Comment for Bunley fan website

So, I've been asked to comment on the upcoming match this weekend by @cstanworth86 to contribute to the Burnley fan website @NoNayNeverNet, so here goes:

Firstly, my weekend's match predictions:

Brighton 1-2 Leeds United
Bolton 2-2 Cardiff 
Watford 0-1 Leicester
Birmingham 3-1 Ipswich
Burnley 2-1 Wolves
Charlton 0-2 Middlesbrough
Crystal Palace 1-0 Blackburn
Derby 0-0 Blackpool
Huddersfield 2-0 Bristol City
Hull 0-0 Barnsley
Nottm Forest 3-0 Millwall
Sheff Wed 1-1 Peterborough

Now then, on to my early preview of the weekend's match at Turf Moor:

Wolves have suffered a bit of a blip ever since the most recent International break. Whilst before the stoppage we had a run of 4 wins in 5, since returning to League action we've played poorly, dropped points late on, and just generally not looked up to speed. Fitness has been a real problem for us - particularly in the second half. This is a worry ahead of the weekend as Burnley will surely look to exploit Charlie Austin's movement and pace against a rather sluggish back 4 this weekend. We can deal with balls in the air fine - as shown against Blackburn a few weeks back - but when faced with low balls across the box at speed, or pacey widemen/frontmen, we do struggle. In essence, if Burnley turn our defenders, we're in trouble.

I think whichever team scores first will dictate the way this game goes. Solbakken likes Wolves to get the ball on the ground and pass it, but we do appear to lack a certain directness at times. Against Charlton, when it was 1-1, we had good spells of possession but weren't really going anywhere with it. It's a long-term project though and we will improve given time. Solbakken will probably approach the weekend using a 4-4-1-1 system, with Doyle and Ebanks-Blake alternating between dropping deep and staying forward. Whilst Pennant and Sako are two high quality wingers, they do both tend to stay rather narrow and haven't yet shown real desire to take full-backs on and beat them.

It will be a tight affair, and a lot will hinge on the opening 25 minutes I reckon. With the appointment of Sean Dyche at Burnley, he'll have them coming out of the starting blocks quickly, so if we can survive that we might just get something out of the game. Would also put money on Sam Vokes scoring - ex-Wolves players have a habit of scoring against us!

Prediction: Burnley 2-1 Wolves