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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 26 (setup 4, season 28)
Burton Albion
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Simon THOMAS1Milos VESIC
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
Fikayo TOMORI2Michael MORRISON
Brad SMITH3Marc ROBERTS
Matt PALMER48Stewart DOWNING
Jake BUXTON5Mike VAN DER HOORN
Kyle McFADZEAN66Maxime COLIN
Will MILLER7Kevin VOLLAND
Matthew LUND8Marko ARNAUTOVIC
Liam BOYCE97Martin BRAITHWAITE
Hope AKPAN610Craig GARDNER
Lucas AKINS116Jérémie BOGA
Manager
Jamie ALLEN12Lukas JUTKIEWICZ
Harry CAMPBELL13David STOCKDALE
John BRAYFORD14Carl JENKINSON
Damien McCRORY15Maikel KIEFTENBELD
Tom FLANAGAN16Jason LOWE

Burton Albion 1 Birmingham City 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 6,423, Stadium: Pirelli Stadium, Referee: Tony BATES 7½)
26 AkpanScorers22 Braithwaite, 73 Braithwaite
Substitutions74 Arnautovic <=> Kieftenbeld
Sendings off
Bookings12 Boga
4Corners6
9Fouls11
1Offsides1
2Shots on12
5Shots off9
7Total shots21
1Shots saved9
38%Possession62%
Man of the match: Stewart DOWNING
1A neatly crafted cross from AKINS, was placed goalbound by BOYCE only for VESIC to block.
7ARNAUTOVIC's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
12BOGA booked for a clumsy challenge on BOYCE.
17BOYCE ran onto a great ball from PALMER but toe-poked his effort wide.
22GOAL!! A deep goal-kick from COLIN caught the Burton Albion defence square and BRAITHWAITE rushed through to easily score. (1-0 Birmingham City)
26GOAL!! A nice run by LUND on the right was capped by a delightful cross which AKPAN headed in at the far post. (1-1)
28BRAITHWAITE poked an easy chance past the righthand post.
28ARNAUTOVIC snapped at an easy chance.
36THOMAS parried a neatly crafted strike from GARDNER.
39A twenty yard drive from ROBERTS caused THOMAS little difficulty.
 
46Uncertainty in the Burton Albion defence enabled BRAITHWAITE to hit the ball wide.
48TOMORI beat two Birmingham City players and stroked a great chance just beyond the near post.
51A strike from VOLLAND held little difficulty for THOMAS.
51BOGA beat MCFADZEAN and drove the ball to GARDNER who toe-poked his shot wide.
55BUXTON was put clear by MILLER and he beat VESIC but glanced his shot over the bar.
63A looping shot from DOWNING was clawed past the post by the Burton Albion 'keeper.
64BOGA's shot was well saved by THOMAS.
72COLIN raced past MCFADZEAN but shot the ball into the arms of the Burton Albion 'keeper.
73GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed VOLLAND to knock the ball to BRAITHWAITE who blasted a right foot shot into the net. (2-1 Birmingham City)
76VAN DER HOORN dribbled past MILLER and stroked a tame shot over the bar.
79A pin-point pass was collected by KIEFTENBELD and his right foot shot flew narrowly wide.
81ROBERTS headed the ball wide from the edge of the box.