BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Shrewsbury Town defeats Burton Albion with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Bloxham (35′) and a goal from M. Pennington (59′). Burton Albion was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

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 Ben Speedie assisted by James Vallance and Steve Rushton. The 4th official was Trevor Kettle. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Burton Albion was in firm control of the ball 62% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Burton Albion was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Shrewsbury Town was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Burton Albion shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Shrewsbury Town shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Burton Albion will stay with 44 points like Cambridge United to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Shrewsbury Town will have 37 points to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Burton Albion will play away against Oxford United on the 5th of March with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of Oxford United (8 draws).

Shrewsbury Town will host Oxford United on the 12th of March with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of Oxford United (3 draws).

Burton Albion – Formation

Burton Albion started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Jerrel Hasselbaink decided to play with the following team: Ben Garratt (5.3), Sam Hughes (6.3), John Brayford (6.4), Conor Shaughnessy (6.7), Thomas Hamer (7.3), Joe Powell (6.6), Michael Mancienne (6.6), Charlie Lakin (6.4), Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (6.8), Jonny Smith (6.2) and Christian Saydee (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: G. Yahyai, Oumar Niasse (6.2), W. Kokolo, Harrison Chapman (6.7), Adlène Guédioura (6.9), M. Kovář and A. Oshilaja.

Substitutions

Burton Albion made 3 changes: C. Lakin for A. Guedioura (64′), J. Smith for O. Niasse (64′) and M. Mancienne for H. Chapman (72′).

Best player: Thomas Hamer​

The most impressive player for Burton Albion was Thomas Hamer.

His rating is (7.3) with 28 passes (53% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.

Shrewsbury Town – Formation

Shrewsbury Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Steve Cotterill played with: Marko Maroši (7.0), Matthew Pennington (8.1), Ethan Ebanks-Landell (7.7), Tom Flanagan (6.8), Elliott Bennett (7.8), Tyrese Fornah (6.4), Luke Leahy (6.4), George Nurse (7.2), Daniel Udoh (6.7), Ryan Bowman (6.5) and Tom Bloxham (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: S. Janneh, C. Caton, J. Daniels, M. Bondswell, Aaron Pierre, H. Burgoyne and K. Craig.

Substitutions

Shrewsbury Town made 3 changes: T. Bloxham for A. Pierre (84′), D. Udoh for S. Janneh (90′) and E. Bennett for J. Daniels (90′).

Best player: Matthew Pennington​

The player that probably impressed the most for Shrewsbury Town was Matthew Pennington.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 26 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Milton Keynes Dons – Bolton Wanderers – 2-0
• Lincoln City – Gillingham – 0-2
• Cheltenham Town – Crewe Alexandra – 1-2
• Burton Albion – Shrewsbury Town – 0-2
• Accrington Stanley – Wycombe Wanderers – 3-2
• AFC Wimbledon – Doncaster Rovers – 2-2
• Oxford United – Cambridge United – 4-2
• Morecambe – Ipswich Town – 1-1
• Wigan Athletic – Sunderland – 0-3
• Portsmouth – Fleetwood Town – 3-3
• Plymouth Argyle – Rotherham United – 0-1
• Sheffield Wednesday – Charlton Athletic – 2-0