Wolves 0 Burnley 0 - Report and pictures

Benik Afobe and James Henry went closest to breaking the deadlock for Kenny Jackett's team, who had a couple of penalty shouts turned down.

Burnley had chances, too, but Wolves certainly shaded what was an intriguing, if not enthralling, match-up.

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was forced to leave the field early in the second half with a groin injury, Carl Ikeme making a rare appearance between the sticks as a result.

For all their endeavour it's wins Wolves need, although they more than held their own against Sean Dyche's high-flying side.

Wolves (4-4-1-1): Martinez (Ikeme, 57); Iorfa, Batth, Williamson, Golbourne; Henry, McDonald, Price, Ojo (Byrne, 57); Edwards, Afobe.

Subs not used: Doherty, Coady, Wallace, Le Fondre, Holt.

Burnley (4-4-2): Heaton; Dariwaka, Duff, Keane, Mee (Ward, 78); Boyd (Taylor, 75), Barton, Jones, Arfield; Vokes (Hennings, 65), Gray.

Subs: Gilks, Long, Lowton, Kightly.

Referee: Jonathan Moss

Jackett dropped Conor Coady and Nathan Byrne to the bench, as he made two changes from the team that lost so miserably at Bristol City in midweek.

Jack Price and Sheyi Ojo were brought in, with Jed Wallace named among the subs instead of Jordan Graham.

Burnley, flying high in second place after a run of nine wins in 12, started the sharper of the two teams, with Wolverhampton-born Andre Gray getting a couple of early sighters away at goal.

Gray is the Championship's top scorer this season and released by Wolves as a teenager, was keen to make an impact on home soil.

Martinez made both saves comfortably, with he looked to be in some discomfort in for the first half an hour, regularly feeling his right groin with Ikeme asked to warm up on the sidelines.

Wolves gradually began to make inroads, particularly down the right flank through the effervescent James Henry and Dominic Iorfa.

Both players sent unrewarded crosses into the box, with Burnley's defence looking resolute.

Shots on goal were few and far between, but then Benik Afobe used his pace to latch onto a long Danny Batth through ball, and tested Tom Heaton, called up by England this week, from a tight angle.

Henry sent a 20-yard free kick towards goal, forcing another decent Heaton stop, and then a few minutes later curled another long range effort not too far past the post after more good work down the right.

It was a rather pedestrian half, but Wolves had played some good football, as had their Burnley counterparts in an even 45 minutes.

The second-half began with controversy when Ojo was booked for diving over right-back Tendayi Dariwaka'a leg. The young winger had few complaints.

George Boyd gave Wolves a warning with a low 18-yard effort that rolled past the post, with Burnley looking dangerous yet again.

Jackett was then forced into a double change, with Martinez succumbing to his groin injury.

Carl Ikeme was given a rousing reception when he entered the field, while the disappointing Ojo was replaced by Byrne.

Just past the hour mark, Afobe came within inches of putting Wolves head, taking Edwards' tee-up and driving agonisingly past the post from the edge of the area.#

Byrne then sent a floating cross just over the head of Edwards, with Wolves threatening sporadically. But overall both sides were cancelling each other out.

Burnley sent on ex-Wolves man Stephen Ward in placed of the injured Ben Mee and the Irishman, like Sam Vokes who had earlier been withdrawn, was applauded warmly by the home fans.

Fellow substitute Matthew Taylor's free kick was deflected into Ikeme's arms, before Wolves shouted for a penalty when the ball appeared to hit Joey Barton on the arm, although it surely wasn't intentional.

Afobe then cushioned a header towards Edwards whose shot on the turn wasn't too far wide.

Wolves were running out of time but they moved things up a gear, with Afobe and Byrne seeing goa-lbound efforts blocked.

And then Henry, seconds after Byrne went down in the box under a strong challenge, whistled one past the post from 20 yards.

Wolves were finishing the stronger and Byrne was clattered by keeper Heaton when chasing the ball down.

But they couldn't fashion a chance in stoppage time and had to settle for a point.