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'Burnley a long way from the team they once were' - Published Bristol City winger Jed Wallace said facing Burnley was "night and day" from the last time he played at Turf Moor with West Bromwich Albion. The 32-year-old featured for the Robins in their 2-1 victory against the Clarets on Saturday, which was his first visit to Turf Moor since a 2-1 defeat with the Baggies in January 2023. Burnley won the Championship with 101 points in the 2022-23 campaign but are second from bottom after six games following relegation from the Premier League, with new boss Nicky Hayen yet to win a league game. "It's night and day from the last time I went there with with West Brom under Carlos Corberan when they had Vincent Kompany," Wallace told BBC's 72+ podcast. "I made a foul on the edge of the box in the 91st minute and then Mr [Scott] Twine, who I'm now playing with, obviously inevitably stuck it in the top corner. "That night I felt like it was a proper game of football against one of the best teams I've probably ever played in the Championship. "It felt a long way from that. I think obviously there's been a lot of change in personnel there over the last two three years." Wallace said Burnley "haven't really clicked yet" and didn't seem to have a "clear idea of what they were doing". "That comes obviously with a new manager, a new style of play and new players," he said. Despite their flaws, Wallace believes 39-year-old striker Jamie Vardy will be a "great signing" for Burnley. "I think he's someone that will certainly have that aggression and will bring that to them as a group," he added. "I didn't really feel that they had much of that on the weekend. He's still a top, top player. "I think you saw that last time he was in the Championship for Leicester, he's not lost a yard of pace. He's still absolutely rapid."