Rob Edwards tried to lift his Wolves players for one last push, insisting there is still something at stake when Burnley visit in the final round of the Premier League season. With both clubs already preparing for life in the Championship next term, Edwards framed the game as more than a formality and warned his side against finishing last.
“You don’t want to finish bottom so it's the only thing we can really cling on to and aim for as a group,” Edwards said. He added: “It’s important to have something to play for although it's obviously not what we wanted but there's something there and the game means something.”
Burnley sit 19th and could still finish bottom if Wolves fail to win and Burnley avoid that outcome. The match carries extra edge because Burnley came out on top in a five-goal slugfest at Molineux in October, a game that showed how thin the margins have been between the two clubs this season.
That October meeting was one of the more chaotic afternoons of the campaign, and it now serves as a reminder of how little has separated sides headed for the second tier. For Wolves, the task on May 24, 2026 is straightforward in theory and awkward in practice: avoid ending the season at the very foot of the table. For Burnley, there is a chance to heap one more blow on a rival they already beat in that five-goal game.
The tension in this basement battle is not about survival anymore. It is about pride, ranking and the basic desire to avoid being the league’s worst side. Edwards’ message makes clear he knows the stakes are limited, but not absent, and that a fourth win would matter even in a season that has already gone wrong.
By the final whistle, one of these clubs will have the small comfort of not carrying the wooden spoon into the Championship. For the other, the disappointment of relegation will come with one extra label attached.
