Burnley vs Wolves

21 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Lee Mason

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ashley Barnes 35’
  • Chris Wood 51’
  • Fabio Silva 89’ (pen)

Match summary

Burnley beat Wolves 2-1. Burnley led 1-0 at half-time.

Ashley Barnes put Burnley ahead with a header in the 35th minute, set up by Charlie Taylor, Chris Wood made it 2-0 in the 51st minute, and Fabio Silva pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 89th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Burnley created 1.20 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Wolves 1.46 from 15.

Match stats

Burnley Wolves
10 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 3
1 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.20 xG 1.46
1.20 Non-penalty xG 0.70
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Burnley Wolves
Kick-off
Ashley Barnes
Assist: Charlie Taylor1-0 (Burnley)
35’
Half-time1-0
Chris Wood2-0 (Burnley)
51’
89’
Fabio Silva
Penalty2-1 (Wolves)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Burnley
  • Ashley Westwood
  • Jay Rodriguez
Wolves
  • Owen Otasowie

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 1.46 35’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), 1-0 35’ 51’ Chris Wood (Burnley), 2-0 51’ 89’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), 2-1 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 1.46 35’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), 1-0 Barnes 35’ 51’ Chris Wood (Burnley), 2-0 Wood 51’ 89’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), 2-1 Silva 89’
Burnley 1.20 xGWolves 1.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Burnley attacking 
89’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 65’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 35’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 68’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 15’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 51’ Chris Wood (Burnley), set piece, 0.13 xG, goal 8’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 79’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 61’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 37’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 89’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 65’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 35’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 68’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 15’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 51’ Chris Wood (Burnley), set piece, 0.13 xG, goal 8’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 79’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 61’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 37’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 25’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nick Pope GK900 0.000.051
Matthew Lowton DEF901 0.010.000
Ben Mee DEF900 0.000.000
James Tarkowski DEF900 0.000.000
Charlie Taylor DEF9010 0.000.151
Robbie Brady MID710 0.000.131
Ashley Westwood MID900 0.000.461
Josh Brownhill MID902 0.100.000
Dwight McNeil MID890 0.000.121
Chris Wood FWD9013 0.710.041
Ashley Barnes FWD8414 0.380.000
Erik Pieters Sub190 0.000.000
Jay Rodriguez Sub60 0.000.000
Josh Benson Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 28% Avg odds 3.44
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.05
Wolves win 41% Avg odds 2.36

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Burnley WLDWD
Wolves DWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Burnley 1-1 Wolves, 15 Jul 20 Next meeting: Wolves 0-4 Burnley, 25 Apr 21  All Burnley vs Wolves meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.