MX23RW : Friday, January 31 03:09:21| >> :120:11867:11867:

Nuno Espirito Santo has "a lot of admiration" for Sean Dyche

Wolves and Burnley played out two draws last season.

Nuno Espirito Santo has warned his Wolves players that victory over Chelsea will count for nothing when they face Burnley on Monday.

A last-gasp winner from Pedro Neto on Tuesday secured a 2-1 win against Frank Lampard's team to lift Wolves into the top half of the Premier League table.

On paper, a trip to Turf Moor to face 17th-placed Burnley represents another good chance for three points, but Nuno said: "It's going to be a new game, a challenge for us, a new challenge to what we did against Chelsea and the game before and the game before.

"It's a process. You cannot rely on what you did before, you have to make things happen on Monday. This is what we will try. Not words but actions."

Last season, both matches between Wolves and Burnley ended 1-1 and, although the Clarets have endured a difficult start to the season, they have tightened up significantly at the back and have only lost one of their last five games.

Nuno said: "A lot of admiration for Burnley, for the group of players. They're honest, hard-working. A lot of admiration for (manager) Sean (Dyche).

"All of the teams are different. That's why it's so competitive, that's why it's so unpredictable, because every team is full of quality and all different ideas.

"It's up to us as a team to adapt and be able to compete against all the opponents. Burnley is a tough opponent with their own specific way. We will try to impose our idea on the pitch better than their idea."

Having sold Matt Doherty and Diogo Jota in the summer, Wolves lost another key player in shocking circumstances when Raul Jimenez suffered a fractured skull against Arsenal last month.

A position only four points adrift of the top four could certainly therefore be seen in a positive light but Nuno is not interested in looking at the table.

He said: "I look at the performance. It doesn't make a lot of sense to look at the classification now when it's so early in the competition and when there are still games to play. There are teams that have two games less, there are teams that have one game less.

"We should look at the game, we should look at the actions that the players make, the idea that you wish to build. This is what is important."

ID:427212: cacheID:427212:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3947:
Written by
P A
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta looks dejected during his side's Premier League defeat to Burnley on December 13, 2020
Read Next:
Mikel Arteta struggling to explain rejection of five substitutes rule
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds29179353193460
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd29186540211958
3Burnley29151223692757
4Sunderland291510442241855
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom291014538251344
6Middlesbrough29128947361144
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn29126113228442
8Bristol City29101183734341
9Watford29125124041-141
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds29118104245-341
11Norwich CityNorwich29109104842639
12Coventry CityCoventry29108113938138
13Queens Park RangersQPR2991193237-538
14Millwall29910102826237
15Preston North EndPreston2981383236-437
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2999113343-1036
17Swansea CitySwansea2997133240-834
18Cardiff CityCardiff29710123344-1131
19Hull City2978143038-829
20Stoke CityStoke29611122636-1029
21Portsmouth2978143652-1629
22Derby CountyDerby2976163240-827
23Luton TownLuton2975172948-1926
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth29410152762-3522


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!