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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 42 (setup 4, season 27)
Burton Albion
v.
Tranmere Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Simon THOMAS1Diego Alonso Roberto PENNY Váldez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
John BRAYFORD72Jack STEPHENS
Damien McCRORY638MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza
Tom NAYLOR48Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
Kyle McFADZEAN65Danny COLLINS
Fikayo TOMORI66Rostyn GRIFFITHS
Matt PALMER77Erik HUSEKLEPP
Matthew LUND8Bersant CELINA
Lucas AKINS797Orlando Carlos Braga de SÁ
Will MILLER106Jari OOSTERWIJK
Liam BOYCE117Dom CALVERT-LEWIN
Manager
Jake BUXTON12Matthew BRIGGS
Connor RIPLEY13Tomasz KUSZCZAK
Tom FLANAGAN14Wes ATKINSON
Jamie ALLEN15Saul HALPIN
Hope AKPAN16Alex HENSHALL

Burton Albion 2 Tranmere Rovers 2
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 6,469, Stadium: Pirelli Stadium, Referee: Michael JONES 7)
31 Akins, 45+1 BoyceScorers5 Celina, 84 Calvert-Lewin
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners1
6Fouls2
3Offsides3
5Shots on5
5Shots off12
10Total shots17
3Shots saved2
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
1A corner bobbled toward AKINS who turned an effort over.
5The 'keeper saved a curling shot from .
5GOAL!! An imaginative HUSEKLEPP played a great ball down the middle to CELINA who seemingly in an offside position went on to comfortably score. (1-0 Tranmere Rovers)
14A refined pass from MILLER, was lashed goalbound by MCCRORY only for the Tranmere Rovers 'keeper to claw away.
23COLLINS beat two Burton Albion players and fired a shot over the bar.
27COLLINS headed just wide.
31GOAL!! An inswinging corner hoofed out by HUSEKLEPP was knocked into the net by AKINS. (1-1)
31Uncertainty in the Burton Albion defence enabled to volley an effort wide.
43A useful ball from JAVI GARCÍA on the left was collected by STEPHENS who mishit his shot inches over.
44AKINS shot over.
45+1GOAL!! A deep goal-kick from TOMORI caught the Tranmere Rovers defence napping and BOYCE raced through to round the 'keeper and score. (2-1 Burton Albion)
 
47The Burton Albion 'keeper was able to block a fierce shot.
52The hapless 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from COLLINS fell just over.
56STEPHENS dribbled past BRAYFORD and stroked a tame shot into the crowd.
57A shot from seemed a certain goal but THOMAS managed to palm the ball away.
59A tame shot from CELINA bounced agonisingly wide.
63CALVERT-LEWIN chipped the ball to CELINA who nodded it over the bar.
75A cross from JAVI GARCÍA left CALVERT-LEWIN in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
78A lovely effort from CALVERT-LEWIN scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
80 made space on the left and pulled the ball to CELINA who fired the ball wide.
82 stabbed a simple chance past the near post.
84GOAL!! A neat one-two left CALVERT-LEWIN clear and he made no mistake by floating the ball beyond the oncoming THOMAS. (2-2)