Burnley vs Wolves player ratings with Collins imperious, McNeil impressive and Cork important

Burnley secured another vital three points in their fight against relegation as Matej Vydra struck the only goal of the game in the second half to down Wolves.

It means the Clarets have taken seven points from three games under interim boss Mike Jackson and the result moved them out of the bottom three for the first time since October ahead of the Merseyside derby. Burnley travel to second bottom Watford next weekend with a chance to put further pressure on their relegation rivals.

In a tight contest, Vydra's goal proved pivotal. Here's how we rated the Clarets players from the Turf encounter.

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Nick Pope

Important save from Jonny early on and denied Semedo just after break. Claimed every high cross 7

Connor Roberts

Made one vital sliding tackle in the second half and was always an outlet with the ball 7

Nathan Collins

Colossal performance. Made just one error and recovered to atone. Otherwise superb with the ball and without 9

James Tarkowski

Leads by example, couple of sloppy passes but positionally excellent 7

Charlie Taylor

Consistent showing down the left, made key interventions defensively and showed going forward 8

Dwight McNeil

Impressed in first 45 with two edge of box efforts and continued in same vein after break, his pass made the winner 8

Josh Brownhill

Put under pressure in first half but was superb in second 8

Jack Cork

Fantastic display, strong on the ball and in the tackle and read it perfectly in midfield 8

Jay Rodriguez

Hassled and harried in wide role and committed as ever 7

Matej Vydra

Took his goal well and that gave him fresh impetus after a slow start to game 7

Wout Weghorst

Struggled to hold the ball up in the first half but stuck to his task and was rewarded with assist. 7

Subs

Aaron Lennon

Shut down the Wolves right side and on another day might have had a goal 7

Ashley Barnes

Nearly nicked a goal and played key role in seeing out win 7

Kevin Long

Brought on to add extra defensive stability and did just that 6

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