Burnley 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood on target

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Ashley Barnes scored his first goal in more than a year as Burnley beat Wolves at Turf Moor to move three points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.

It was a convincing performance from Sean Dyche's outfit, who have now lost only once in their past seven games and are unbeaten in four matches.

Barnes nodded in at the back post to put the hosts ahead from Charlie Taylor's cross following a swift counter-attack in the first half.

Chris Wood then reacted quickest to thump in from close range and double Burnley's lead as Wolves failed to clear a free-kick after the break.

Teenager Fabio Silva fired in from the penalty spot for his first Wolves goal late on but the hosts were able to see out their victory.

It is only the second time Burnley have scored more than once in a top-flight game this season, and they could have had more.

Josh Brownhill whipped an effort on to the crossbar and Rui Patricio saved well to deny Wood after neat footwork from the New Zealand forward.

In contrast, Wolves struggled to seriously trouble a resilient Clarets back four before their late spot-kick and Nuno Espirito Santo's side remain 11th in the table.

Burnley climb to 16th, with a game in hand on those around them.

Clarets hitting form at Christmas

Burnley boss Dyche continues to eke the best out of his squad and both he and the club's potential new owners will be delighted by their recent revival after a slow start to the season.

Dyche will hope whoever buys the club will do so in time for some January squad investment, but in the meantime his team are hitting form.

Burnley were the division's lowest scorers and had managed just six goals in 12 games before this fixture, but Dyche promised the "stats will start paying us back".

He was proved right as both his strikers found the net, with Barnes heading in for his first goal since a 3-0 win at Watford in November last year and Wood on target for his third goal of the season.

It was the first time the hosts have scored twice in a Premier League game at Turf Moor since February, but no less than they deserved.

Substitute Josh Benson's foul on Silva in the penalty box made it an unnecessarily nervy last few minutes.

But before that Ben Mee and James Tarkowski once again looked almost unbeatable in the heart of the Clarets' defence as they limited the visitors to very few opportunities.

Wolves arrived at Turf Moor amid their best start to a top-flight season in 41 years, but they have at times struggled to build momentum this term.

The visitors will once again be frustrated they could not back up an impressive win over Chelsea with something against Burnley.

The absence of Raul Jimenez remains a problem for boss Nuno and the Portuguese opted to leave club-record signing Silva on the bench against a rugged Burnley back four.

Instead, he handed American Owen Otasowie, who came on for his debut against Chelsea in midfield, a first Premier League start and used the 19-year-old as the focal point of the visitors' attack.

But Wolves struggled to break down Burnley and £35m striker Silva and winger Adama Traore were brought on at the hour-mark.

The visitors had 71% of the possession in the second half but only a long-range Ruben Neves volley troubled Nick Pope, while Daniel Podence had an effort deflected over.

That was until the 89th minute, when Portugal youth international Silva won a penalty for his side and converted from the spot to become Wolves' youngest score in the Premier League at 18 years and 155 days old.