Clarets are now showing their metal
PART of the Jimmy Mcilroy Stand was evacuated last night because a piece of metal scraped loose – but the roof is far from falling in on Burnley’s season.
Vincent Kompany’s side are showing the fight and desire needed to survive in the relegation battle and this draw extended their unbeaten run to four games.
They will be hoping their season’s best form has not come too late – they have just seven games to save themselves.
Unfortunately for the Clarets, Nottingham Forest’s win over Fulham widened the gap to safety to six points, but at least Burnley are showing character heading into Saturday’s shoot-out with Everton at Goodison Park.
Wolves boss Gary O’neil welcomed back Brazil star Matheus Cunha after nearly two months out with his hamstring injury as a second-half substitute and he is slowly getting his strike-force back.
Wolves cancelled out Jacob Bruun Larsen’s well-taken opener through Rayan Ait-nouri’s header and the Algeria midfielder was denied a winner by the impressive Arijanet Muric.
The visitors threatened first and Joao Gomes headed wide from Matt Doherty’s nod-back.
Burnley have new resolve and Vitinho cut inside from the right and fired in a shot which was saved by Jose Sa.
They took the lead on 36 minutes when Dara O’shea swung over a cross from the right to the edge of the six-yard box for Bruun Larsen (circled) to volley home.
Wolves had shown little but Leon Chiwome shot wide following a scramble in the six-yard box before they equalised right on half-time with their first effort on target, which stood after a VAR check.
Pablo Sarabia whipped in a free-kick and Ait-nouri (top) was allowed too much space to head home a third in four Wolves games.
Ait-nouri was denied a second when Muric made a crucial save after the midfielder was played in by Doherty. Bruun Larsen also went close to a second as Burnley ramped up the pressure.
Wilson Odobert twice went close and Sa got down well to smother his second effort.
BURNLEY: Muric 7, Vitinho 7, O’shea 7, Esteve 6, Taylor 6, motm Bruun Larsen 7 (Rodriguez 72, 6), Cullen 7, Berge 6, Odobert 6, Fofana 6, Foster 6 (Benson 85) Wolves: Sa 7, Doherty 6, Kilman 6, Toti 6, Nelson Semedo 6, Joao Gomes 6, H Bueno 6 (S Bueno 67, 6), Ait-nouri 7, Sarabia 7 (Traore 81), M Lemina 6, Chiwome 5 (Cunha 75)