Burton Albion 5-2 Fleetwood Town: result and report

League One · Tuesday 27 April 2021

Result

Burton Albion 5-2 Fleetwood Town

League One · Tuesday 27 April 2021, 18:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Burton Albion 5-2 Fleetwood Town: match report

Burton Albion won against Fleetwood Town 5-2 in the League One on Tuesday 27 April 2021. It was 2-0 at half-time.

L. Akins opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Burton Albion's goals came from L. Akins (35'), Joe Powell (39'), Tom Hamer (72'), Kane Hemmings (85') and Kane Hemmings (90+5'). Fleetwood Town scored through Sam Finley (62') and Jordan Rossiter (90+2').

Discipline: Burton Albion received 3 yellow cards; Fleetwood Town received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Burton Albion were 17th on 53 points from 43 and Fleetwood Town 14th on 59 points from 43. Burton Albion went on to finish that season 16th with 57 points, and Fleetwood Town 15th with 60.

Burton Albion lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Fleetwood Town in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Kane Hemmings of Burton Albion (8.9), ahead of Joe Powell (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Burton Albion wins, 0 draws and 7 for Fleetwood Town.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Yellow card · Josh EarlBurton Albion
  • 35'Goal · L. AkinsBurton Albion · 1-0
  • 39'Goal · Joe PowellBurton Albion · 2-0
  • 45+4'Yellow card · Harrison BigginsFleetwood Town
  • 62'Goal · Sam FinleyFleetwood Town · 2-1
  • 72'Goal · Tom HamerBurton Albion · 3-1
  • 74'Yellow card · Kane HemmingsBurton Albion
  • 78'Yellow card · T. TaylorBurton Albion
  • 85'Goal · Kane HemmingsBurton Albion · 4-1
  • 90+2'Goal · Jordan RossiterFleetwood Town · 4-2
  • 90+5'Goal · Kane HemmingsBurton Albion · 5-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Burton Albion 3, draws 0, Fleetwood Town 7.

Team news

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Burton Albion line-up (4-2-3-1)

Kieran O'Hara, Tom Hamer, Hayden Carter, John Brayford, Josh Earl, Terry Taylor, Sean Clare, Joe Powell, Ryan Edwards, Danny Rowe, Lucas Akins

Fleetwood Town line-up (4-3-3)

Alex Cairns, Janoi Donacien, James Hill, Callum Connolly, Danny Andrew, Sam Finley, Jordan Rossiter, Harrison Biggins, Callum Camps, K. Vassell, Barrie McKay