Match ends, Burton Albion 1, Rochdale 0.
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Burton moved up to third in League One as Stuart Beavon's goal gave them victory against Rochdale.
The 31-year-old striker got a touch to Mark Duffy's free-kick to direct the ball past goalkeeper Josh Lillis midway through the first half.
Lucas Akins then shot wide from 10 yards for the hosts, before Beavon was denied a second by the legs of Lillis.
Rochdale rarely threatened, with substitute goalkeeper Remi Matthews not making a notable save.
Burton Albion manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink told BBC Radio Derby:
"We do respect Rochdale a lot. They are a very good team who can mix it up.
"They can go direct, they can play, they can pass and I do rate them really high. We knew we had to match them and I think we've done that ever so well.
"We had the better chances in the game. They might have had a little bit more of the ball but I don't remember them having a chance."
Rochdale manager Keith Hill told BBC Radio Manchester:
"I'm disappointed that we didn't play with the intelligence that I expect the players to perform under.
"The opposition made it easy for us to go long, but we took that choice instead of making the right decisions.
"I think we're a good outfit, good squad, I think we've got plenty to offer but we've got to show more intelligence at breaking the opposition down when they take the goal lead like they did."
Line-ups
Burton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1McLaughlinSubstituted forMatthewsat 24'minutes
- 2Edwards
- 4Mousinho
- 3Cansdell-SherriffBooked at 60mins
- 14McCrory
- 8Weir
- 12ButcherBooked at 79mins
- 10Akins
- 21DuffySubstituted forO'Connorat 89'minutes
- 22Binnom-WilliamsBooked at 29minsSubstituted forNaylorat 61'minutes
- 9Beavon
Substitutes
- 11El Khayati
- 13Joachim
- 15Naylor
- 19O'Connor
- 20Thiele
- 23Palmer
- 31Matthews
Rochdale
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Lillis
- 2RaffertyBooked at 24mins
- 4McNulty
- 6Lancashire
- 33Kennedy
- 8LundSubstituted forMendez-Laingat 62'minutes
- 24AllenBooked at 42minsSubstituted forNoble-Lazarusat 62'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 7Vincenti
- 40Henderson
- 12McDermottSubstituted forAlessandraat 68'minutes
- 9Andrew
Substitutes
- 5Eastham
- 10Alessandra
- 11Noble-Lazarus
- 19Mendez-Laing
- 23Collis
- 25Rose
- 28Camps
- Referee:
- Carl Boyeson
- Attendance:
- 2,787
Match Stats
Home TeamBurtonAway TeamRochdale
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away0
- Corners
- Home3
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away15
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Burton Albion 1, Rochdale 0.
Booking
Reuben Noble-Lazarus (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Stuart Beavon (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Reuben Noble-Lazarus (Rochdale).
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Attempt blocked. Tom Kennedy (Rochdale) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Anthony O'Connor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Peter Vincenti (Rochdale).
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Anthony O'Connor replaces Mark Duffy.
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Attempt missed. Philip Edwards (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Reuben Noble-Lazarus.
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Attempt saved. Philip Edwards (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Shane Cansdell-Sherriff.
Booking
Callum Butcher (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Reuben Noble-Lazarus (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Callum Butcher (Burton Albion).
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Attempt saved. Stuart Beavon (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Damien McCrory (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Tom Kennedy (Rochdale).
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Foul by Damien McCrory (Burton Albion).
