🏏 Sun, 24 May 2026 16:00 BST
Burnley FC
vs
Wolverhampton Wanderers
4-2-3-1 vs 3-4-2-1
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- A direct final-day clash over the survival places. The loser between 19th-placed Burnley (21 points) and bottom-placed Wolverhampton (19 points) is certain to be relegated in this fateful match. If Burnley win, they retain a chance of survival even while remaining 15 points behind 18th-placed West Ham (36 points), but Wolves, even with a win, would reach only 24 points and fail to catch 17th-placed Tottenham (38 points), confirming relegation.
- In this season's Matchday 9 meeting at Molineux Stadium, Burnley took a 3-2 win. Burnley's last five read 1 draw and 4 losses, leaving them without a win, while Wolves are also winless with 2 draws and 3 losses in their last five. Both sides struggle with a lack of goals, Burnley scoring 37 in 37 games and Wolves a league-low 26.
- Jaidon Fleming (27), entrusted with leading Burnley's line, is a Dutch striker who scored a total of 32 goals in the Championship for Millwall. The saviour, described as "combining physical strength and shooting power with high finishing inside the box," looks to net a goal to keep the team's survival hopes alive.
- Wolves start Adam Armstrong (29), acquired from Southampton in the winter of 2026, as the lone striker. The ready-made forward, who "has a record of 91 goals in the Championship, with cut-ins and the threat of counter-attacks as his strengths," looks to shine in the Premier League for the first time since his Newcastle United days.
- Hannibal Mejbri (23), Burnley's playmaker at No. 10, is a Tunisia international and a Manchester United academy product. With "creative passing and assertive dribbling as his weapons," he inspires the team with intense pressing and fighting spirit. At his former club United, he made 10 Premier League appearances.
- One half of Wolves' front two, South Korea international Hwang Hee-chan (30), has "explosive acceleration and runs in behind as his greatest weapons." Since joining from RB Leipzig in 2021, the attacker -- affectionately known as "Bull" in South Korea -- has starred as a spearhead of the counter-attack, and he will show his determination to win toward the team's survival.