Wolves’ Chirewa extends Burnley’s home woes as Vardy’s strike is in vain

Burnley took the lead via Jamie Vardy’s fist goal for the club but Wolves fought back to win 2-1 and make it 21 games at Turf Moor without a win for the hosts The Wolves substitute Tawanda Chirewa struck within seconds of coming off the bench as César Peixoto’s side came from behind to extend Burnley’s home misery at Turf Moor to 21 games without a win. Chirewa had just replaced Sean Neave in the 72nd minute when Mateus Mané pounced on Igor Julio’s heavy touch and sent the 23-year-old Zimbabwe international through to strike an angled shot, which flew into the net despite Gregoire Coudert getting his hands to the effort.

It was a vital victory for the visitors, who had fallen behind to Jamie Vardy’s first Burnley goal before levelling through Fer López. For Burnley it was a huge blow. Their last league win at home was when they beat Leeds in the Premier League on 18 October, meaning their horror run will stretch over a year. Sheffield Wednesday established an unwanted English Football