Burton Albion 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday: result and report
Championship · Tuesday 16 August 2016
Result
Burton Albion 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Championship · Tuesday 16 August 2016, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-1
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Burton Albion 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday: match report
Burton Albion beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 16 August 2016. The half-time score was 2-1.
Kyle McFadzean opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Burton Albion's goals came from Kyle McFadzean (7'), Jackson Irvine (45+2') and Lloyd Dyer (77'). Sheffield Wednesday scored through G. Hooper (12', penalty).
Discipline: Burton Albion received 1 yellow card; Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Burton Albion were 17th on 1 point from 2 and Sheffield Wednesday 9th on 4 points from 2. Burton Albion went on to finish that season 18th with 53 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 4th with 83.
Burton Albion lined up in a 5-3-2 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 4-4-2.
Key events
- 7'Goal · Kyle McFadzean
- 7'Yellow card · Jack Hunt
- 12'Penalty goal · G. Hooper
- 45+2'Goal · Jackson Irvine
- 77'Goal · Lloyd Dyer
- 90'Yellow card · Ben Turner
Team news
Burton Albion expected line-up (5-3-2)
Jon McLaughlin, Ben Turner, Lloyd Dyer, John Mousinho, Kyle McFadzean, Tom Flanagan, Matt Palmer, Jackson Irvine, Lee Williamson, Chris O'Grady, Lucas Akins
Sheffield Wednesday expected line-up (4-4-2)
Keiren Westwood, Tom Lees, Glenn Loovens, Daniel Pudil, Kieran Lee, Jacques Maghoma, Jeremy Helan, Almen Abdi, Stevie May