Burnley 1-2 Wolverhampton · Championship
Burnley lost to Wolverhampton 1-2 in the Championship. Goals: J. Vardy 20', F. López 39', T. Chirewa 72'. Expected goals (xG): Burnley 0.6, Wolverhampton 1.5. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Burnley and Wolverhampton met in the Championship at Turf Moor in Burnley on Friday, 16 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Burnley: J. Vardy 20'. Wolverhampton: F. López 39'; T. Chirewa 72'.
How the match went
Wolverhampton saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Burnley had 15 shots with 4 on target, Wolverhampton 20 with 8 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 3 to Burnley and 6 to Wolverhampton. Burnley conceded 13 fouls, Wolverhampton 9. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Burnley, 1 for Wolverhampton).
Line-ups
Burnley started in a 4-2-3-1: Grégoire Coudert, Kyle Walker, Hjalmar Ekdal, Igor Júlio, Lucas Pires, Max Alleyne, Reo Hatate, Largie Ramazani, Josh Laurent, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Jamie Vardy.
Wolverhampton started in a 4-2-3-1: José Sá, Jackson Tchatchoua, Nasser Djiga, Toti Gomes, Ghislain Konan, Marshall Munetsi, André, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Fer López, Rafiki Saïd, Sean Neave.
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Minute by minute
- 20'Goal! Burnley 1-0 Wolverhampton. J. Vardy (Burnley) scores, assisted by J. Bruun Larsen.
- 39'Goal! Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton. F. López (Wolverhampton) scores, assisted by S. Neave.
- 45'Half-time. Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton.
- 72'Goal! Burnley 1-2 Wolverhampton. T. Chirewa (Wolverhampton) scores, assisted by M. Mané.
- 90'Full-time. Burnley 1-2 Wolverhampton.
Full commentary (69 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Burnley vs Wolverhampton.
- 2'Attempt missed. J. Bellegarde (Wolverhampton), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 4'Corner, Burnley.
- 4'Attempt missed. J. Vardy (Burnley), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 7'Attempt missed. I. Júlio (Burnley), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 9'Attempt blocked. G. Konan (Wolverhampton), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 10'Attempt saved. J. Vardy (Burnley), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 11'Attempt blocked. L. Ramazani (Burnley), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 14'Offside, Burnley.
- 15'Attempt missed. M. Munetsi (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 16'Offside, Burnley.
- 17'Corner, Burnley.
- 18'Attempt missed. J. Vardy (Burnley), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 20'Goal! Burnley 1-0 Wolverhampton. J. Vardy (Burnley) scores, assisted by J. Bruun Larsen.
- 24'Attempt missed. L. Ramazani (Burnley), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 27'Attempt blocked. M. Munetsi (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 27'Offside, Burnley.
- 29'Attempt missed. R. Saïd (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 32'Attempt blocked. L. Pires (Burnley), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 32'Attempt blocked. L. Pires (Burnley), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 34'Attempt saved. J. Bruun Larsen (Burnley), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 35'Attempt missed. J. Bellegarde (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 35'Attempt blocked. R. Saïd (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 38'Attempt saved. R. Saïd (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 39'Goal! Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton. F. López (Wolverhampton) scores, assisted by S. Neave.
- 42'Attempt blocked. L. Pires (Burnley), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt missed. J. Laurent (Burnley), header from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 45'Half-time. Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 49'Attempt missed. S. Neave (Wolverhampton), header. xG 0.04.
- 50'Attempt missed. J. Bruun Larsen (Burnley), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 52'Corner, Wolverhampton.
- 52'Attempt saved. F. López (Wolverhampton), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 59'Corner, Wolverhampton.
- 59'Corner, Wolverhampton.
- 60'Corner, Wolverhampton.
- 60'Attempt missed. N. Djiga (Wolverhampton), header from a corner. xG 0.26.
- 60'Attempt missed. J. Tchatchoua (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 60'Attempt saved. R. Saïd (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 61'Substitution, Burnley: D. Satpayev comes on for J. Bruun Larsen.
- 61'Substitution, Burnley: A. Broja comes on for J. Vardy.
- 61'Substitution, Wolverhampton: M. Mané comes on for J. Bellegarde.
- 62'Offside, Burnley.
- 63'Yellow card for R. Hatate (Burnley) for foul.
- 67'Attempt blocked. L. Pires (Burnley), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 67'Corner, Burnley.
- 68'Attempt saved. J. Laurent (Burnley), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 70'Yellow card for S. Neave (Wolverhampton) for foul.
- 71'Substitution, Wolverhampton: T. Doyle comes on for F. López.
- 72'Goal! Burnley 1-2 Wolverhampton. T. Chirewa (Wolverhampton) scores, assisted by M. Mané.
- 72'Substitution, Wolverhampton: T. Chirewa comes on for S. Neave.
- 75'Offside, Burnley.
- 75'Substitution, Burnley: M. Edwards comes on for R. Hatate.
- 76'Attempt saved. M. Mané (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 77'Attempt missed. T. Doyle (Wolverhampton), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.35.
- 78'Offside, Burnley.
- 81'Offside, Burnley.
- 87'Substitution, Burnley: U. Raghouber comes on for M. Alleyne.
- 87'Substitution, Wolverhampton: H. Bueno comes on for R. Saïd.
- 87'Substitution, Wolverhampton: L. Krejčí comes on for G. Konan.
- 88'Cleared off the line! T. Doyle (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 88'Corner, Wolverhampton.
- 90'Yellow card for K. Walker (Burnley) for foul.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Corner, Wolverhampton.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. L. Krejčí (Wolverhampton), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. T. Doyle (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Burnley 1-2 Wolverhampton.