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title: "Burnley: Predicted XI to face Wolves"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Burnley"
published: "2020-07-15T06:00:45Z"
modified: "2020-07-15T06:00:45Z"
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# Burnley: Predicted XI to face Wolves

**Burnley remain in the hunt for Europa League football as they prepare to take on Wolves at Turf Moor this evening.**

The Clarets [extended their unbeaten run to five games](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table) at the weekend with a 1-1 draw away to champions Liverpool and could move to within two points of Nuno Espirito Santo’s team in sixth if they win today, a result which would also ramp up on the pressure on Arsenal and Sheffield United ahead of their respective midweek fixtures (as per [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table)).

However, Sean Dyche will continue to plan without several players due to injury, with Ben Mee, Jack Cork, Ashley Barnes and Matthew Lowton all unlikely to play a part for the remainder of the season (as per [premierinjuries.com](https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php)).

That has left the Burnley manager with a limited squad pick and, with that in mind, we foresee just one change to his starting line-up from the [team that earned a point at Anfield](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spielbericht/index/spielbericht/3219124):

![Burnley predicted XI v Wolves](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lineup-12.png)

No prizes for guessing that **Nick Pope** will be in goal after his [man-of-the-match performance](https://www.skysports.com/football/liverpool-vs-burnley/408324) against the Reds, in which he made eight saves. The Englishman is likely to be behind an [unchanged back four](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spielbericht/index/spielbericht/3219124) of **Charlie Taylor**, **James Tarkowski**, **Kevin Long** and **Phil Bardsley**, with Pope and Tarkowski just three full games away from [completing an ever-present Premier League season](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/184/Show/England-Burnley).

Dyche could also [keep the same front two](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spielbericht/index/spielbericht/3219124) of **Jay Rodriguez** and **Chris Wood**, with the former [netting at the weekend to preserve his impressive recent form](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jay-rodriguez/leistungsdaten/spieler/53360) and the latter [feeling his way back into the team after returning to the starting XI](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/leistungsdaten/spieler/108725) on Saturday. Matej Vydra is also an option if the Clarets manager wishes to freshen things up in attack.

However, there could be some notable changes in midfield. **Erik Pieters**, [traditionally a left-back](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/erik-pieters/leistungsdaten/spieler/43763) but [operating at right midfield](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/erik-pieters/leistungsdaten/spieler/43763) in recent games, could be switched to the left to combat the threat of Adama Traore, who has the [best dribbles per game average of any Premier League player](https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/252/Tournaments/2/Seasons/7811/Stages/17590/PlayerStatistics/England-Premier-League-2019-2020). Dyche may want the defensive experience of Pieters on that flank to cope with the Wolves right winger.

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**Johann Berg Gudmundsson**, who was the [width of a crossbar away](https://www.skysports.com/football/liverpool-vs-burnley/408324) from scoring a winner at Anfield, could fill the gap left by Pieters on the right, while **Dwight McNeil** may switch from his position on the left to play centrally, reprising a [role that he played in the win at Crystal Palace](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dwight-mcneil/leistungsdaten/spieler/584769) two weeks ago. Along with **Ashley Westwood**, he could provide Burnley with a highly creative central midfield pairing (they both have six assists this season), with Josh Brownhill dropping out to end his [run of starts in recent weeks](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/josh-brownhill/leistungsdaten/spieler/293569).

***Burnley fans, is this the team that you would pick to face Wolves? Have your say by commenting below!***