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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 4, season 34)
Burton Albion
v.
Portsmouth
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Joe WILDSMITH1Marco SILVESTRI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
John BRAYFORD728Victor MOSES
Adedeji OSHILAJA73Aaron CRESSWELL
Louis REED4Anton WALKES
Sam HUGHES5Matt CLARKE
Ryan SWEENEY66Liam FONTAINE
Harry ANDERSON678Mauro Abel FORMICA
Charlie LAKIN8Robbie BRADY
Michael SMITH96Omar BOGLE
Michael BOSTWICK106Quincy OWUSU-ABEYIE
Danny ROWE116James McFADDEN
Manager
Bryn MORRIS12Saidy JANKO
Conrad LOGAN13Thomas KAMINSKI
Ben PURRINGTON14Ben CLOSE
Jacob MADDOX615Stuart O'KEEFE
Joe POWELL16Ellis HARRISON

Burton Albion 0 Portsmouth 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 6,358, Stadium: Pirelli Stadium, Referee: Mike THORPE 5½)
Scorers7 Brady, 45+1 Bogle
66 Brayford <=> MaddoxSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings12 Cresswell, 56 Owusu-Abeyie, 85 Walkes
1Corners1
0Fouls10
5Offsides5
4Shots on5
4Shots off9
8Total shots14
4Shots saved3
46%Possession54%
Man of the match: Victor MOSES
2A strike from BOSTWICK held little difficulty for the Portsmouth 'keeper.
7GOAL!! A great dummy from MCFADDEN allowed CRESSWELL to lay an exceptional ball off to BRADY who glanced the ball into the net. (1-0 Portsmouth)
11FORMICA beat BRAYFORD and whacked the ball to CRESSWELL who toe-poked his shot wide.
12CRESSWELL given a yellow card for a late tackle on ANDERSON.
18The Burton Albion 'keeper dived to his left to save a fierce shot from Portsmouth's BRADY.
19A cross from REED left BOSTWICK in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
23The 'keeper saved a curling shot from BRADY.
24A penalty box meleé resulted in BRADY cracking a low shot wide.
27A free-kick from BRADY went wide.
39LAKIN fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
44WALKES fired a looping shot inches wide from long range.
45BOSTWICK beat a number of Portsmouth players and fired a great chance just beyond the far post.
45+1GOAL!! Unlucky FORMICA hit the woodwork before BOGLE poked the ball into the back of the net as REED failed to clear. (2-0 Portsmouth)
 
51Uncertainty in the Burton Albion defence enabled CRESSWELL to fire an effort inches over.
53The Burton Albion 'keeper was able to block a weak shot from MCFADDEN.
56A clinical tackle gets OWUSU-ABEYIE a yellow card.
59BOGLE scuffed a simple chance.
61A good ball from MOSES on the left was collected by FORMICA who sliced his shot inches over.
63A corner bobbled toward LAKIN who nodded an effort wide.
70The bemused WILDSMITH could only watch as a backpass from BOSTWICK fell just wide.
77A shot from REED was nodded off the line by CLARKE.
80MCFADDEN knocked the ball to OWUSU-ABEYIE who touched it over the bar.
84BOSTWICK brought the ball away from MOSES and stroked a poor shot over the bar.
85The ref books WALKES.
90LAKIN's shot was well held by the Portsmouth 'keeper.