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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 18 (setup 5, season 17)
Burton Albion
v.
Sheffield Weds.
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Jon McLAUGHLIN61Keiren WESTWOOD
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Evgeni MAKEEV72Michele CANINI
Kristof D'HAENE37Massimo GOBBI
Amir ABRASHI84Simone PADOIN
Timothy DERIJCK757Thomas MANFREDINI
Tomislav BARBARIC67Adam REACH
André Martin CARRILLO Diaz77David JONES
Luke MURPHY68Mathieu VALBUENA
Marko SCEPOVIC69Sergiu Florin BUS
Liam BOYCE107Barry BANNAN
Gohi Bi Zoro CYRIAC11RUI Pedro da Rocha FONTE
Manager
Tom NAYLOR12Fernando Martin FORESTIERI
Jackson IRVINE13Michael AGAZZI
Lucas AKINS14Ross WALLACE
Ben TURNER15MARCO André da Silva Lopes MATIAS
Hope AKPAN616Tiberio GUARENTE

Burton Albion 2 Sheffield Weds. 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 15,426, Stadium: Pirelli Stadium, Referee: Nigel MILLER 7½)
19 Scepovic, 25 ScepovicScorers23 Valbuena
85 Scepovic <=> AkpanSubstitutions75 Bannan <=> Guarente
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners4
4Fouls3
2Offsides2
8Shots on6
8Shots off6
16Total shots12
6Shots saved3
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Amir ABRASHI
3VALBUENA beat DERIJCK and drilled the ball to GOBBI who fumbled his shot wide.
4A free-kick from MURPHY raced just beyond the near post.
6A good ball from JONES on the left fell to VALBUENA who sliced his shot just wide.
9SCEPOVIC galloped through the Sheffield Weds. defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
10The Sheffield Weds. 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from MURPHY.
13The 'keeper saved a refined strike from VALBUENA.
15MURPHY waltzed past JONES and poked a weak shot well wide.
17A shot from MURPHY was kicked off the line by GOBBI.
19GOAL!! A cross from the left was touched down by CYRIAC for SCEPOVIC to score. (1-0 Burton Albion)
23GOAL!! A great twenty yard shot from PADOIN hit the woodwork and in the ensuing meleé the ball was booted into the net by VALBUENA. (1-1)
25GOAL!! Unlucky CARRILLO hit the woodwork before SCEPOVIC poked the ball into the back of the net as JONES failed to clear. (2-1 Burton Albion)
27CARRILLO headed over the bar.
28Uncertainty in the Sheffield Weds. defence enabled MURPHY to hammer the ball wide.
33VALBUENA ran onto a great ball from BANNAN but dragged his shot wide of the goal.
43The Sheffield Weds. 'keeper dived to his left to block an accurate shot from Burton Albion's CARRILLO.
 
47A drive from BUS seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball clear.
51BANNAN's header was well saved by the Burton Albion 'keeper.
53MAKEEV scuffed an easy chance.
55A clever cross from CYRIAC, was nudged goalbound by SCEPOVIC only for the 'keeper to palm clear.
56ABRASHI beat four Sheffield Weds. players and blasted a golden opportunity just beyond the far post.
64MCLAUGHLIN managed to claw away a wicked shot.
67PADOIN made space on the left and pulled the ball to VALBUENA who rasped the ball over.