a quiet game.
Teams are out
All three results are certainly possible, so it should be an interesting game.
Close to kick-off
Can Wolves make it three straight wins ahead of next week's derby, or will Burnley pick up the win that should all but guarantee their safety?
Team news reaction
Wolves' 3-4-3 usually makes them hard to beat, but attacking output is at a minimum, which makes this seem a strange approach for a team with nothing to play for.
One positive from the team sheet comes in the form of Ruben Neves, who returns from isolation to replace Joao Moutinho, who has suffered an ankle injury.
Burnley will be happy to see the return of Nick Pope in goal, with Matej Vydra partnering Chris Wood up front as they return to a 4-4-2 formation.
For the visitors...
Former Wolves keeper Will Norris is on the bench.
LINE-UP | Here is how the Clarets line-up to face Wolves this afternoon at Molineux. ⬇️
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) April 25, 2021
Matej Vydra partners Chris Wood upfront, with Ashley Barnes returning to the bench. 💪#WOLBUR | #UTC | @eToro
The Wolves team...
Here's how Wolves line-up for this afternoon's @premierleague fixture against @BurnleyOfficial. #WOLBUR
— Wolves (@Wolves) April 25, 2021
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Team news shortly
For Wolves, it would be a pleasant surprise to see them line up in the 4-2-3-1 formation they're widely expected to start next season in, with a couple of youngsters in the starting XI. Will that happen? Probably not.
The big question for Burnley is whether Nick Pope is fit to start between the sticks, with deputy Bailey Peacock-Farrell conceding five goals in his two games.
Last meeting
Burnley haven't played at Molineux in nearly two years, when Ashley Barnes' superb early volley was cancelled out by another late Wolves penalty, this time scored by Raul Jimenez, as the sides drew 1-1.
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Sean Dyche's pre-match comments
"You have to attempt to control your own situation and the best way of doing that is wins, draws and getting points on the board."
"We never lack positivity or a good feeling, It is enhanced with winning of course, but we are never short of spirit within the group."
PRESS | Sean Dyche speaks on how football fans’ across the country stood up to the ill-fated Super League. 💬
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) April 23, 2021
Watch what the gaffer had to say 👉 https://t.co/DQ6CxyvWQ0#WOLBUR | #UTC pic.twitter.com/ng4ko7B0kr
Nuno Espirito Santo's pre-match comments
“Until the end of the season we have a lot of matches to play and a lot of time when we can take advantage of the situation to try and improve and build a foundation. First, it’s Burnley, let’s totally focus on how we want to approach the game.
“They are a good squad, a good team that creates problems not only to us, but all the teams because their approach of the game is intense, they play good football, they have a good manager and good players.
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— Wolves (@Wolves) April 23, 2021
Burnley team news
However, Ashley Barnes, who scored against Wolves in December, will miss the game through a thigh injury that has kept him out for over two months.
Irishmen Robbie Brady and Kevin Long are also out.
Wolves team news
Aside from Neves, Pedro Neto, Jonny, Raul Jimenez and Marcal will all miss out with long-term injuries.
Theo Corbeanu and Owen Otasowie should keep their place on the bench, and will hope to see some action should the game be secure for Wolves late on.
Burnley form
Three straight defeats against Southampton, Newcastle and Manchester United, with Burnley taking the lead in two of those, will have given Sean Dyche some headaches going into Sunday's game.
One thing that will make him feel better is his record against Wolves as Burnley manager. The Clarets have only lost once in nine matches to Wanderers with Dyche at the helm, including a 2-0 victory in his very first game in charge of Burnley in November 2012.
Wolves form
After two consecutive gritty wins against struggling opposition, Wolves have risen above the magic 40 point mark and need one more win to guarantee a record fourth straight Premier League season next campaign.
Willian Jose's first Wanderers goal was enough to give Nuno Espirito Santo's side three points against Sheffield United last time out, which gave Wolves six points from six following Adama Traore's late winner at Fulham a fortnight ago.
With nothing left to play for in this turbulent season for Wanderers, fans will be hoping to see some free-flowing football and young prospects in the remaining weeks of the season.
This won't be pretty...
The Premier League's third and fifth-lowest scorers go head to head at Molineux, with Wolves and Burnley finding the net just 58 times in their 64 league matches so far this campaign. The top three have matched or exceeded that total on their own.
Despite that, this season's meeting of the sides at Turf Moor saw a whopping (by their standards, at least) three goals, with the Clarets emerging 2-1 victors just before Christmas.
Kick-off time
Kick off is at 12:00 GMT on Sunday, April 25.
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