Wood hat trick as Burnley routs Wolves 4-0 in Premier League
Posted April 25, 2021 7:00 am
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) - Chris Wood scored a first-half hat trick and set up the other goal for Burnley to rout Wolverhampton 4-0 in the Premier League on Sunday.
The New Zealand international opened the scoring at Molineux in the 15th minute with a low shot inside the far post from a difficult angle, six minutes before he made it 2-0 with a close-range finish.
Wood capitalized on poor defending to head in his third goal a minute before halftime.
Wood set up Ashley Westwood to complete the rout with five minutes of normal time remaining.
Burnley climbed further away from the relegation zone to 14th, five points behind 12th-place Wolves.
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Burnley's Chris Wood, right, and Wolverhampton Wanderers' Willian Jose challenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolves and Burnley at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Sunday, April 25, 2021. (Michael Regan/Pool via AP)
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Burnley's Chris Wood, left, and Wolverhampton Wanderers' Willian Jose challenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolves and Burnley at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Sunday, April 25, 2021. (Molly Darlington/Pool via AP)
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Burnley's Ashley Westwood celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolves and Burnley at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Sunday, April 25, 2021. (Molly Darlington/Pool via AP)
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Burnley's Ashley Westwood celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolves and Burnley at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Sunday, April 25, 2021. (Molly Darlington/Pool via AP)
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Burnley's Ashley Westwood celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolves and Burnley at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Sunday, April 25, 2021. (Michael Regan/Pool via AP)
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Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Rui Patricio reacts after the English Premier League soccer match between Wolves and Burnley at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Sunday, April 25, 2021. (Molly Darlington/Pool via AP)
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