2017–18 Burton Albion F.C. season

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Burton Albion F.C.
2017–18 season
ChairmanBen Robinson
ManagerNigel Clough
StadiumPirelli Stadium
Championship23rd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
(Vs. Birmingham City)
League CupThird round
(Vs. Manchester United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Lloyd Dyer (7)
All: Lloyd Dyer (7)
Average home league attendance4,645 [1]

The 2017–18 season was Burton Albion's 68th season in their history and second consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Squad[]

No. Name Pos. Nationality Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End
Goalkeepers
1 Stephen Bywater GK England Oldham 40 50 0 Kerala Blasters 16 January 2016 Free 2019
24 Harry Campbell GK England Blackburn 25 0 0 Bolton Wanderers 25 August 2016 Free 2018[2]
Defenders
2 John Brayford RB England Stoke-on-Trent 33 146 7 Sheffield United 31 August 2017 Free 2019
5 Kyle McFadzean CB England Sheffield 34 77 1 Milton Keynes Dons 12 July 2016 Free 2019
6 Ben Turner CB England Birmingham 33 72 3 Cardiff City 1 July 2016 Free 2019
12 Tom Flanagan RB Northern IrelandEngland Hammersmith 29 82 2 Milton Keynes Dons 25 August 2015 Free 2019
14 Damien McCrory LWB Republic of Ireland Limerick 31 205 10 Dagenham & Redbridge 1 July 2012 Free 2018
15 Tom Naylor CB England Sutton-in-Ashfield 30 133 13 Derby County 1 July 2015 Free 2019
23 Jake Buxton RB England Sutton-in-Ashfield 36 76 0 Wigan Athletic 1 July 2017 Free 2018
25 Shaun Barker CB England Trowell 38 6 0 Derby County 26 August 2016 Free 2018
29 Tomas Egert CB Czech Republic 27 3 0 Free agent 16 March 2018 Free 2018
Midfielders
4 Jamie Allen CM England Rochdale 26 28 1 Rochdale 31 August 2017 Undisclosed 2020
7 Luke Murphy CM England Macclesfield 31 61 2 Leeds United 3 July 2017 Loan 2018
11 Lloyd Dyer LW England Birmingham 38 83 15 Burnley 25 July 2016 Free 2018
18 William Miller AM England London 25 25 1 Tottenham Hotspur 31 August 2017 Undisclosed 2019
19 Jacob Davenport CM England 22 16 1 Manchester City 31 January 2018 Loan 2018
21 Hope Akpan CM NigeriaEngland Liverpool 30 27 2 Blackburn Rovers 18 July 2017 Free 2018
22 Ben Fox CM England Burton upon Trent 23 4 1 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee 2020[3]
26 Joe Sbarra CM England Lichfield 22 19 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2020[4]
Forwards
9 Darren Bent CF England Tooting 37 14 2 Derby County 26 January 2018 Loan 2018
10 Lucas Akins CF/LWB England Huddersfield 32 173 33 Stevenage 1 July 2014 Free Undisclosed
16 Luke Varney CF England Leicester 38 34 2 Ipswich Town 4 January 2017 Free 2018
17 Marvin Sordell CF England Pinner 30 64 7 Coventry City 1 January 2017 Loan 2018
20 Martin Samuelsen SS Norway Haugesund 24 9 0 West Ham United 17 January 2018 Loan 2018
27 Liam Boyce CF Northern Ireland Belfast 30 15 3 Ross County 1 July 2017 Undisclosed 2020

Statistics[]

As of 9 May 2018
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Stephen Bywater 44 0 43+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England John Brayford 29 0 27+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England Stephen Warnock 14 1 13+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF England Jamie Allen 28 1 18+10 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England Kyle McFadzean 44 0 38+3 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
6 DF England Ben Turner 32 2 26+4 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF England Luke Murphy 40 1 34+4 1 1+0 0 0+1 0
9 FW England Darren Bent 14 2 9+5 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW England Lucas Akins 45 6 39+3 5 1+0 0 2+0 1
11 MF England Lloyd Dyer 38 7 29+8 7 1+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF Northern Ireland Tom Flanagan 29 2 20+7 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
14 DF Republic of Ireland Damien McCrory 12 0 8+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
15 DF England Tom Naylor 35 4 31+1 3 1+0 0 2+0 1
16 FW England Luke Varney 18 1 1+16 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
17 FW England Marvin Sordell 42 3 29+10 3 0+1 0 0+2 0
19 MF England Jacob Davenport 16 1 14+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW Norway Martin Samuelsen 9 0 7+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Nigeria Hope Akpan 27 2 18+7 2 0+1 0 1+0 0
22 MF England Ben Fox 2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
23 DF England Jake Buxton 32 0 29+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF England Shaun Barker 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF England Joe Sbarra 19 0 4+12 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
27 FW Northern Ireland Liam Boyce 15 3 11+4 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF Czech Republic Tomas Egert 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Player(s) out on loan:
8 MF Northern Ireland Matty Lund 12 2 9+2 1 0+0 0 0+1 1
Player(s) who left the club:
4 MF England John Mousinho 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland Sean Scannell 19 0 13+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
13 GK England Connor Ripley 4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
18 FW England Will Miller 11 0 7+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF England Matt Palmer 13 1 8+3 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
20 FW England Joe Mason 6 1 3+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 MF Australia Jackson Irvine 5 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 1+1 0

Goals record[]

As of 9 May 2018
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 11 England LW Lloyd Dyer 7 0 0 7
2 10 England LW Lucas Akins 5 0 1 6
3 15 England CB Tom Naylor 3 0 1 4
4 17 England CF Marvin Sordell 3 0 0 3
27 Northern Ireland CF Liam Boyce 3 0 0 3
6 6 England CB Ben Turner 2 0 0 2
8 Northern Ireland CM Matty Lund 1 0 1 2
9 England CF Darren Bent 2 0 0 2
12 Northern Ireland CB Tom Flanagan 2 0 0 2
21 England CM Hope Akpan 2 0 0 2
11 3 England LB Stephen Warnock 1 0 0 1
4 England CM Jamie Allen 1 0 0 1
7 England CM Luke Murphy 1 0 0 1
16 England CF Luke Varney 0 0 1 1
19 England CM Jacob Davenport 1 0 0 1
22 England CM Ben Fox 0 0 1 1
— Australia CM Jackson Irvine 1 0 0 1
— England CF Joe Mason 1 0 0 1
— England LM Matt Palmer 1 0 0 1
Total 37 0 5 42

Disciplinary record[]

As of 9 May 2018
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 15 England CB Tom Naylor 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
2 5 England CB Kyle McFadzean 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
3 7 England CM Luke Murphy 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
4 6 England CB Ben Turner 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
10 England LW Lucas Akins 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
6 23 England RB Jake Buxton 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
7 1 England GK Stephen Bywater 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 2 England RB John Brayford 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
12 Northern Ireland CB Tom Flanagan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 3 England LB Stephen Warnock 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 Northern Ireland CM Matty Lund 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 Republic of Ireland CB Damien McCrory 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 Nigeria CM Hope Akpan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
27 Northern Ireland CF Liam Boyce 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
— Australia CM Jackson Irvine 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
16 4 England CM Jamie Allen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 England CF Darren Bent 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 England LW Lloyd Dyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 England CF Luke Varney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 England CF Marvin Sordell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 England CM Jacob Davenport 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 Norway SS Martin Samuelsen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 England CM Joe Sbarra 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 66 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 70 1 1

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CF Northern Ireland Liam Boyce Ross County Undisclosed [5]
1 July 2017 CB England Jake Buxton Wigan Athletic Free [6]
1 July 2017 CM Northern Ireland Matty Lund Rochdale Free [7]
1 July 2017 LB England Stephen Warnock Wigan Athletic Free [8]
18 July 2017 CM Nigeria Hope Akpan Blackburn Rovers Free [9]
31 August 2017 CM England Jamie Allen Rochdale Undisclosed [10]
31 August 2017 RB England John Brayford Sheffield United Free [11]
31 August 2017 AM England William Miller Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [12]

Transfers out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 RB England Phil Edwards Bury Released [13][a]
1 July 2017 MF England Charlie Gatter Free agent Released [13]
1 July 2017 GK England Sam Hornby Port Vale Free [15]
1 July 2017 GK Scotland Jon McLaughlin Heart of Midlothian Released [13][b]
1 July 2017 CM Republic of Ireland Callum Reilly Bury Released [13][c]
1 July 2017 CM Jamaica Lee Williamson Free agent Released [13]
30 August 2017 AM Australia Jackson Irvine Hull City Undisclosed [18]
31 August 2017 CB England John Mousinho Oxford United Free [19]
  1. ^ Phil Edwards joined Bury following his release.[14]
  2. ^ Jon McLaughlin joined Heart of Midlothian following his release.[16]
  3. ^ Callum Reilly joined Bury following his release.[17]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
3 July 2017 CM England Luke Murphy Leeds United 30 June 2018 [20]
7 August 2017 GK England Connor Ripley Middlesbrough 30 June 2018 [21]
18 August 2017 RW Republic of Ireland Sean Scannell Huddersfield Town 11 January 2018[a] [23]
23 August 2017 CF Republic of Ireland Joe Mason Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 January 2018 [24]
  1. ^ Scannell's season-long loan was cut short on 11 January due to a serious injury.[22]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
1 July 2017 LB Republic of Ireland Ryan Delaney Cork City 1 November 2017 [25]
18 July 2017 RW England Marcus Harness Port Vale 30 June 2018 [26]
14 August 2017 FW England Marcus Dinanga AFC Telford United 30 June 2018 [27]
31 August 2017 LB Republic of Ireland Damien McCrory Portsmouth January 2018 [28]
1 September 2017 DF England Jayden Cotterill Matlock Town 29 September 2017 [29]
5 September 2017 GK England Callum Hawkins Matlock Town 3 October 2017 [30]
8 September 2017 CM England Ben Fox Solihull Moors 7 October 2017 [31]
26 October 2017 CM England Ben Fox Tamworth 28 November 2017 [32][a]
17 November 2017 DF England Jayden Cotterill Romulus 14 January 2018 [34][b]
8 December 2017 MF England Jack Hallahan Belper Town 8 January 2018 [36]
  1. ^ On 28 November, Ben Fox was recalled from his loan spell at Tamworth.[33]
  2. ^ On 14 December, Jayden Cotterill extended his youth loan with Romulus until mid-January.[35]

Pre-season[]

Friendlies[]

As of 7 June 2017, Burton Albion have announced ten pre-season friendlies against Leicester City, West Bromwich Albion,[37] Shrewsbury Town, Matlock Town,[38] Mickleover Sports,[39] AFC Wimbledon, Kidsgrove Athletic,[40] Solihull Moors,[41] Rocester and Arnold Town.[42]

12 July 2017 Kidsgrove Athletic 0–5 Burton Albion Kidsgrove
19:30 BST Report Lund Goal 2'
Dinanga Goal 61'
Fox Goal 64', 81'
Irvine Goal 81'		 Stadium: The Novus Stadium
14 July 2017 Mickleover Sports 0–4 Burton Albion Mickleover
19:30 BST Report Varney Goal 70'
Harness Goal 79'
Dinanga Goal 86'
Lund Goal 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Don Amott Arena
18 July 2017 Solihull Moors 1–2 Burton Albion Solihull
19:30 BST Benbow Goal 72' Report Lund Goal 69'
Sordell Goal 83'		 Stadium: Damson Park
21 July 2017 AFC Wimbledon 3–0 Burton Albion Kingston upon Thames
19:45 BST Parrett Goal 42'
McDonald Goal 45'
Antwi-Nyame Goal 83'		 Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
22 July 2017 Matlock Town 2–2 Burton Albion XI Matlock
15:00 BST Trialist Goal 18'
Trialist Goal 20'		 Report Sbarra Goal 6'
Dinanga Goal 34'		 Stadium: Causeway Lane
24 July 2017 Rocester 4–1 Burton Albion XI Rocester
19:30 BST Goal 2'
Goal 16'
Goal 72', 76'		 Report Goal 80' Stadium: Hillsfield
26 July 2017 Burton Albion 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Report Rodriguez Goal 77' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
27 July 2017 Arnold Town 0–9 Burton Albion Arnold
19:30 BST Report Dinanga Goal 12', 24'
Sbarra Goal 35'
Naylor Goal 54'
Palmer Goal 58'
Fox Goal 74'
Goal 79', 85'
Goal 89'		 Stadium: Eagle Valley
29 July 2017 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Burton Albion Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Whalley Goal 85' (pen.) Report Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
1 August 2017 Burton Albion 2–1 Leicester City Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Akpan Goal 17'
Akins Goal 30'		 Report Maguire Goal 66' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

Competitions[]

Championship[]

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Reading 46 10 14 22 48 70 −22 44
21 Bolton Wanderers 46 10 13 23 39 74 −35 43
22 Barnsley (R) 46 9 14 23 48 72 −24 41 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Burton Albion (R) 46 10 11 25 38 81 −43 41
24 Sunderland (R) 46 7 16 23 52 80 −28 37
Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Result summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 10 11 25 38 81  −43 41 4 5 14 19 42  −23 6 6 11 19 39  −20

Last updated: 6 May 2018.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultLLLWDLDWDLLDLLLWLDLLLWWLDWLLLLDDWLLLDLLDDLWWWL
Position19242419212221201919212022222321212223242422212123222224242424242223232323232424242423232223
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[43][44]

5 August 2017 1 Burton Albion 0–1 Cardiff City Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST McFadzean Yellow card 4' Report Zohore Goal 87' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,050
Referee:
12 August 2017 2 Hull City 4–1 Burton Albion Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Hernández Goal 7,54,61' Grosicki Goal 51' Report Irvine Goal 33' Stadium: KCOM Stadium
15 August 2017 3 Middlesbrough 2–0 Burton Albion Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Clayton Yellow card 12'
Assombalonga Goal 23', 60'		 Report Lund Yellow card 26'
Naylor Yellow card 70'
Akpan Red card 78'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,522
Referee: Tim Robinson
18 August 2017 4 Burton Albion 2–1 Birmingham City Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Sordell Goal 50'
Dyer Goal 66'
Bywater Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Maghoma Goal 29' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,948
Referee:
26 August 2017 5 Burton Albion 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Mason Goal 65' Report Hooper Goal 36'
Jones Yellow card 86'
Fox Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,084
Referee:
9 September 2017 6 Leeds United 5–0 Burton Albion Leeds
15:00 BST Lasogga Goal 20', 59'
Phillips Goal 35'
Hernández Goal 44' (pen.)
Roofe Goal 54'		 Report McFadzean Yellow card 34' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,404
Referee: Oliver Langford
12 September 2017 7 Norwich City 0–0 Burton Albion Norwich
19:45 BST Vrančić Yellow card 62'
Jerome Yellow card 90+2'
Klose Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Murphy Yellow card 54'
Buxton Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,841
Referee: Andy Davies
16 September 2017 8 Burton Albion 2–1 Fulham Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Warnock Goal 12'
Akins Goal 51' (pen.)
Yellow card 86'		 Report Norwood Goal 31'
Ojo Yellow card 40'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,049
Referee: Steve Martin
23 September 2017 9 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Burton Albion Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Andrew Madley
26 September 2017 10 Burton Albion 0–4 Aston Villa Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Report Davis Goal 13'
Adomah Goal 16'
Snodgrass Goal 32'
Onomah Goal 71'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,786
Referee: Jonathan Moss
30 September 2017 11 Burton Albion 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Varney Yellow card 78' Report Diogo Jota Goal 5'
Saïss Goal 11'
Rúben Vinagre Goal 41'
Léo Bonatini Goal 62'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,080
Referee: Tony Harrington
13 October 2017 12 Bristol City 0–0 Burton Albion Ashton Gate
19:45 BST Report Turner Yellow card 70' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 18,212
Referee:
21 October 2017 13 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Burton Albion West Bridgford
15:00 BST McKay Goal 58'
Lichaj Goal 78'		 Report Turner Yellow card 47'
Murphy Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,686
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 October 2017 14 Burton Albion 1–2 Ipswich Town Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Turner Goal 57'
Warnock Yellow card 89'		 Report Chambers Yellow card 53'
Waghorn Goal 66' Yellow card 79'
Celina Goal 89' Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,110
Referee: Simon Hooper
31 October 2017 15 Burton Albion 2–4 Barnsley Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Lund Goal 38'
Dyer Goal 45+3'		 Report Isgrove Goal 21' Yellow card 66'
Potts Goal 40'
Williams Goal 73'
Barnes Goal 87'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,760
Referee:
4 November 2017 16 Millwall 0–1 Burton Albion Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Meredith Yellow card 45+1'
Wallace Red card 58'		 Report Sordell Goal 70'
Turner Yellow card 74'
Bywater Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 11,507
Referee:
17 November 2017 17 Burton Albion 1–3 Sheffield United Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Palmer Goal 31'
Warnock Yellow card 42'		 Report Sharp Goal 10' (pen), 34'
Clarke Goal 78'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,167
Referee: Oliver Langford
21 November 2017 18 Brentford 1–1 Burton Albion London
19:45 GMT Jozefzoon Goal 54'
Watkins Yellow card 82'		 Report Lund Yellow card 68'
Turner Goal 78'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,957
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
25 November 2017 19 Burton Albion 0–2 Sunderland Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Report Honeyman Yellow card 49', Goal 88'
O'Shea Yellow card 66'
Vaughan Goal 84', Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,808
Referee: Darren England
2 December 2017 20 Derby County 1–0 Burton Albion Derby
15:00 GMT Russell Goal 81' Report Yellow card 14'
Flanagan Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,761
Referee: David Coote
9 December 2017 21 Burton Albion 1–2 Preston North End Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Turner Yellow card 47'
Buxton Yellow card 53'
Brayford Yellow card 85'
Akins Goal 90+3'		 Report Fisher Yellow card 21'
Clarke Goal 66'
Horgan Goal 83'
Gallagher Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,659
Referee: Keith Stroud
16 December 2017 22 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Burton Albion Horwich
15:00 GMT Report Dyer Goal 23' Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,632
Referee: Andrew Madley
23 December 2017 23 Reading 1–2 Burton Albion Reading
15:00 GMT Barrow Goal 76' Report Flanagan Goal 40'
Murphy Yellow card 55'
Naylor Goal 81'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 21,771
Referee: John Brooks
26 December 2017 24 Burton Albion 1–2 Leeds United Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Naylor Goal 29'
Naylor Yellow card 50'
Bywater Yellow card 60'
Flanagan Yellow card 63'		 Report Berardi Yellow card 45+2'
Cooper Yellow card 58'
Hernández Goal 61'
Roofe Goal 64'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,612
Referee: Darren Bond
30 December 2017 25 Burton Albion 0–0 Norwich City Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Murphy Yellow card 54' Report Husband Yellow card 30' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,565
Referee: Robert Jones
1 January 2018 26 Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Burton Albion Sheffield
15:00 GMT Report Flanagan Goal 37'
Dyer Goal 50'
Naylor Goal 89'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,506
Referee: Darren England
13 January 2018 27 Burton Albion 1–3 Queens Park Rangers Burton Upon Trent
15:00 GMT Dyer Goal 34'
Murphy Yellow card 53'
McFadzean Yellow card 56'
Buxton Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Oteh Goal 32'
Scowen Yellow card 66'
Lynch Yellow card 71'
Washington Goal 74'
Luongo Goal 87'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,264
Referee: Steve Martin
20 January 2018 28 Fulham 6–0 Burton Albion Fulham
15:00 GMT Fonte Goal 18', 38'
Piazon Goal 34'
Sessegnon Goal 72', 79'
Kamara Goal 88'		 Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 19,003
Referee: Tim Robinson
30 January 2018 29 Burton Albion 1–3 Reading Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT (UTC) Turner Yellow card 29'
Buxton Yellow card 38'
Akins Goal 51' (pen.)
McFadzean Yellow card 86'		 Report Böðvarsson Goal 20', 68'Yellow card 68'
Moore Yellow card 27'
Gunter Goal 57'
Ilori Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Robert Jones
3 February 2018 30 Aston Villa 3–2 Burton Albion Birmingham
15:00 GMT Hogan Goal 33'
Adomah Goal 65'
Grealish Goal 88'		 Report Elmohamady Goal 71' (o.g.)
Boyce Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,022
Referee: Robert Lewis
10 February 2018 31 Ipswich Town 0–0 Burton Albion Ipswich
15:00 GMT Report Dyer Yellow card 25' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 13,815
Referee: David Webb
17 February 2018 32 Burton Albion 0–0 Nottingham Forest Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Akins Yellow card 12' Report Lichaj Red card 28'
Brereton Yellow card 29'
Colback Yellow card 90'
Dowell Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Referee: Andy Davies
20 February 2018 33 Barnsley 1–2 Burton Albion Barnsley
19:45 GMT Williams Yellow card 55'
Moore Goal 75'		 Report Allen Goal 1', Yellow card 88'
Davenport Goal 45+4'
Yellow card 50'
Yellow card 62'
Akins Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,774
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 February 2018 34 Burton Albion 0–1 Millwall Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Naylor Yellow card 71' Report Marshall Yellow card 50', Goal 61'
Cahill Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,105
Referee: Robert Jones
6 March 2018 35 Burton Albion 0–2 Brentford Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Flanagan Yellow card 59' Report Maupay Yellow card 33'
McFadzean Goal 60' (og)
Watkins Goal 80'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,464
Referee:
10 March 2018 36 Burton Albion 0–0 Bristol City Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Report Wright Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,575
Referee: Oliver Langford
13 March 2018 37 Sheffield United 2–0 Burton Albion Sheffield
19:45 GMT Stevens Goal 29'
Evans Yellow card 57'
Brooks Goal 64'
Stearman Yellow card 73'		 Report Naylor Yellow card 72' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,832
Referee: Scott Duncan
17 March 2018 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Burton Albion Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Costa Goal 15'
Afobe Goal 41', 56'		 Report Dyer Goal 44' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,977
Referee:
30 March 2018 39 Cardiff City 3–1 Burton Albion Cardiff
15:00 BST Zohore Goal 16'
Mendez-Laing Goal 45+1'
Paterson Goal 64'		 BBC Report Bent Goal 21' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,086
Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)
2 April 2018 40 Burton Albion 1-1 Middlesbrough Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Sordell Goal 6' Report Assombalonga Goal 90' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4468
Referee: David Coote
7 April 2018 41 Birmingham City 1-1 Burton Albion Birmingham
15:00 BST Kieftenbeld Yellow card 56'
Davis Yellow card 58'
Jutkiewicz Goal 87'		 Report Dyer Goal 48'
Naylor Yellow card 50'
Bent Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 22,311
Referee: Darren Bond
10 April 2018 42 Burton Albion 0–5 Hull City Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Report Wilson Goal 5'
Grosicki Goal 33', 85', Yellow card 90+2'
Henriksen Yellow card 48'
Meyler Goal 63' (pen.)
Keane Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,659
Referee:
14 April 2018 43 Burton Albion 3–1 Derby County Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Boyce Goal 24'
Buxton Yellow card 39'
Murphy Goal 44'
Brayford Yellow card 63'
Akins Goal 68'
Akpan Yellow card 77'		 Report Nugent Goal 29'
Huddlestone Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: James Linington
21 April 2018 44 Sunderland 1–2 Burton Albion Sunderland
15:00 BST (UTC+1) McNair Goal 34', Yellow card 74'
Wilson Yellow card 45'
McManaman Yellow card 59'
Honeyman Yellow card 90+4'
McGeady Yellow card 90+7'
Cattermole Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Davenport Yellow card 45+2'
Bent Goal 86'
Boyce Goal 90+2', Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 25,475
Referee: Darren England
28 April 2018 45 Burton Albion 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Burton upon Trent
15:00 McFadzean Yellow card 11'
Akpan Goal 28', Yellow card 79'
Akins Goal 36'		 Report Pratley Yellow card 33'
Beevers Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 6,535
Referee: Graham Scott
6 May 2018 46 Preston North End 2–1 Burton Albion Preston
12:30 Robinson Goal 26'
Bodin Red card 50'
Hutnington Yellow card 82'
Moult Goal 90+3'		 Report Boyce Yellow card 48'
Akpan Goal 63'
Akins Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,058
Referee: Andy Madley

FA Cup[]

In the FA Cup, Burton Albion entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Birmingham City.[45]

6 January 2018 Third round Birmingham City 1–0 Burton Albion Birmingham
15:00 GMT Kieftenbeld Yellow card 37'
Gallagher Goal 56'
Grounds Yellow card 67'
Davis Yellow card 90'		 Report Brayford Yellow card 65'
Turner Yellow card 75'
Sordell Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 7,623
Referee: Jeremy Simpson

EFL Cup[]

On 16 June 2017, the first round draw took place with a trip to Oldham Athletic confirmed.[46] Another away trip against Cardiff City for the second round.[47] A third away tie in the third round was confirmed against Manchester United.[48]

9 August 2017 First round Oldham Athletic 2–3 Burton Albion Oldham
19:45 BST Green Goal 55'
Davies Goal 67' (pen.)		 Report Varney Goal 47'
Lund Goal 69'
Akins Goal 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,176
Referee: Scott Duncan
22 August 2017 Second round Cardiff City 1–2 Burton Albion Cardiff
19:45 BST Coxe Yellow card 33'
Pilkington Goal 76'		 Report Naylor Goal 26'
Irvine Yellow card 68'
Fox Goal 70'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 5,820
Referee:
20 September 2017 Third round Manchester United 4–1 Burton Albion
20:00 BST Rashford Goal 5', 17'
Lingard Goal 36'
Martial Goal 60'		 Report Akpan Yellow card 42'
Warnock Yellow card 71'
Dyer Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 54,256
Referee: Graham Scott

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