Pereira confronted by fans after Wolves' late Burnley loss

WOLVERHAMPTON, England — Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Vitor Pereira confronted supporters and faced intensified scrutiny after his side surrendered a stoppage-time winner to Burnley as the teams met at Molineux on Sunday, leaving Wolves bottom of the Premier League with two points from nine matches.

Burnley took a two-goal lead in the first half through Zian Flemming, both strikes created by Quilindschy Hartman, before Wolves fought back with a Jorgen Strand Larsen penalty and a Marshall Munetsi header to make it 2-2 before half-time. The game appeared destined for a draw until Lyle Foster struck in the fifth minute of added time to secure a 3-2 victory for the Clarets, their first away win of the season.

The late defeat provoked angry scenes at full-time, with fans chanting for Pereira to be sacked. Video and eyewitness accounts show the manager walking to the South Bank to address supporters, exchanging heated words in front of the stand alongside Strand Larsen. Teammates intervened to separate the parties. Pereira later acknowledged the tension, saying he understood fans' frustration and that the squad had "worked a lot" and needed to "fight together" with supporters.