Match ends, Swindon Town 0, Burton Albion 1.
SwindonSwindon Town0BurtonBurton Albion1
Stuart Beavon's first-half strike moved Burton to the top of League One with their first ever win at Swindon.
Beavon smashed home just before the half-hour mark to inflict a second successive defeat on Swindon, following their loss at Barnsley last weekend.
The striker punished hesitancy among the Swindon defence with a clinical volley, the Brewers' first ever goal at the County Ground.
Wes Thomas dragged wide from inside the penalty area for the home side.
Jon Obika and Louis Thompson also missed the target while Yaser Kasim had a free-kick pushed over by Jon McLaughlin as Burton held out for the win.
Burton Albion boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink told BBC Radio Derby:
"I'm very happy. I think when you're coming to Swindon, you know what they're about. They can keep the ball for fun and they can test your nerves and get overloads in certain areas, but we made it very uncomfortable for them. We didn't let them get into their stride, we didn't let them play their game and get into their rhythm.
"For us, it was all about winning the ball back in their half and trying to penetrate in the last third and I think we did that really well.
"We should have scored more goals and that's something we need to work at, but I must say I'm extremely happy with how the team has worked today. We were very solid and we were quite creative with the ball at times, but the belief needs to become greater because they can do a lot more than they think."
Line-ups
Swindon
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Vigouroux
- 2Thompson
- 29Rossi Branco
- 5Williams
- 6Turnbull
- 7Traore
- 18Thompson
- 26RodgersSubstituted forKasimat 56'minutes
- 32OjamaaSubstituted forRobertat 73'minutes
- 14Thomas
- 10AjoseSubstituted forObikaat 56'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Robert
- 8Kasim
- 15Brophy
- 16Stewart
- 20Obika
- 25Belford
- 27Barry
Burton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1McLaughlin
- 2EdwardsBooked at 51mins
- 4Mousinho
- 3Cansdell-Sherriff
- 14McCrory
- 22Binnom-WilliamsSubstituted forEl Khayatiat 36'minutes
- 12ButcherBooked at 64mins
- 21DuffySubstituted forPalmerat 70'minutes
- 10Akins
- 8Weir
- 9BeavonSubstituted forThieleat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 11El Khayati
- 13Joachim
- 15Naylor
- 19O'Connor
- 20Thiele
- 23Palmer
- 31Matthews
- Referee:
- Scott Duncan
- Attendance:
- 7,005
Match Stats
Home TeamSwindonAway TeamBurton
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away4
- Corners
- Home3
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away10
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Swindon Town 0, Burton Albion 1.
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Foul by Jordan Turnbull (Swindon Town).
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Philip Edwards (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. Nathan Thompson (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
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Attempt saved. Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
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Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Jon McLaughlin.
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Wes Thomas (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Damien McCrory (Burton Albion).
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Attempt missed. Timmy Thiele (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
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Foul by Wes Thomas (Swindon Town).
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Callum Butcher (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Louis Thompson (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Timmy Thiele replaces Stuart Beavon.
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Louis Thompson (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Abdenasser El Khayati (Burton Albion).
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Attempt saved. Fabien Robert (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Swindon Town. Fabien Robert replaces Henrik Ojamaa.
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Drissa Traoré (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Abdenasser El Khayati (Burton Albion).
