Match ends, Burton Albion 2, Scunthorpe United 1.
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Burton Albion beat 10-man Scunthorpe to register a win in the first League One game in the club's history.
Stuart Beavon's second-half strike gave Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's side the lead as he reacted quickest to a loose ball.
The Iron then had goalkeeper Luke Daniels sent off after he appeared to strike Mark Duffy, with Lucas Akins converting the resulting penalty.
Substitute Charlie Goode headed an injury-time consolation goal for the visitors from Gary McSheffrey's corner.
Burton manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink told BBC Radio Derby:
"Scunthorpe are a good side. It was always going to be an afternoon where you have to defend well and at times we did.
"I must say in the first half we had the two best chances. They had some chances - they hit the woodwork, but that's just what it is.
"We looked good at times and at the end I think we looked the stronger team. In the last five minutes I thought we had another gear."
Scunthorpe manager Mark Robins told BBC Radio Humberside:
"First and foremost we came here against a strong, physical Burton Albion side with momentum.
"We've come off the back of a really good pre-season and you'd expect better from us.
"I expect better from us, the players expect better from each other and we took a little bit of time to get some confidence."
Line-ups
Burton
Formation 4-4-2
- 31Matthews
- 2Edwards
- 4Mousinho
- 3Cansdell-Sherriff
- 14McCrory
- 10Akins
- 15NaylorBooked at 89mins
- 8Weir
- 11El KhayatiSubstituted forBinnom-Williamsat 74'minutes
- 21DuffySubstituted forPalmerat 81'minutes
- 9BeavonSubstituted forThieleat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Reilly
- 12Butcher
- 16Lyness
- 19O'Connor
- 20Thiele
- 22Binnom-Williams
- 23Palmer
Scunthorpe
Formation 3-5-2
- 1DanielsBooked at 71mins
- 33ClarkeBooked at 77mins
- 18King
- 6CanavanSubstituted forGoodeat 38'minutes
- 2Wiseman
- 12Bishop
- 7WilliamsSubstituted forMcSheffreyat 30'minutes
- 15Dawson
- 3Laird
- 9Madden
- 22HopperSubstituted forAnyonat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 4McAllister
- 10van Veen
- 11Henderson
- 13Anyon
- 20Goode
- 28McSheffrey
- 29Wootton
- Referee:
- Kevin Wright
- Attendance:
- 4,064
Match Stats
Home TeamBurtonAway TeamScunthorpe
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away1
- Corners
- Home4
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Burton Albion 2, Scunthorpe United 1.
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Attempt saved. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Goal!
Goal! Burton Albion 2, Scunthorpe United 1. Charlie Goode (Scunthorpe United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gary McSheffrey with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Philip Edwards.
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Foul by Jerome Binnom-Williams (Burton Albion).
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Jordan Clarke (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Jerome Binnom-Williams (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Booking
Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
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Stephen Dawson (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Timmy Thiele replaces Stuart Beavon.
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Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Jack King.
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Attempt blocked. Stuart Beavon (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Philip Edwards.
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Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
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Stephen Dawson (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Matthew Palmer replaces Mark Duffy.
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Attempt missed. Robbie Weir (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Booking
Jordan Clarke (Scunthorpe United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
