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Burnley v Wolves

Turf Moor 13/03/10

Kick-off: 3pm

OVERVIEW

With nine games to go it's far from win or bust, but there's no disguising the importance of this game between two clubs locked on the same points and scrapping for survival.

Wolves currently have the edge on goal difference but the Clarets know a win will take them out of the drop-zone and pile the pressure on the Black Country boys who have two more away games to follow at Aston Villa and West Ham in a claret and blue frenzy.

Mick McCarthy's side has picked up a couple of wins away from Molineux and will be back by a sell-out following at Turf Moor.

But their record of just one win in ten games has dragged them towards trouble at just the wrong time.

The Clarets' current run is no better but Brian Laws' men go into the game on a high following their impressive mid-week fightback against Stoke City to earn a 1-1 draw, which lifted them a place up the table.

The momentum should therefore be with a Clarets' side which looks potent up front, while Wolves have gone three games without a goal.

Kevin Doyle has netted six times this season

ONE TO WATCH

Wolves have scored the fewest goals in the Premier League, but do have a proven marksman in Kevin Doyle. The former Reading man was prolific for Reading and is Wolves' top scorer this season with six top-flight goals following his club record £6.5 million signing last summer.

STAT OF THE DAY

With just 21 goals Wolves are the league's lowest scorers, although they have scored more away from home than they have had Molinuex with 11 of their goals coming on the road.

LAST MEETING

20/12/10 Wolves 2 (Milijas, Doyle), Burnley 0

Burnley: Jensen, Jordan, Carlisle (Duff 34), Caldwell (Gudjonsson 69), Mears, Alexander, Bikey (Nugent 54), McDonald, Elliott, Eagles, Fletcher. Subs: Penny, Blake, Thompson Guerrero

Wolves: Hahnemann, Stearman, Craddock, Henry, Ebanks-Blake, Ward, Berra, Jarvis (Iwelumo 87), Milijas (Mancienne 69) Doyle Elokobi 90), Foley. Subs: Surman, Iwelumo, Maierhofer, Castillo, Hennessey

David Nugent headed Burnley level on points with Wolves

FORM GUIDE (last ten league games)

Burnley: LLLLWLLLLD

Wolves: LLLDDLWLLL

TEAM NEWS

Burnley: The Clarets will give a late fitness test to top scorer Steven Fletcher as he recovers from a broken hand, while Chris McCann and Steven Caldwell are still out.

Wolves: With no fresh injury problems, Wolves are expected to be unchanged for a fifth successive game.

Referee: Steve Bennett

LAST TIME OUT

Burnley 1 (Nugent), Stoke City 1

Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Fox (Jordan 77), Carlisle, Cort, Alexander, Cork (McDonald ht), Nugent, Paterson, Thompson (Elliott 71), Eagles. Subs: Duff, Blake, Bikey, Weaver.

Wolves 0, Manchester United 1

Wolves: Hahnemann, Craddock, Ward (Keogh 84), Berra, Zuba, Foley, Guedioura (Ebanks-Blake 84), Henry, Jones, Jarvis (Vokes 88), Doyle. Subs: Elokobi, Mancienne, Milijas, Hennessey.

Mick McCarthy 'not bigging it up'

THEY SAID

Brian Laws: "If we win the game we go above them and that's the incentive. It takes us out the bottom three - guaranteed.

"We know what's at stake and what's available to us if we achieve the win."

Mick McCarthy: "Burnley is a huge game and I'm not going to try to play down the importance of it, but I'm not going to 'big it up' either by saying it's the end of the world if we get beat.

"Because if we do, and that happens, then we might as well pack up on Saturday. And there's no chance of that."

Barclays Premier League fixtures

Saturday (kick 3pm unless stated)

Birmingham v Everton

Bolton v Wigan

Burnley v Wolves

Chelsea v West Ham

Hull v Arsenal (5.30)

Stoke v Aston Villa

Tottenham v Blackburn (12.45)

Sunday

Man Utd v Fulham (1.30)

Sunderland v Man City (4.00)

Monday

Liverpool v Portsmouth (8.00)

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