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Burnley vs Wolves: match report

Burnley hosted Wolverhampton Wanderers at Turf Moor on Friday 16 October 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 11). Lewis Smith is the referee, averaging 3.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Burnley 1-2 Wolves. Goals: Jamie Vardy 20' for Burnley; Fernando López 39' for Wolves; Tawanda Chirewa 72' for Wolves.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 20' Goal: Jamie Vardy (Burnley) 1-0
  • 39' Goal: Fernando López (Wolves) 1-1
  • 63' Yellow card: Reo Hatate (Burnley)
  • 70' Yellow card: Sean Neave (Wolves)
  • 72' Goal: Tawanda Chirewa (Wolves) 1-2
  • 90' Yellow card: Kyle Walker (Burnley)
Match stats (contains the result)
46.7%Possession53.3%
15Shots20
4Shots on target8
3Corners6
13Fouls9
7Offsides0
5Saves3
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Burnley 4-2-3-1

Coach: Nicky Hayen

  1. 37 Grégoire Coudert GK
  2. 2 Kyle Walker DEF
  3. 18 Hjalmar Ekdal DEF
  4. 44 Igor Julio DEF
  5. 23 Lucas Pires DEF
  6. 3 Max Alleyne MID
  7. 5 Reo Hatate MID
  8. 19 Largie Ramazani FWD
  9. 29 Josh Laurent MID
  10. 7 Jacob Bruun Larsen FWD
  11. 9 Jamie Vardy FWD

Bench

  • 12 Dastan Satpaev FWD
  • 27 Armando Broja FWD
  • 10 Marcus Edwards FWD
  • 8 Ugo Raghouber MID
  • 1 Max Weiß GK
  • 22 Oliver Sonne DEF
  • 14 Connor Roberts DEF
  • 30 Lluc Castell FWD
  • 17 Andréas Hountondji FWD

Wolves 4-2-3-1

Coach: César Peixoto

  1. 1 José Sá GK
  2. 38 Jackson Tchatchoua DEF
  3. 34 Nasser Djiga DEF
  4. 24 Toti Gomes DEF
  5. 33 Ghislain Konan DEF
  6. 5 Marshall Munetsi MID
  7. 7 André MID
  8. 27 Jean-Ricner Bellegarde FWD
  9. 28 Fer López MID
  10. 19 Rafiki Saïd FWD
  11. 14 Sean Neave FWD

Bench

  • 36 Mateus Mané FWD
  • 20 Tommy Doyle MID
  • 23 Tawanda Chirewa FWD
  • 37 Ladislav Krejcí DEF
  • 3 Hugo Bueno DEF
  • 13 João Virgínia GK
  • 2 Kieran Trippier DEF
  • 15 Yerson Mosquera DEF
  • 8 Jordan James MID
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 24 May 2026: Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Sunday 26 October 2025: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Burnley
  • Wednesday 28 August 2024: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Burnley
  • Tuesday 2 April 2024: Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Tuesday 5 December 2023: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Burnley