Wolves number 11 scored his ninth goal for Wolves with a composed finish in the 42nd minute.
Burnley came into the game after a 5-0 win against relegation rivals Sheffield United, a win at Molineux would have lifted the clarets out of the relegation zone.
The away side started the game with lengthy spells of possession, however Wolves goalkeeper Daniel Bentley was not tested.
Sarabia had couple chances for the home side, however he could not convert successfully.
Burnley got two huge chances to take the lead in the 38th minute, with the ball played square to Jay Rodriquez but he was denied from close range by Dan Bentley. Burnley were not finished there, as Josh Brownhill immediantly hit a volley which looked destined to give the clarets the lead but Wolves number 25 done well to tip the ball round the post.
Burnley looked dangerous with more spells of possession and playing with confidence, until Wolves pressed well to force a mistake out of Sander Berge. Sarabia picked up on the mistake and played a chipped ball into Matheus Cunha who played it further to Hwang, and with a composed finish on a cold night in the Midlands, Wolves took the lead in the 42nd minute.
Wolves went into half time with a 1-0 lead.
During the second half, both teams again had spells of possession however Burnley struggled to create any clear cut chances. Sarabia tested James Trafford with a free kick which Burnley’s goalkeeper done well to parry away.
A second goal was not needed for the home side, as Wolves extended their unbeaten run at Molineux to five games and move up to 12th in the table and kept their first clean sheet since August.
Wolves will be hoping to continue this streak as they welcome Nottingham Forest to Molineux this Saturday for a three o’clock kick off.
For the clarets, this result keeps them in the relegation battle at 19th and extends their winless away streak to four games. Vincent Kompany’s men next face Brighton at the Amex Stadium for a three kick off.
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