Jacob Bruun Larsen was on target as Burnley drew 1-1 against Wolves in a pre-season training game in the Algarve on Saturday.
Burnley named almost entirely different XIs for each half, providing minutes to the majority of the squad.
In a tight first period, the Clarets went close to opening the scoring in the 19th minute. Jaydon Banel’s close-range shot was parried at the second attempt by Sam Johnstone in the Wolves goal, following fine build-up play involving Kyle Walker and Luca Koleosho.
The deadlock was eventually broken five minutes before the break, with Jorgen Strand Larsen finishing for Wolves from close range.
As expected, Burnley made wholesale changes at half time, and the Clarets were level on 65 minutes, when Quilindschy Hartman’s header at the far post was half-volleyed home by Bruun Larsen.
The Clarets are now back in the UK following a productive week in the Portuguese sunshine.
And boss Scott Parker is pleased with the Clarets’ progression.
“It was another step in the right direction for us,” Parker told the club’s website.
“To be fair to the lads, it’s been a tough week, a really full-on week, so I was really pleased with the general performance.
“We’re nudging along in the right direction, there were some really positive bits, so it was really pleasing overall.
“It’s been a good week, I think we’ve found a really good balance, between working hard - that’s been very evident - and socialising together as a team, which is vitally important, too.
“We’ve spent some nice time together - I always say this group is as tight as anything, it’s a great environment to work in.
“Camps like this are long, you have to fill time, and we’ve done that in a really good way.
“There’s a togetherness amongst the squad - it was vitally important last year, and it will be this season too.
“That brotherhood, that bond - it’s so crucial.
“The boys will have a bit of time off to recover over the next few days, but we will be right back at it come Tuesday.”
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