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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 42 (setup 4, season 28)
Burton Albion
v.
Grimsby Town
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Simon THOMAS717James McKEOWN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Fikayo TOMORI2Patrik GERRBRAND
Jake BIDWELL3José Manuel CASADO Bizcocho
Matthew LUND4Fernando Martin FORESTIERI
Ben TURNER758Steve COOK
Kyle McFADZEAN67Matthew CONNOLLY
Mahlon ROMEO676John WELSH
Brad SMITH88Marc PUGH
Liam BOYCE97Joe PIGOTT
Lucas AKINS106Gaël BIGIRIMANA
Marvin SORDELL11Tommer HEMED
Manager
Damien McCRORY12Luke SUMMERFIELD
Barry ROCHE13Sam RUSSELL
John BRAYFORD14Adam ROONEY
Jake BUXTON15Alan McCORMACK
Hope AKPAN16

Burton Albion 3 Grimsby Town 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 6,381, Stadium: Pirelli Stadium, Referee: Rob SHOEBRIDGE 7½)
20 Bidwell, 37 Romeo, 90 BidwellScorers18 Pugh
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings13 Pigott, 39 Cook, 90+2 Bigirimana
10Corners2
4Fouls5
3Offsides0
4Shots on4
5Shots off14
9Total shots18
0Shots saved3
41%Possession59%
Man of the match: José Manuel CASADO Bizcocho
12PUGH fired a right foot shot over from thirty yards out.
13PIGOTT cautioned by the referee for a late tackle.
16A pin-point pass was collected by PUGH and his looping shot went narrowly wide.
18GOAL!! BIGIRIMANA made space for PUGH who, after an interchange of passes just outside the area, struck the ball past the Burton Albion 'keeper. (1-0 Grimsby Town)
19A great effort from BOYCE scraped the woodwork.
20GOAL!! Unlucky SMITH hit the post before BIDWELL rifled the ball into the net as CASADO failed to clear. (1-1)
27THOMAS did well to hold onto a fierce strike from PUGH.
30HEMED headed inches over.
37GOAL!! A nice run by SMITH on the right was capped by a great cross which ROMEO nodded home at the far post. (2-1 Burton Albion)
39COOK receives a yellow card for a late challenge on BOYCE.
42BIGIRIMANA shot over.
 
46A wonderful save prevented PIGOTT from scoring a lovely goal.
47SMITH's shot was well saved by MCKEOWN.
62ROMEO beat three Grimsby Town players and blasted a shot over.
66ROMEO made space on the left and knocked the ball to SMITH who fired the ball over.
72PUGH rushed a simple chance.
76A tame shot from SMITH trickled agonisingly wide.
78Uncertainty in the Burton Albion defence enabled PUGH to hit the ball over the bar.
81SMITH ran onto a great ball from LUND but blasted his effort wide.
87The hapless THOMAS was all agog as a backpass from TOMORI dropped just over.
90GOAL!! A short corner was floated out to BIDWELL who nudged the ball into the net. (3-1 Burton Albion)
90+2A poor challenge gets BIGIRIMANA a yellow card.