Burton Albion 0-1 Northampton Town: result and report

League One · Saturday 4 January 2025

Result

Burton Albion 0-1 Northampton Town

League One · Saturday 4 January 2025, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Burton Albion 0-1 Northampton Town: match report

Burton Albion were beaten by Northampton Town 0-1 in the League One on Saturday 4 January 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Sam Hoskins of Northampton Town in the 86th minute.

Discipline: Burton Albion received 1 yellow card; Northampton Town received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Burton Albion were 24th on 14 points from 23 and Northampton Town 19th on 23 points from 24. Burton Albion went on to finish that season 20th with 47 points, and Northampton Town 19th with 51.

Burton Albion lined up in a 5-3-2 and Northampton Town in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Aaron McGowan of Northampton Town (7.8), ahead of Tom Eaves (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Burton Albion wins, 1 draw and 2 for Northampton Town.

Going into the match Burton Albion's last five read D-D-L-L-D and Northampton Town's D-D-L-L-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Yellow card · Charlie WebsterBurton Albion
  • 84'Yellow card · Sam HoskinsNorthampton Town
  • 86'Goal · Sam HoskinsNorthampton Town · 0-1

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Burton Albion 0, draws 1, Northampton Town 2.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Callum MortonNorthampton Town · injury (Unknown Injury)
  • Luke MbeteNorthampton Town · injury (Hamstring Injury)
  • Ali KoikiNorthampton Town · injury (Muscle Injury)
  • G. BajramiBurton Albion · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)

Burton Albion expected line-up (5-3-2)

Max Crocombe, Ryan Sweeney, Terence Vancooten, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Jason Sraha, Elliot Watt, Kegs Chauke, Rumarn Burrell, M. Bennett

Northampton Town line-up (3-4-1-2)

Nik Tzanev, Aaron McGowan, Jordan Willis, Timothy Eyoma, Akin Odimayo, Liam Shaw, Will Hondermarck, Mitch Pinnock, S. Chouchane, Sam Hoskins, Tom Eaves