Burnley 1 Wolves 2

Wolves moved three points clear of the relegation zone after making the most of their breaks with a priceless victory over rivals Burnley.

Matt Jarvis ended Wolves' 359-minute wait for a goal in the first-half and Adlene Guedioura gave them a two-goal cushion two minutes after the break as the club moved level on points with West Ham, where they go a week on Tuesday.

The visitors withstood late pressure following Steven Fletcher's 73rd minute header but, with the Hammers and Wigan also losing, it was a good day for the team, half dozen of whom tossed their shirts into the jubilant 2,300 sell-out following at the final whistle.

Burnley started well and had two long range shots on target in the first five minutes.

Chris Eagles cut inside and let fly from 25 yards for a low drive that was tipped around the post by goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann needlessly, as it turned out after replays showed the ball was going wide.

Graham Alexander was next to have a go, his rising effort from similar distance forcing Hahnemann to acrobatically drop on the ball.

David Jones attempted to launch a response but his header flew straight at former Albion goalkeeper Brian Jensen, who was then booked for diving headlong into Kevin Doyle and bringing the striker down out wide.

Ex-Walsall left back Danny Fox also had Hahnemann in action to tip a curling free kick over midway through the half.

But Wolves then grabbed the vital breakthrough through Jarvis to give themselves a lifeline.

Doyle hooked on a loose ball on the halfway line and Jarvis deserves huge credit for chasing down Tyrone Mears's backpass header, before cleverly slotting the ball one side of Jensen and running around the other for a simple finish.

Then Doyle was a foot wide with a left foot snapshot on the turn, before David Nugent had Wolves' hearts in their mouths a minute before the break going for his third goal in as many games.

The on-loan Portsmouth striker's hooked volley bounced into the ground, before hitting the top of the bar and over.

But if Wolves were looking for the perfect start to the second half, it couldn't have come much better than a second goal two minutes after the interval.

Stephen Ward cleverly won the ball on the left and fed Matt Jarvis, who stayed on his feet to find Ronald Zubar to his right.

The Frenchman let the ball run across his body and, just when it had looked to run too close to a defender, in came Guedioura for a first-time angled drive that crucially clipped the heels of Carlisle before neslting in the corner of the net

That goal seemed to knock the stuffing out of Burnley and Wolves had little trouble containing the hosts before the hour.

Doyle went within inches of a third Wolves goal when his tight angled effort spun across goal, replays showing the ball clearly warmed the hands of Jensen but the officials didn't see.

Burnley then hauled themselves back into the game 17 minutes from time, when Fletcher headed Alexander's shot into the ground beyond Hahnemann.