Burton Albion 1-2 Preston — EFL Championship, 9 Dec 2017
Preston beat Burton Albion 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 9 December 2017 at Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent. Lucas-Jordan Akins scored for Burton Albion; T. Clarke and Daryl Horgan for Preston. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Burton Albion have won 0 and Preston 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Pirelli Stadium · Burton upon Trent·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 21'Darnell Fisher
- Half-time0-0
- 47'Ben Turner
- 53'Jake Buxton
- 62'W. Millerout: S. Scannell
- 62'Alan Browneout: Daryl Horgan
- 62'J. Hugillout: J. Harrop
- 0-166'T. Clarke
- 72'L. Murphyout: J. Sbarra
- 80'T. Clarkeout: K. O'Connor
- 81'B. Turnerout: L. Varney
- 0-283'
- 85'John Brayford
- 89'Paul Gallagher
- 1-290+3'Lucas-Jordan Akinsassist: M. Palmer
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.8
Top rated
Matt Palmer · Burton Albion
Burton Albion
- 7.8Matt PalmerM
- 7.7Tom FlanaganD
- 6.9Luke MurphyM
- 6.9Jake BuxtonD
- 6.9Lucas-Jordan AkinsF
- 6.8Lloyd DyerM
- 6.8William MillerM
- 6.7Stephen BywaterG
- 6.7John BrayfordD
- 6.6Joe SbarraF
- 6.6Sean ScannellM
- 6.5Ben TurnerD
- 6.5Luke VarneyF
- 6.1Thomas NaylorD
Preston
- 7.6Daryl HorganM
- 7.5Paul GallagherM
- 7.4Tom ClarkeD
- 7.3Chris MaxwellG
- 7.3Benjamin DaviesD
- 7.0Benjamin PearsonM
- 7.0Darnell FisherD
- 6.9Paul HuntingtonD
- 6.9Callum RobinsonM
- 6.7Alan BrowneM
- 6.4Jordan HugillF
- 6.3Kevin O'ConnorD
- 5.9Tom BarkhuizenM
- 5.8Josh HarropM
Line-ups
Preston4-2-3-1
Burton Albion4-2-3-1
GlobalScoreX
22Maxwell7.3
9Hugill6.4
5Clarke7.4
20Davies7.3
14Fisher7.0
23Huntington6.9
29Barkhuizen5.9
8Browne6.7
12Gallagher7.5
4Pearson7.0
37Robinson6.9
6Turner6.5
19Palmer★7.8
11Dyer6.8
7Murphy6.9
15Naylor6.1
12Flanagan7.7
1Bywater6.7
2Brayford6.7
23Buxton6.9
18Miller6.8
10Akins6.9
Substitutes
Burton AlbionN. Clough
Substitutes
- 16L. Varney81'F6.5
- 26J. Sbarra72'F6.6
- 13Connor RipleyG
- 5Kyle McFadzeanD
- 4J. AllenM
- 9S. Scannell62'M6.6
- 3S. WarnockM
PrestonA. Neil
Substitutes
- 27Stephy MavididiF
- 1D. RuddG
- 10J. Harrop62'M5.8
- 11D. JohnsonM
- 7Daryl Horgan83'62'M7.6
- 6A. BoyleD
- 25K. O'Connor80'D6.3
Team statistics
46%Possession54%
11Total shots17
6Shots on target7
2Shots off target5
3Blocked shots5
5Corners7
0Offsides1
16Fouls11
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves5
349Total passes392
200Accurate passes264
57%Pass accuracy67%
Burton Albion
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Palmer | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.8 |
| Tom Flanagan | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Luke Murphy | 72 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Jake Buxton | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Lucas-Jordan Akins | 90 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Lloyd Dyer | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| William Miller | 62 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Stephen Bywater | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| John Brayford | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Joe Sbarra | 18 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Sean Scannell | 28 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ben Turner | 81 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Luke Varney | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Thomas Naylor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.1 |
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Horgan | 27 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| Paul Gallagher | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Tom Clarke | 80 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Chris Maxwell | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Benjamin Davies | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Benjamin Pearson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Darnell Fisher | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Paul Huntington | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Callum Robinson | 90 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Alan Browne | 63 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Jordan Hugill | 62 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Kevin O'Connor | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Tom Barkhuizen | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 5.9 |
| Josh Harrop | 28 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.8 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 02 Jan 17Burton Albion0-1Preston
- 26 Nov 16Preston1-1Burton Albion
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fulham | 31 | +16 | 52 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 31 | +9 | 52 |
| 7 | Preston | 31 | +8 | 49 |
| 8 | Sheffield Utd | 31 | +7 | 49 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 31 | +11 | 48 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 31 | -15 | 28 |
| 23 | Sunderland | 31 | -21 | 26 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 31 | -34 | 25 |
Before and after
Burton Albion
- Previous: Derby 1-0 Burton Albion, 2 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Bolton 0-1 Burton Albion, 16 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship
Preston
- Previous: Preston 1-0 QPR, 2 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Preston 1-0 Sheffield Utd, 16 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated