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Here are the key facts and figures following the Premier League draw between Burnley and Wolves:

• Burnley are now unbeaten in four Premier League games (W1 D3), after losing four in a row before that. They have picked up six points in their past four fixtures, as many as they accrued in the 12 before that.

• Wolves are without a win on the road in three Premier League games (D1 L2), after winning three and drawing one of the four before that.

• Burnley have enjoyed just two wins in their past 18 Premier League home games (D3 L13), keeping just one clean sheet in that run.

• Each of Jacob Bruun Larsen's last three Premier League goals for Burnley have come at Turf Moor (four goals in total).

• Rayan Ait-Nouri has netted two goals in his past three Premier League appearances for Wolves, as many as he managed in his previous 87 games in the competition.

• Since his Premier League debut in January 2023, Pablo Sarabia has registered seven top-flight assists, with Pedro Neto the only Wolves player with more in that time.

Burnley missed out on boosting their Premier League survival hopes as they were held to a frustrating draw by Wolves at Turf Moor.

Jacob Bruun Larsen put the hosts in front after 37 minutes by superbly tucking away Dara O'Shea's cross.

But Wolves levelled just before half-time when Rayan Ait-Nouri headed in Pablo Sarabia's wide free-kick.

Had results gone their way Burnley could have moved within a point of Premier League safety on Tuesday.

Instead, Nottingham Forest's win over Fulham, combined with the Clarets' failure to find a winner against Wolves, means Vincent Kompany's side stay 19th - six points behind 17th-placed Forest.

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Burnley have announced a post-tax loss for the 2022-23 financial year of £27.9m.

The accounts cover the 12 months leading up to 31 July 2023, which saw the side competing in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League the previous year and their subsequent promotion back to the top flight.

Turnover decreased from £123.4m to £64.9m due to the reduction in broadcasting distributions associated with competing in the second-tier.

The club recorded profit on the disposal of player registrations of £11.4m, but the decrease in turnover resulted in a £27.9m post-tax loss for the financial year.

A profit of £26m being posted the previous year means the Clarets wouldn't currently be at risk from the Premier League profit and sustainability rules, however, the club state in their accounts: "The principal risk to the group is the possibility of the football club's relegation from the league in which it competes.

"This would result in a reduction in the club's turnover and would bring forward debt reduction measures on external borrowings.

"Another risk to the Group is the consequence of non-compliance with Premier League, FA and English Football League rules and regulations, in particular Financial Fair Play regulations. The Group takes all necessary steps to ensure compliance with relevant rules and regulations."

Burnley currently sit 19th in the table on 18 points, four points from safety.

Chris Sutton is making predictions for every Premier League game this season against a variety of guests.

For the midweek matches on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, he takes on UB40 drummer and Birmingham City fan Jimmy Brown.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Wolves were pretty limp in their defeat at Aston Villa and although their boss Gary O'Neil was right when he pointed out they were missing some key attacking players, the problem for him is if they are still missing them at Turf Moor.

Matheus Cunha is apparently close to a return after his hamstring injury, which will give them a boost up front, but I still feel like Burnley will give them a good game.

The Clarets were really hard done by against Chelsea, starting with the penalty awarded against them - which was a disgrace because I thought Mykhailo Mudryk dived - and followed by dismissals for Lorenz Assignon and manager Vincent Kompany,

But they still picked up a point and are now on their best run of results of the season with two draws and a win from their past three games.

They are only four points away from safety and a win here would be massive for them, but I don't think they will quite manage it. Still, even a draw would keep them in touch with the teams immediately above them.

Brown's prediction: 1-2

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Natalie Bromley
Fan writer

Surely it's not on, is it? Is the great escape on?

I had us dead and buried weeks ago. But look at the table now. After Nottingham Forest's points deduction, after the results this weekend went for us, after we battled so very hard for a point away at Chelsea - suddenly we are only four points away from safety. Despite Darren England doing his best to spoil it for us (I realise I can't get sent off and fined, but you can bet your life I have similar things to say to that man that Vincent Kompany did).

We entertain Wolves on Tuesday night under the famously tough Turf Moor lights and it is a game we can absolutely win. Luton face Arsenal, Forest have Fulham and Everton go to Newcastle. We could close that gap to just one point come 10pm on Tuesday night.

I can't even begin to imagine what the last seven games look like if that happens.

I have made this point before, but I am beyond frustrated that Vincent Kompany's decision to play Arijanet Muric instead of James Trafford came so very late. We look like a completely different side with him in it. We could have survived this season, we really could have.

Kompany has said recently that he "will be proven right" about Trafford. We don't doubt that. We don't doubt Trafford's natural talent. We don't doubt that he will be a top Premier League goalkeeper one day. But it's not about being right, it is about making the right decision to give your team the best chance of surviving. And, for this season at least, that meant delaying Trafford's progression in favour of a stronger keeper. Missing that may well cost us our Premier League status this year.

But for now, we take on Wolves and try and bridge that gap.

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Here are the key facts and figures before Tuesday's Premier League fixture between Burnley and Wolves.

• Burnley are unbeaten in their past six home league games against Wolves (W4 D2), since a 2-1 loss in the Premier League in March 2010.

• Wolves have won three of their last four midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games (L1), as many as they had in their previous 16 (D4 L9).

• Burnley have had a league-high six red cards in the Premier League this season (players only) – the last team to have more in campaign were Newcastle and Aston Villa in 2014-15 (both 7).

• Burnley are unbeaten in their past three Premier League games (W1 D2), earning as many points in this run (5) as they had in their previous 11 matches combined (W1 D2 L8).

• Pablo Sarabia has created the most chances (46) and played the most passes into the box (145) for Wolves in the Premier League this season. Indeed, the Spaniard created five chances against Aston Villa last time out – his most in a game in the competition.

• Despite only playing four home games for Burnley, David Datro Fofana is the Clarets’ top scorer in the Premier League at Turf Moor this season (3). He’s netted three of their four home goals scored in these games (75%).

Millie Sian
BBC Sport journalist

Vincent Kompany has been speaking to the media before Burnley's Premier League game against Wolves on Tuesday night.

Here are the key lines from the Clarets manager:

• On having the "belief" to draw against Chelsea with 10 men: "We all felt very proud of the players. They have done what we know they can do. Every time they have had a tough time or tough spot this season, they have responded by working harder and going again. They have showed belief so we'll carry on like this."

• Kompany "slightly disagreed" with Lorenz Assignon's red card against the Blues, which led to receiving his own red card: "I did go and see the officials to apologise about the choice of words. My intention wasn't to say or suggest that an official would get in his car on the day of the match and come to the game with the intention to referee against a team. The frustration comes from the fact that it is a succession of mistakes."

• He "presumes" he will be back in the dugout at Turf Moor to face Wolves: "For me, it's not my intention. If I had to write down on a piece of paper the version of a manager I want to be, none of it includes being the guy that gets sent off. I want to be there to help the team."

• The Clarets have picked up five points in their last three games and Kompany believes it is a "reason for motivation" going into the final eight games of the season. "We will use anything to just fuel our motivation," he said.

• On settling the minds of the players going into the final run of fixtures: "We have nothing to lose. We should have no fear. We should just go out there, run our socks off, and play our hearts out."

• Kompany is expecting another close game between the two teams, after Wolves claimed a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture: "There have been a lot of narrow results and games like that. We are five or six months further on our journey and a lot of our players have hopefully progressed."

• On where he feels Wolves are under boss Gary O'Neil: "I know they have got talent. The level of talent in this league is the best in the world. All of the teams that are not considered in that top six, seven or eight, have still got very good players. Wolves is one of those teams. It demands the best from us to get a result against these teams."

• In terms of team news, Kompany confirmed that there are no players set to return from injury against Wolves. He added that his team doesn't want to be "irresponsible" in their management of injuries.

• On whether he believes Burnley can survive in the Premier League: "All we are asking is to have an opportunity. So if between now and the end of the season we have one opportunity, that is enough for us. We are trying to bring ourselves into a position where we give ourselves a game - a chance. That's all, nothing more."

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Former defender Stephen Warnock says referee Darren England got the "wrong decision" when he dismissed Lorenz Assignon in Burnley's draw at Chelsea on Saturday.

The right-back's yellow cards came in the opening 40 minutes, with both fouls on Mykhailo Mudryk and manager Vincent Kompany was then dismissed for his reaction.

"They have the wrong decision here," said Warnock on Match of the Day.

"Mudryk is trying to get across Assignon and he defends it really well. He gets his arm up across him and he stays strong. Mudryk goes down to the ground far too easy.

"If you need to make a decision then go and look at it again.

"I can fully understand why Vincent Kompany was furious at this decision."

Assignon is the sixth Burnley player to be sent off in the Premier League this season, more than any other team in the competition.

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We asked for your thoughts on Saturday's Premier League game between Chelsea and Burnley.

Here are some of your responses:

Chelsea fans

Kiran: Can’t really blame Pochettino for this one today. This is 100% on the players and 30 shots should tell you everything. Players in the first half I thought were too sleepy and second half we lost all composure in front of goal. All down to individual performances , our forwards (except Palmer) can’t keep the ball below row Z , and our defence is in shambles!

Paul: Another disappointing performance, but to be fair congratulations to Burnley as they came to get a result and were superb especially with 10 men, they fought for each other and never gave up. Chelsea you should look at what Burnley did today and show the same commitment. I can count on one hand the players that deserve to be on the pitch. Disgraceful.

Phil: No fight, no spirit, no direction and once again Pochettino fails to do his job as a manager in the preparation of his team. All he can do is waffle in an attempt to save his job. He cannot be blamed for glaring misses by players but then why continue to pick them? Sterling's missed open header was criminal. Pochettino has to go as he is not good enough.

Burnley fans

Graham: At long last a performance to be proud of. The 10 men gave it there all and looked like they actually wanted it which has been sadly lacking this season. Muric makes a massive difference in goal and the defence are more confident with him. It was 100% effort. Well done lads.

Jeff: Sorry but how a that was a penalty and then to be reviewed as a correct on-field decision is a joke. Thankfully Burnley got at least got a point we deserved. If they can show the same commitment we may have a chance. UTC.

Graham C: This was a Burnley team performance fans expect: determination, effort and skill despite poor refereeing. These qualities have been too often missing this season. Muric added solidity again! Performances like this offer hope.

Marissa Thomas
BBC Sport journalist

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Despite Lorenz Assignon being shown two yellow cards in the opening 40 minutes and manager Vincent Kompany dismissed for his reaction, Burnley showed impressive fighting spirit to come from behind twice as they secured a vital Premier League point against Chelsea.

Josh Cullen's superb volley came two minutes into the second half and Dara O'Shea headed in Burnley's second equaliser three minutes after Cole Palmer had put the Blues in front again.

While Burnley's poor discipline in games means they have been shown six red cards in the league this term, the most of any team, they fought hard for and deserved their point against Chelsea.

Being down to 10-men did not affect the away side who had 18 shots in the contest and Jay Rodriguez had a chance to win it late on when his header thumped against the bar and he was unable to turn the rebound home.

The Clarets are unbeaten in three league games for the first time under Kompany (W1 D2), their longest such run in the competition since April 2022 (four games).

They are 19th in the table, four points behind 17th-placed Nottingham Forest.

Burnley assistant manager Craig Bellamy spoke to BBC Match of The Day after the clarets' draw with Chelsea: "It was a great point. Obviously it was difficult against a very good team in Chelsea. They haven't quite had the results they want this season but a very good team.

"You could sense it at half-time. The players were very determined and we felt like we could get back into the game.

"As a group they should be so proud of themselves. As staff we are beyond proud of them."

On Chelsea penalty and sending offs for Burnley: "I have to be honest it is not really my position to talk about the incident. Don't forget the manager is my boss as well so when the time is right he will talk about it.

"This was a real hard-fought point today, the commitment and the way they went about their business was exceptional. Beyond proud.

"The players worked very hard on set plays throughout the week. You just felt like something was going to happen. We hit the crossbar but it is okay, it is a point.

"The mentality is 'we are going to stay up' that is the mentality you have to have. We have had a few hard knocks this year. We have learnt a lot and you sense as the season goes on the belief becomes more.

"I feel we roll onto the next one, it is one game at a time."

• There were 51 shots between Chelsea (33) and Burnley (18), only one Premier League game on record (since 2003-04) has seen more attempts at goal – Queens Park Rangers against Leicester City in November 2014 (52).

• Chelsea remain unbeaten in their past 11 Premier League games against Burnley (W8 D3), scoring at least two goals in 10 of those matches.

• Burnley are unbeaten in three Premier League games for the first time under Vincent Kompany (W1 D2), their longest such run since April 2022 (4 games).

• Cole Palmer has been involved in 21 Premier League goals this season (13 goals, 8 assists), with only Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (32 in 2000-01) and Diego Costa (23 in 2014-15) being involved in more in their debut Premier League campaign for Chelsea.

• Burnley received their sixth red card of the season in the Premier League, the most of any team, while its three times as many as the Clarets have ever been shown in a campaign (two in 2009-10, 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2021-22).

• Chelsea had 33 shots against Burnley, their most in a Premier League game in over 10 years, since January 2014 against West Ham (39).

Dara O'Shea struck a late equaliser as 10-man Burnley secured a vital point away at Chelsea in the Premier League.

O'Shea headed in from Josh Cullen's corner for relegation-threatened Burnley, three minutes after Cole Palmer had put the Blues back in front with a finish across goalkeeper Arijanet Muric.

Palmer had given Chelsea the lead in the first half, scoring a Panenka penalty after Lorenz Assignon received a second yellow card for fouling Mykhailo Mudryk in the box.

Shortly after the interval Burnley were back on level terms through Cullen's superb finish on the volley, but late goals for both sides meant the points were shared.

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Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches again this season, against a variety of guests.

For this weekend's games, he takes on Gladiators star Bionic.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

I really cannot win with Burnley, who beat Brentford at Turf Moor last time out after I had given up on them ever getting anything at home.

I don't seem to do much better with Chelsea, whose inconsistency for most of this season has made predicting their results very difficult, but I am pretty confident I will be right about them this time.

Recent results for Mauricio Pochettino's side have actually been a lot more steady and, with the FA Cup semi-finals to come, they can still finish a disappointing season on a positive note.

Chelsea were too strong for Burnley earlier in the season, and I am expecting the same story at Stamford Bridge.

Bionic's prediction: 3-0

Chelsea should have too much quality. I am backing Cole Palmer to get a couple of goals.

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Katie Stafford
BBC Sport journalist

Vincent Kompany has been speaking to the media before Burnley's Premier League game at Chelsea on Saturday.

Here are the key lines from the Clarets manager:

• He confirmed there are no new injury concerns from the players that went on international duty but a few "still need to be assessed" before Saturday.

• He said his "team aren't too phased emotionally" and that has helped them "remain strong" and keep their belief in staying up.

• On beating Brentford then not being able to carry the momentum on because of the break: "I don't think there is a good or bad time for a break. I am just glad we won that game. It's clear now we have to build up the energy mentally and physically for the remaining games."

• He said he "doesn't care" about Nottingham Forest and Everton's points deductions because "they are the things I can't control" and added that "as long as it's not the referee or a VAR decision that gets in the way of us earning points, I can't care about it".

• On opponents Chelsea: "They are also under pressure to win but it's no different to us. We have a young team as well and the same need for results."

• In response to his decision to drop James Trafford for Arijanet Muric against Brentford, he said: "We have two very good goalkeepers and it's all about the team right now. Every decision that we make is for one goal and that is to stay up, so there's nothing else to say on it."

• He said the club "are very proud" that Trafford received a late England call-up, but his focus now has to be "to keep progressing and fighting for his place".

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Here are the key facts and figures before Saturday's Premier League fixture between Chelsea and Burnley.

• Chelsea have lost just one of their 17 Premier League games against Burnley - a 3-2 home defeat on the opening weekend of the 2017-18 campaign.

• Four of the five times the Clarets have avoided defeat by Chelsea in the Premier League have been at Stamford Bridge.

• The Blues have scored at least once in their 17 Premier League games against Burnley - their best such record in the competition.

• Only Luton Town (17) and Manchester City (13) are on longer runs of scoring in successive Premier League games than Chelsea's 11.

• A goal and assist against Newcastle United last time out took Cole Palmer's league goal involvements this season to 19 (11 goals, eight assists). He could become only the fifth Chelsea player to reach at least 20 involvements in his first season in the competition, after Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink (32 in 2000-01), Eden Hazard (20 in 2012-13), Diego Costa (23 in 2014-15) and Cesc Fabregas (21 in 2014-15).

• Nicolas Jackson has nine goals and nine yellow cards in the Premier League this season. He could become the third player to reach 10 for both in his first campaign after Paolo di Canio for West Ham (1997-98) and Charlie Adam for Blackpool (2010-11).