Match ends, Burton Albion 0, AFC Wimbledon 0.
BurtonBurton Albion0WimbledonAFC Wimbledon0
Burton Albion were knocked off the top of League Two by Shrewsbury Town after failing to beat 10-man AFC Wimbledon.
The Brewers had the better chances, even before the Dons had Mark Phillips sent off for an altercation with Stuart Beavon with 25 minutes left.
Beavon and Lucas Akins both went close before the break and Beavon missed a great chance after Phillips saw red.
The closest the visitors came was when Albion's Tom Naylor had to clear off his own line.
Before the interval, Brewers keeper Jon McLaughlin made a fine low stop from Alfie Potter, while Phillips and Adebayo Akinfenwa were both off target.
| Brewers home run ends |
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| Burton have dropped home points for the first time in seven games under Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
But the hosts, who have only lost once in 14 games since Hasselbaink took over in November, were the more likely scorers, although they were far from convincing.
Beavon and Lucas Akins forced decent saves from James Shea, while Adam McGurk and Ivan Calero had good opportunities.
But Beavon wasted the best opening when he fired over the bar in the closing stages, meaning the Brewers drop to second on goal difference following Shrewsbury's dramatic fightback victory over Carlisle United.
Line-ups
Burton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1McLaughlin
- 2Edwards
- 4MousinhoBooked at 90mins
- 5Taft
- 14McCrory
- 11CaleroSubstituted forEl Khayatiat 64'minutes
- 15NaylorSubstituted forHarnessat 89'minutes
- 8Weir
- 20McGurk
- 10Akins
- 9Beavon
Substitutes
- 3Cansdell-Sherriff
- 19Shelton
- 21El Khayati
- 24Slade
- 26Doyle-Charles
- 27Harness
- 33Shearer
Wimbledon
Formation 4-4-2
- 20Shea
- 2Fuller
- 15PhillipsBooked at 65mins
- 40Oshilaja
- 17Kennedy
- 35PotterSubstituted forRiggat 74'minutes
- 19Reeves
- 4Bulman
- 8Moore
- 10AkinfenwaBooked at 76minsSubstituted forAzeezat 76'minutes
- 27TannerSubstituted forFrancombat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Francomb
- 11Rigg
- 14Azeez
- 21Beere
- 26McDonnell
- 32Sweeney
- 34Connolly
- Referee:
- Seb Stockbridge
- Attendance:
- 2,399
Match Stats
Home TeamBurtonAway TeamWimbledon
- Possession
- Home59%
- Away41%
- Shots
- Home19
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away2
- Corners
- Home8
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home4
- Away13
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Burton Albion 0, AFC Wimbledon 0.
Booking
John Mousinho (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by John Mousinho (Burton Albion).
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Adebayo Azeez (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Robbie Weir (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Sean Rigg (AFC Wimbledon).
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Attempt missed. Robbie Weir (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Marcus Harness replaces Tom Naylor.
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Adedeji Oshilaja (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Stuart Beavon (Burton Albion).
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Attempt missed. Stuart Beavon (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
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Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Sean Rigg (AFC Wimbledon).
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Philip Edwards (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Sean Rigg (AFC Wimbledon).
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Attempt missed. Stuart Beavon (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Booking
Adebayo Akinfenwa (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Adebayo Azeez replaces Adebayo Akinfenwa.
