Vincent Kompany’s hopes of leading Burnley on an unlikely late-season survival charge was undone by Wolves’ in-form goalscorer Rayan Ait-Nouri at Turf Moor last night.
The Algerian international scored his third goal in four games for Gary O’Neil’s side as they bounced back after falling behind to an opening goal from Kompany’s struggling Clarets.
With Burnley visiting Everton on Saturday, this always seemed a pivotal week in the Premier League relegation race and, after Jacob Bruun Larsen fired them in front last night, the situation was improving for the Clarets - especially as the score filtered through from Newcastle during the first half.