Burnley 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: result and report

Burnley 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship · Friday 16 October 2026, 19:00 UTC · Turf Moor, Burnley · half-time 1-1

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Burnley were beaten by Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 in the Championship on Friday 16 October 2026 at Turf Moor. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Jamie Vardy opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Burnley's goal came from Jamie Vardy (20'). Wolverhampton Wanderers scored through Fernando López González (39') and Tawanda Blessing Chirewa (72').

Discipline: Burnley received 2 yellow cards; Wolverhampton Wanderers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Burnley were 21st on 8 points from 10 and Wolverhampton Wanderers 10th on 14 points from 9. In the current table Burnley are 22nd on 10 points and Wolverhampton Wanderers are 7th on 24 points.

Burnley lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Fernando López González of Wolverhampton Wanderers (7.7), level with Mateus Mané (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Burnley wins, 5 draws and 1 for Wolverhampton Wanderers.