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TEAM NEWS
Wolves boss Gary O’Neil says Matheus Cunha will be in the matchday squad after recovering from a hamstring injury sooner than expected. Pedro Neto and Hwang Hee-chan remain unavailable, while Craig Dawson and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde are doubtful
Burnley defender Lorenz Assignon is suspended following his red card against Chelsea. However, forward David Fofana returns to the squad after being ineligible to face his parent club. Ameen Al-Dakhil, Jordan Beyer, Luca Koleosho, Aaron Ramsey, and Nathan Redmond are still injured.
MATCH STATS & FACTS
Head-to-head
- Burnley are unbeaten in six home league games against Wolves (W4, D2) dating back to a 2-1 defeat in the Premier League in March 2010.
- Wolves beat Vincent Kompany’s side 1-0 in December, ending a winless run of seven top-flight flight matches against the Clarets.
Burnley
- Burnley have won just two of their last 17 Premier League home games (D2, L13), keeping just one clean sheet in that run.
- But, having beaten Brentford 2-1 last time out at Turf Moor, they are vying to win consecutive top-flight home matches for the first time since April 2022.
- The Clarets are unbeaten in three league fixtures (W1, D2), earning as many points in this sequence as in their previous 11 games (W1, D2, L8).
- They have had a league-high six players sent off this season – no team has had more dismissals since Newcastle and Aston Villa both had seven red cards in 2014-15.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Gary O’Neil’s side are at risk of losing back-to-back top-flight fixtures for the first time since December.
- They could also lose three consecutive Premier League away fixtures without scoring for the first time since a run of four between April and August last year.
- Wolves have failed to win each of their past five league matches away to newly promoted sides (D4, L1).
- However, they have won three of their past four midweek matches in the top flight, as many victories as in their previous 16 such games.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Bramall. Assistants: Mat Wilkes, Adrian Holmes. Fourth official: Matt Donohue. VAR: Chris Kavanagh. Assistant VAR: Derek Eaton.
MATCH INFO
Kick off is at 7.45pm at Turf Moor on Tuesday 2nd April, this one is not broadcast live on UK television.