Burton Albion vs Bolton Wanderers, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Burton Albion

28': Hope Akpan
36': Lucas Akins

FT
2 - 0

Bolton Wanderers

Burton secure vital victory over fellow relegation-battlers Bolton

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Foul by Ben Turner (Burton Albion).
4': Attempt missed. Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hope Akpan.
5': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
5': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt saved. Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Murphy.
9': Attempt blocked. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Davenport.
11': Hand ball by Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion).
11': Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
12': Attempt blocked. Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
12': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
15': Dangerous play by Hope Akpan (Burton Albion).
15': Dorian Dervite (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Delay in match Dorian Dervite (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Sammy Ameobi.
21': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
21': Jacob Davenport (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Craig Noone.
23': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Lucas Akins.
23': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Hope Akpan.
25': Attempt missed. Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
25': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Sammy Ameobi tries a through ball, but Adam Le Fondre is caught offside.
27': Foul by Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers).
27': Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Goal! Burton Albion 1, Bolton Wanderers 0. Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Liam Boyce.
29': Attempt saved. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Luke Murphy.
29': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Jon Flanagan.
30': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Karl Henry.
31': Foul by Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers).
31': Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Jon Flanagan (Bolton Wanderers).
32': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
33': Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Dorian Dervite (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Ben Turner (Burton Albion).
35': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Andrew Taylor.
36': Attempt blocked. Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Boyce.
36': Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
36': Goal! Burton Albion 2, Bolton Wanderers 0. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hope Akpan following a corner.
37': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Jon Flanagan tries a through ball, but Darren Pratley is caught offside.
38': Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Foul by John Brayford (Burton Albion).
42': Foul by Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers).
42': Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
42': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by John Brayford.
43': Attempt blocked. Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Beevers with a headed pass.
44': Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
45': Delay in match Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
45': Delay in match Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Liam Boyce.
45'+4': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Dorian Dervite.
45'+5': First Half ends, Burton Albion 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.
45': Second Half begins Burton Albion 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.
45': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Filipe Morais replaces Jon Flanagan.
45': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. William Buckley replaces Derik.
49': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers).
49': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Hope Akpan (Burton Albion).
51': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers).
51': Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Filipe Morais (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).
53': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
53': Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).
54': Hand ball by Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
55': Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Le Fondre.
56': Foul by Dorian Dervite (Bolton Wanderers).
56': Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Darren Pratley.
58': Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
58': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt blocked. William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Beevers with a headed pass.
58': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by John Brayford.
59': Attempt missed. Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
59': Foul by Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers).
59': Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
60': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
61': William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Attempt missed. Filipe Morais (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
64': Attempt saved. Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Naylor with a headed pass.
64': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Ben Alnwick.
65': Attempt saved. Jacob Davenport (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
65': Delay in match Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Delay in match Stephen Bywater (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Aaron Wilbraham replaces Karl Henry.
73': Attempt saved. Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Murphy with a through ball.
73': Attempt blocked. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
74': Attempt missed. Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Boyce.
74': Foul by Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers).
74': Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
75': Delay in match Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Hand ball by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
79': Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).
79': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Attempt saved. Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Akins.
82': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Ben Alnwick.
82': Attempt missed. Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jacob Davenport with a cross following a corner.
85': Attempt missed. Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
87': Substitution, Burton Albion. Jake Buxton replaces Jacob Davenport.
89': Substitution, Burton Albion. Darren Bent replaces Liam Boyce.
90'+5': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Hope Akpan (Burton Albion).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Burton Albion 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Burton Albion 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.

Statistics

BOL		BRT
15	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	8
6	Saves	0
53.7	Possession	46.3
9	SHOTS	16
0	ON GOAL	8
0.0	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
190	Accurate Passes	176
355	Passes	309
0.5	Pass Completion %	0.6
4	Accurate Crosses	4
27	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.2
123	Long Balls	106
37	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	3
13	Effective Tackles	10
16	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
25	Effective Clearances	56
25	Clearances	56

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Pirelli Stadium
Location: Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Attendance: 6,535

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	4	+6	10
2	Queens Park Rangers	4	+4	10
3	Charlton Athletic	4	+3	10
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4	+3	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Burton Albion (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Stephen Bywater (GK)
5	Kyle McFadzean
15	Tom Naylor
19	Jacob Davenport
6	Ben Turner
2	John Brayford
21	Hope Akpan
7	Luke Murphy
10	Lucas Akins
17	Marvin Sordell
27	Liam Boyce

Burton Albion Substitutes:

Joe Sbarra, Jamie Allen, Tom Flanagan, Martin Samuelsen, Harry Campbell, Jake Buxton, Darren Bent.

Bolton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Ben Alnwick (GK)
5	Mark Beevers
4	Dorian Dervite
3	Andrew Taylor
14	Jon Flanagan
21	Darren Pratley
17	Derik Osede
24	Karl Henry
9	Adam Le Fondre
10	Sammy Ameobi
12	Craig Noone

Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:

Aaron Wilbraham, Filipe Morais, Mark Howard, Antonee Robinson, William Buckley, Joshua Vela, David Wheater.

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