Soccer-Wood hat-trick leads Burnley rout of Wolves
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Striker Chris Wood scored a first-half hat-trick as Burnley cruised to a 4-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday and eased their Premier League relegation fears.
Soccer Football – Premier League – Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley – Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, Britain – April 25, 2021 Burnley’s Ashley Westwood celebrates scoring their fourth goal Pool via REUTERS/Michael Regan
WOLVERHAMPTON, England: Striker Chris Wood scored a first-half hat-trick as Burnley cruised to a 4-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday and eased their Premier League relegation fears.
The visitors opened the scoring at Molineux in the 15th minute when Wolves defender Willy Boly misjudged a long ball, allowing Wood to control it before scoring with a powerful finish into the bottom left corner.
Wood doubled Burnley’s lead six minutes later with a simple tap-in after a driving run by winger Dwight McNeil to carve open the Wolves defence.
The duo combined again just before halftime as Wood completed his first Premier League hat-trick with a header from a floated McNeil corner.
Ashley Westwood added gloss to the scoreline with an 85th- minute strike from 15 metres after being set up by Wood as Burnley collected their first win in four league games.
Burnley climbed to 14th in the table on 36 points and are nine points clear of the relegation zone. Wolves remained 12th.
(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)