Match ends, Burton Albion 1, Wycombe Wanderers 0.
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Burton kept alive their automatic promotion hopes with victory over relegation strugglers Wycombe.
Billy Kee headed straight at Chairboys keeper Matt Ingram before Adam McGurk fired high over the bar from 15 yards.
The hosts broke the deadlock when Kee's header left the unmarked McGurk with a simple finish from close range.
Midfielder David Gray had a chance to double Burton's lead, but fired across the face of the goal while Robbie Weir saw a late shot saved by Ingram.
Fifth-placed Burton are six points off the top three while Wycombe are only two points above the drop zone.
Burton Albion assistant manager Kevin Summerfield told BBC Radio Derby:
"I think it was a resolute performance and a great win.
"It was vital that we won with the amount of games and the toughness of the games we've got ahead of us in the next week or two.
"I thought they (Billy Kee and Adam McGurk) worked well together. It was very difficult in the first half to create any space or create any openings, but once or twice they opened them up and did really well.
"Adam was very unlucky with another shot that hit the post and Billy had one or two that just didn't fall right for him in and around the box, but they were both very bright, played very well together, linked up well and got us up the pitch, which was very good."
Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"It could really have been a 0-0 here tonight.
"We're still right in it, it's still in our own hands. We're in a seven-game shoot-out right now.
"We had a few tired legs from Saturday.
"The final ball is just letting us down again, people have to stand up and be counted."
Line-ups
Burton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Lainton
- 2Edwards
- 14McCrory
- 23Palmer
- 6SharpsSubstituted forHolnessat 75'minutes
- 25Cansdell-SherriffBooked at 45mins
- 26Gray
- 8Weir
- 20McGurkSubstituted forAlexanderat 86'minutes
- 29Kee
- 15McFadzeanSubstituted forMacDonaldat 60'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Bell
- 9Alexander
- 11MacDonald
- 16Lyness
- 18Knowles
- 21Holness
- 27Harness
Wycombe
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Ingram
- 2McCoy
- 11Wood
- 28Togwell
- 5Stewart
- 19Pierre
- 10Bloomfield
- 23ArnoldSubstituted forJeffreyat 82'minutes
- 27StycheSubstituted forCraigat 69'minutes
- 7MorganSubstituted forPittmanat 72'minutes
- 4Scowen
Substitutes
- 6Johnson
- 8Lewis
- 13Horlock
- 15Jeffrey
- 16Pittman
- 20Craig
- 22Kretzschmar
- Referee:
- Mike Russell
- Attendance:
- 1,784
Match Stats
Home TeamBurtonAway TeamWycombe
- Possession
- Home57%
- Away43%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away2
- Corners
- Home2
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Burton Albion 1, Wycombe Wanderers 0.
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Foul by Alexander MacDonald (Burton Albion).
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Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Josh Scowen (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Shane Cansdell-Sherriff (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Steven Craig (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Hand ball by Billy Kee (Burton Albion).
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Gary Alexander replaces Adam McGurk because of an injury.
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Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Damien McCrory (Burton Albion).
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Attempt saved. Billy Kee (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Shane Cansdell-Sherriff (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Steven Craig (Wycombe Wanderers).
Substitution
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Anthony Jeffrey replaces Nick Arnold.
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Foul by David Gray (Burton Albion).
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Josh Scowen (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Adam McGurk (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers).
