Wolves fans turn on Pereira after Foster snatches late winner

Vítor Pereira had to be escorted away from the touchline after an angry post-match exchange with the supporters with whom he was sharing pints and fist bumps when steering Wolves away from relegation with six successive wins last season.

- Peter Lansley

Six months to the day since they last won in the Premier League, 3-0 against Leicester, the Wolves manager’s frustrations appeared to boil over after his team’s fightback from 2-0 down was ended with Lyle Foster’s 95th-minute winner.

As Burnley moved five points clear of the relegation zone, Wolves remain rock bottom, the last team in the top four divisions still seeking a league win.

Fans in the South Bank, who had chanted vociferously against the Molineux board as Burnley appeared to take control with two first-half goals from Zian Flemming, reacted to Pereira’s bravery in fronting them by singing: “You're getting sacked in the morning.”

The Wolves manager explained: “What I said to them is we work a lot and we need to fight together. I understand the frustration, when you are there in 90 minutes trying to help the team and the team gave everything on the pitch to win, but in the end you concede a goal.