Football May 26, 2026

Burnley 1-1 Wolves: Zian Flemming rescues point for Clarets to ensure Rob Edwards' side finish bottom of Premier League

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Burnley 1-1 Wolves: Zian Flemming rescues point for Clarets to ensure Rob Edwards' side finish bottom of Premier League

Relegated pair Burnley and Wolves played out a 1-1 draw in their final Premier League game before they return to the Sky Bet Championship next season.

Adam Armstrong's fifth-minute penalty put Rob Edwards' men in front, but Zian Flemming struck inside the first two minutes of the second half to earn the Clarets one final point.

As a result, Wolves finish bottom of the table, without an away win all season. Burnley finish 19th, two points ahead.

Wolves flew out of the traps and, inside five minutes, were awarded a penalty. Ladislav Krejci's header was handled by Florentino and, after a swift glance at the VAR monitor, referee Andrew Kitchen pointed to the spot.

Armstrong has been less than prolific since his February move from Southampton, but he stepped up confidently and beat Max Weiss emphatically to take his return to two in 14 Premier League games.

Burnley then started to dominate the ball, but could have been 2-0 down after 15 minutes. Only the slightest of fingertips from Weiss took Mateus Mane's shot from the edge of the box - after a magical run down the right - onto the post.

They did have the chance to level proceedings deep into first-half stoppage time, but a full-stretch save from Jose Sa kept out Florentino's thunderous strike from 25 yards.

It was 1-1, though, after 47 minutes. Flemming took charge after a tidy exchange of passes with Loum Tchaouna and fired a controlled strike into the bottom-left corner.

There was never much danger of either side hitting a winner thereafter, and that was the way it ended.

Two notable milestones were hit, however. Ashley Barnes came on for his 320th - and thought to be final - appearance for Burnley, shortly after 16-year-old Jerome Abbey was sent on to become the second-youngest player in Wolves' history.

Burnley interim head coach Mike Jackson speaking to Your Site:

"In terms of the game, we didn't start well at all. It was a really poor start from our point of view.

"We've not been used to having lots and lots of the ball, so when you actually do get that, sometimes your habits within that can be a little bit sloppy and we gave the ball away too easily.

"We had a few words at half-time, fixed a couple of things and, in the second half, I thought we were a lot better, created a lot of chances and solved a lot of problems we caused ourselves in the first half.

"You want to keep all of your best players if you can, but with the reality of what's happened this season sometimes it can be difficult.

"I'm sure the club will do their best, but it's a balancing act going down.

"Since Scott [Parker] left, it's been quiet on that front [Burnley's next head coach]. The club have to do their due diligence in the way they want to go.

"We've been in this situation before and it's not good to be in it again, but we have to learn from this and know what's required from the Championship next season.

"Everything should be geared towards that. I don't think setbacks should define you and it's about what we do next now. That's the most important thing."

Wolves head coach Rob Edwards speaking to Your Site:

"I thought we started the game brilliantly. We had a number of set-pieces, got the goal, went 1-0 up and I thought we could've got two or three in that first. The 'keeper has made a couple of amazing saves. And I didn't like the start of the second half.

"Then the game became a bit basketball-like and quite open; maybe a bit end-of-season and the heat played a part. But after the second drinks break, we were able to get things together again.

"Either team could have won it. It was probably quite exciting for the neutral to watch, but we wanted to win the game and we weren't able to do that."

On debutant Abbey: "We'll see how he progresses. He's a young player we really like. He's trained with us a number of times and we've always really liked him.

"He's got a great future and an exciting future ahead, but let's not put too much pressure on too soon. That's a nice one for him and I thought he did really well when he came on."

Here's your summer diary:

June 11: World Cup starts -

June 14:

June 15: Summer transfer window opens

June 17:

July 19: World Cup final

June 25: Championship fixtures released

August 14-25: Championship opening weekend

September 1: Transfer Deadline Day (window closes at 11pm UK time)

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