Wolves comment: Dyche’s Clarets look to be there for the taking

Burnley will be there for the taking at Molineux after enduring a poor start to the season.

It will be a clash of two different footballing styles with Nuno’s 3-4-3 approach pitched against Burnley’s more structured 4-4-1-1 formation.

Given Burnley’s dip in form and Wolves’ confidence after earning their first win in their last game, this should be a home victory.

Last season, Nuno’s favoured formation worked wonders in the Championship, as Wolves stormed to the title while entertaining with attractive football.

And now Nuno is trying to do that again, but this time in one the world’s best leagues. He keeps insisting Wolves must play with their own ‘identity’ and not change their philosophies.

And, to be fair, Wolves they have done just that.

Against Manchester City, they looked equally as potent as their counterparts and it was hard to tell who were the Premier League champions. Wolves produced fluid football just as good as City’s.

And at West Ham, Wolves kept going until the dying moments when they snatched a late win.

Burnley will prove a different opponent to City – more structured and traditionally English in set-up – so that should encourage Wolves into playing with their own continental style of football.

On paper, this looks like Wolves’ easiest game in the Premier League so far.

Burnley have lost their last three domestic games and are without a win, while also playing away from home.

Meanwhile, Wolves will go into the game on the back of their first three-point haul of the season.

Nuno will be eyeing a second win on the bounce and Wolves’ first Premier League victory at Molineux for nearly seven years – their last was a 2-1 win over Sunderland in December 2011.

Nuno’s men will likely be more attacking than Burnley, who will be happier to sit behind the ball and defend.

If Wolves can break through Burnley’s defences then there should be a few goals – or at least goalscoring opportunities.

But despite Burnley’s poor start, they are not a poor side – make no mistake about it.

Sean Dyche led them to a surprise seventh-place finish in the Premier League last year and earned a Europa League spot.

Dyche has done a great job with Burnley since being appointed manager in 2012 despite working with a tight budget.

Their slow start to the season is partly down to last years’s success in achieving European football. Their involvement in the continental competition this season has put a strain on resources.

But having been knocked out of the Europa League, their attention will be more focused on the Premier League and they will believe they can get a result at Molineux with Wolves being a newly-promoted side.

Wolves, though, will also be aided by the absence of a few key Burnley players.

Robbie Brady and Steven Defour are coming back from long-term injuries while shot-stopper Nick Pope is out until December.

Meanwhile, another playmaker, Johann Berg Gudmundsson, has been recovering. And former Wolves man Stephen Ward is also missing having returned from international duty with a foot injury.

If Wolves can pull off a win, it would be an early boost for the season ahead.