REACTION: Stone Ready To Build On U23s' Start

Steve Stone says the work starts here for the U23s after they got their Premier League 2 campaign up and running.

The Clarets lost their opening Division Two fixture 3-2 at Wolves in a ding-dong affair at the Aggborough Stadium.

Burnley recovered from an early set-back to lead through goals from Max Thompson and Lewis Richardson before the Midlands side – relegated from the top tier last season – clinched their first league win in close to 12 months with an Austin Samuel double.

The Wolves’ fightback, aided by some uncertain defending, meant a losing return to action in the Clarets’ first game since March.

But having had no preparation together as a group due to the different Covid ‘bubbles’…