Burton Albion vs Fulham, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipLucas Akins on the spot as Burton earn first victory against Fulham
Lucas Akins on the spot as Burton earn first victory against Fulham
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Attempt saved. Jamie Allen (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvin Sordell.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks with a cross.
- 4': Foul by Ben Turner (Burton Albion).
- 4': Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Attempt missed. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 12': Goal! Burton Albion 1, Fulham 0. Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 14': Foul by Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion).
- 14': Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Ben Turner (Burton Albion).
- 16': Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
- 18': Offside, Burton Albion. Sean Scannell tries a through ball, but Marvin Sordell is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Floyd Ayité (Fulham) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano.
- 20': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ben Turner.
- 21': Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
- 21': Tomas Kalas (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Luke Murphy.
- 25': Foul by Tim Ream (Fulham).
- 25': Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Fulham).
- 29': Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion).
- 30': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Floyd Ayité (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
- 31': Goal! Burton Albion 1, Fulham 1. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
- 33': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Fulham).
- 33': Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Brayford.
- 34': Attempt missed. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a cross.
- 36': Jamie Allen (Burton Albion) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Marvin Sordell.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Sordell.
- 39': Attempt saved. John Brayford (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 40': Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) has gone down, but that's a dive.
- 40': Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Hand ball by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
- 43': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
- 43': Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by John Brayford (Burton Albion).
- 45'+1': Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Burton Albion 1, Fulham 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Burton Albion 1, Fulham 1.
- 46': Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Fulham).
- 46': John Brayford (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Sheyi Ojo.
- 49': Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Fulham).
- 49': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Attempt saved. Sean Scannell (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 49': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by David Button.
- 50': Penalty Burton Albion. Kyle McFadzean draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 50': Penalty conceded by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 51': Goal! Burton Albion 2, Fulham 1. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 52': Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Jamie Allen (Burton Albion).
- 52': Offside, Fulham. Kevin McDonald tries a through ball, but Sheyi Ojo is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt missed. Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
- 58': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
- 59': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jake Buxton.
- 59': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin McDonald following a corner.
- 60': Foul by Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion).
- 60': Tomas Kalas (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Stephen Warnock.
- 61': Offside, Fulham. Kevin McDonald tries a through ball, but Neeskens Kebano is caught offside.
- 63': Offside, Burton Albion. Ben Turner tries a through ball, but Marvin Sordell is caught offside.
- 65': Offside, Fulham. Stefan Johansen tries a through ball, but Floyd Ayité is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Tomas Kalas (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
- 69': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
- 70': Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Floyd Ayité with a cross.
- 70': Substitution, Fulham. Rui Fonte replaces Neeskens Kebano.
- 73': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by John Brayford.
- 74': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a cross.
- 75': Offside, Fulham. Stefan Johansen tries a through ball, but Sheyi Ojo is caught offside.
- 76': Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).
- 77': Substitution, Burton Albion. Matthew Lund replaces Sean Scannell.
- 79': Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matthew Lund.
- 79': Substitution, Fulham. Jordan Graham replaces Oliver Norwood.
- 81': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 81': Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matthew Lund.
- 84': Offside, Fulham. Floyd Ayité tries a through ball, but Ryan Sessegnon is caught offside.
- 85': Foul by Rui Fonte (Fulham).
- 85': Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion).
- 85': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matthew Lund.
- 89': Substitution, Burton Albion. Luke Varney replaces Marvin Sordell.
- 89': Attempt missed. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Matthew Lund (Burton Albion).
- 90'+3': Jordan Graham (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Burton Albion 2, Fulham 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Burton Albion 2, Fulham 1.
Statistics
 FUL |
BRT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 70.3 | Possession | 29.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 530 | Accurate Passes | 165 |
| 611 | Passes | 262 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 28 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 2 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 6 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 18 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Pirelli Stadium
Location: Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Attendance: 4,049
Venue: Pirelli Stadium
Location: Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Attendance: 4,049
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Burton Albion (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Bywater (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean  |
| 6 | Ben Turner |
| 23 | Jake Buxton |
| 4 | Jamie Allen |
| 10 | Lucas Akins |
| 7 | Luke Murphy |
| 3 | Stephen Warnock |
| 2 | John Brayford |
| 17 | Marvin Sordell |
| 9 | Sean Scannell |
Fulham (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | David Button (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 26 | Tomás Kalas |
| 3 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 2 | Ryan Fredericks |
| 6 | Kevin McDonald |
| 16 | Oliver Norwood |
| 8 | Stefan Johansen |
| 11 | Floyd Ayité |
| 7 | Neeskens Kebano |
| 19 | Sheyi Ojo |
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