Match ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, Burton Albion 0.
ShrewsburyShrewsbury Town1BurtonBurton Albion0
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro's late winner saw Shrewsbury beat Burton and leapfrog them into third in League Two.
Shrewsbury had the better of a tight first half and Josh Passley, making his debut on loan from Fulham, set up James Collins but he missed the target.
Burton had few chances until home keeper Jayson Leutwiler held on to a deflected shot from Alex MacDonald.
The deadlock was broken in the 83rd minute when Collins teed up Akpa Akpro, who rifled in from from eight yards.
The victory makes it 12 wins from 14 home games in all competitions for Shrewsbury, while it was a first defeat for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as Burton manager.
Shrewsbury Town manager Micky Mellon told BBC Radio Shropshire:
"We knew it was going to be very difficult. Burton are a well-organised side and it was always going to be the case of staying patient and not getting frustrated as we went looking for that way in and the chance to get the goal.
"It was a tight game. I don't remember them having a chance. All the pressure was applied by us, but we keep on going, we are very fit and have great togetherness.
"We deserved our victory and pressed very well. We have worked on that since Monday - and so I am delighted that we are taking the training ground positives onto the pitch.
"The clean sheet is huge but we don't look back on what could have been after the defeat last weekend - we move on and tackle the problem with the fight and spirit of the standards we expect at this club."
Burton manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink told BBC Radio Derby:
"They had more of the ball. We knew that they are a good side, especially at home.
"I must say the chances they got, or the shots they got at our goal were outside the area, so organisation wise we were alright.
"The boys put a big effort in. I must say we were unlucky with a few breaks but it was a deserved win for Shrewsbury."
Line-ups
Shrewsbury
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Leutwiler
- 23Passley
- 20Knight-Percival
- 2Grandison
- 6Goldson
- 3Demetriou
- 24GrantSubstituted forManganat 64'minutes
- 4Woods
- 14Wesolowski
- 26Akpa-AkproBooked at 74mins
- 9CollinsBooked at 70mins
Substitutes
- 5Ellis
- 7Vincent
- 10Vernon
- 16Griffith
- 19Mangan
- 21Halstead
- 22Clark
Burton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1McLaughlin
- 2EdwardsBooked at 68mins
- 3Cansdell-Sherriff
- 4MousinhoBooked at 14mins
- 5Taft
- 11MacDonaldSubstituted forMorrisat 75'minutes
- 8Weir
- 23PalmerSubstituted forMaynardat 84'minutesBooked at 89mins
- 14McCrory
- 9Beavon
- 20McGurkSubstituted forBlythat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Blyth
- 18Knowles
- 21Morris
- 24Slade
- 27Harness
- 31Maynard
- 32Matthews
- Referee:
- Seb Stockbridge
- Attendance:
- 5,170
Match Stats
Home TeamShrewsburyAway TeamBurton
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home4
- Away0
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away0
- Corners
- Home3
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home3
- Away4
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, Burton Albion 0.
Booking
Kelvin Maynard (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card.
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Mickey Demetriou (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Kelvin Maynard (Burton Albion).
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Jacob Blyth replaces Adam McGurk.
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Kelvin Maynard replaces Matthew Palmer.
Goal!
Goal! Shrewsbury Town 1, Burton Albion 0. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by James Collins.
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Bryn Morris replaces Alexander MacDonald.
Booking
Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Shrewsbury Town).
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Philip Edwards (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Philip Edwards.
Booking
James Collins (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by James Collins (Shrewsbury Town).
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Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Booking
Philip Edwards (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card.
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Mickey Demetriou (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Philip Edwards (Burton Albion).
Substitution
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Andy Mangan replaces Bobby Grant.
