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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 29 (setup 4, season 27)
Burton Albion
v.
Walsall
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Simon THOMAS617Donovan RICKETTS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
Fikayo TOMORI827Richard KEOGH
Brad SMITH3Steven SMITH
Will MILLER4Romaine SAWYERS
Tom NAYLOR75Damien DELANEY
Kyle McFADZEAN66Tommy SMITH
Jamie ALLEN77Morten Gamst PEDERSEN
Matthew LUND787Daniel JOHNSON
Lucas AKINS897David N'GOG
Matt PALMER106Ashley FLETCHER
Liam BOYCE611Ollie WATKINS
Manager
Damien McCRORY12Abdoulaye MÉITÉ
Connor RIPLEY13Andreas VAIKLA
Tom FLANAGAN14Marvin WILLIAMS
Ben FOX156Simeon JACKSON
John BRAYFORD616Sergio PETER

Burton Albion 2 Walsall 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 6,468, Stadium: Pirelli Stadium, Referee: Kevin WRIGHT 5½)
22 Akins, 68 PalmerScorers5 N'Gog, 63 N'Gog
57 Boyce <=> BrayfordSubstitutions65 Johnson <=> Jackson
Sendings off
Bookings2 Sawyers, 52 Keogh
1Corners3
6Fouls8
3Offsides1
7Shots on3
4Shots off9
11Total shots12
5Shots saved1
48%Possession52%
Man of the match: Fikayo TOMORI
2SAWYERS booked.
5GOAL!! A great twenty-five yard shot from JOHNSON rebounded off the post and in the ensuing scramble the ball was nodded into the net by N'GOG. (1-0 Walsall)
5AKINS hoofed the ball wide of the lefthand post from just inside the area.
6MILLER placed a right foot shot wide from twenty-five yards out.
8LUND charged through the Walsall defence but shot straight at the Walsall 'keeper.
11A free-kick from PEDERSEN went wide.
19FLETCHER made space on the right and knocked the ball to PEDERSEN who touched the ball wide.
22GOAL!! A neatly crafted set-piece enabled AKINS to drill the ball into the back of the net. (1-1)
23A mix up in the Walsall defence enabled AKINS to crack an effort inches wide.
26A cross from FLETCHER left JOHNSON in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
28A pin-point pass found LUND and his looping effort flew narrowly wide.
28N'GOG poked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
33A shot from LUND seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
41A good ball from DELANEY on the left fell to N'GOG who scuffed his shot over.
 
46JOHNSON was put clear by PEDERSEN and he stepped inside THOMAS but rammed his shot just beyond the far post.
52A late challenge on BOYCE by KEOGH results in a booking.
55FLETCHER floated the ball to N'GOG who fired it over.
59A header by MILLER at the near post was easily collected by RICKETTS.
60A shot from KEOGH was smothered by the Burton Albion 'keeper.
63GOAL!! As TOMORI was trying to hold back KEOGH the ball dropped to N'GOG who lashed the ball into the roof of the net. (2-1 Walsall)
65SMITH's header was well saved by the 'keeper.
68GOAL!! A LUND run down the middle resulted in a low cross for PALMER to fire in. (2-2)
71The 'keeper dived to his left to block a lovely drive from Burton Albion's LUND.
74FLETCHER waltzed away from LUND and rifled a weak shot wide.
79PEDERSEN shot wide.