BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Burton Albion defeated Wycombe Wanderers to win 2-1. A goal from T. De was decisive in the 85min. It was Burton Albion to strike first with a goal of D. Taylor at the 10′. Then Joe Powell scored again for Burton Albion in the 18′ minute. Eventually, Tjay De Barr reduced the distance for Wycombe Wanderers (85′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Wycombe Wanderers was truly superior in terms of ball possession (69%).
Burton Albion remained with 10 players after Adedeji Oshilaja received a red card in the 45′. Nonetheless, Burton Albion still managed to win this match competing only in 10.
Joe Jacobson didn’t convert a decisive penalty (78′). That would have allowed Wycombe Wanderers to draw the match.
The match was played at the Pirelli Stadium stadium in Burton-upon-Trent on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Lee Swabey who was helped by Kevin Morris and Richard Bartlett. The 4th official was Danny Gratton. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.9 degrees Celsius or 39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
- 10 Total 21
- 4 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 12
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 76 Attack 130
- 30 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Wycombe Wanderers had a superior ball possession 69% while Burton Albion was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wycombe Wanderers was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Burton Albion found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Burton Albion shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wycombe Wanderers shot 21 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Burton Albion received 1 yellow card (Jasper Moon). Talking about the opposition, Wycombe Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Jack Grimmer and Josh Scowen).
(Burton Albion) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Burton Albion will have 38 points to remain in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Wycombe Wanderers will stay with 57 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Burton Albion will host Sheffield Wednesday on the 15th of April with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (2 draws).
Wycombe Wanderers will play away agasint Morecambe on the 15th of April with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (6 draws).
Burton Albion – Formation
Burton Albion
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46'
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Burton Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Dino Maamria decided to play with the following team: Craig MacGillivray, John Brayford, Abdulyussuf Adedeji Adeniyi Oshilaja, Sam Hughes, Thomas Hamer, Zachary Ashworth, Charlie Kirk, Jasper Moon, Joe Powell, Josh Walker and Dale Taylor.
The home team had on the bench: Mustapha Carayol, Ben Garratt, Ciaran Gilligan, Conor Shaughnessy, Gassan Ahadme Yahyai, Jonny Smith and Mark Helm.
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 3 changes: Z. Ashworth for Mark Helm (46′), Charlie Kirk for Conor Shaughnessy (46′) and Josh Walker for Gassan Ahadme (56′).
Wycombe Wanderers – Formation
Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Matt Bloomfield played with: Maksymilian Stryjek, Joe Jacobson, Jack Grimmer, Jason McCarthy, Chris Forino-Joseph, Garath McCleary, David Wheeler, Nicholas Freeman, Lewis Wing, Sam Vokes and Brandon Hanlan.
These were the players on the bench: Chem Campbell, Jack Wakely, Josh Scowen, Jasper Pattenden, Andre Tjay De Barr, Harvey Cartwright and Jordan Willis.
Substitutions
Wycombe Wanderers made 3 changes: David Wheeler for Chem Campbell (52′), Brandon Hanlan for Tjay De Barr (70′) and Nick Freeman for Josh Scowen (70′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Shrewsbury Town – Morecambe – 3-1
- Portsmouth – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
- Peterborough United – Cheltenham Town – 0-3
- Oxford United – Derby County – 2-3
- Milton Keynes Dons – Cambridge United – 1-0
- Forest Green Rovers – Bristol Rovers – 1-3
- Fleetwood Town – Port Vale – 1-1
- Exeter City – Lincoln City – 2-1
- Charlton Athletic – Accrington Stanley – 1-1
- Burton Albion – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Ipswich Town – 0-2
- Barnsley – Plymouth Argyle – 3-0
