Burton Albion 2-0 Rotherham United: result and report

League One · Tuesday 19 April 2022

Result

Burton Albion 2-0 Rotherham United

League One · Tuesday 19 April 2022, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Burton Albion 2-0 Rotherham United: match report

Burton Albion defeated Rotherham United 2-0 in the League One on Tuesday 19 April 2022. The half-time score was 1-0.

Cameron Borthwick-Jackson opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Burton Albion's goals came from Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (3') and John Brayford (69'). Rotherham United did not score.

Discipline: Burton Albion received 2 yellow cards; Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Burton Albion were 17th on 50 points from 43 and Rotherham United 2nd on 83 points from 42. Burton Albion went on to finish that season 16th with 53 points, and Rotherham United 4th with 90.

Burton Albion lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Rotherham United in a 3-5-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Matej Kovar of Burton Albion (8.5), ahead of Sam Hughes (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Burton Albion wins, 1 draw and 5 for Rotherham United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Cameron Borthwick-JacksonBurton Albion · 1-0
  • 45'Yellow card · William KokoloBurton Albion
  • 52'Yellow card · Richard WoodRotherham United
  • 68'Yellow card · Oliver RathboneRotherham United
  • 69'Goal · John BrayfordBurton Albion · 2-0
  • 73'Yellow card · Tom HamerBurton Albion

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Burton Albion 4, draws 1, Rotherham United 5.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Danny RoweBurton Albion · injury (Unknown Injury)

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

Matej Kovar, Sam Hughes, John Brayford, Deji Oshilaja, Tom Hamer, Michael Mancienne, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, William Kokolo, Joe Powell, Oumar Niasse, Harry Chapman

Rotherham United line-up (3-5-1-1)

Viktor Johansson, Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Michael Ihiekwe, Wes Harding, Chiedozie Ogbene, Jamie Lindsay, Dan Barlaser, Oliver Rathbone, J. Osei-Tutu, Ben Wiles, Michael Smith