Match ends, Burton Albion 1, Shrewsbury Town 2.
BurtonBurton Albion1ShrewsburyShrewsbury Town2
Shrewsbury Town ended Burton's three-match winning run as Shaun Whalley's injury-time goal gave them the points.
The home side were in control after full-back Damien McCrory thumped home a low first-half shot from 20 yards.
Nasser El Khayati almost added a second, but Jon McLaughlin failed to hold a corner allowing striker Andy Mangan to net Shrewsbury's equaliser.
Mason Bennett headed El Khayati's cross over before Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro set up Whalley's 93rd minute winner.
Burton surrendered top spot in League One to Gillingham, who moved above them on goal difference, while Shrewsbury moved out of the relegation zone into 20th place.
Burton Albion boss Nigel Clough told BBC Radio Derby:
"It's disappointing that we've lost the game having been 1-0 up.
"I don't think we then did enough to go and get that second goal. We started the second half well and positively, then their goal has come out the blue. I did think it was a foul.
"At least nine times out of 10 you get those given - when a goalkeeper goes up, catches the ball and has the opposition interfere with him. The majority of the time you get those decisions. We didn't get one today."
Shrewsbury Town manager Micky Mellon told BBC Radio Shropshire:
"It's a fantastic result. We always knew with the pace of our players that we might grab a winner. Shaun Whalley has done fantastically to get on the end of it.
"There is still work to be done, but we have shown quality to come here to a side like Burton Albion and get a result. We have to try and put a bit of a run together now.
"The game was full of fine margins and we were disappointed to go a goal down, but it was nice to get a goal to equalise from the set-piece at that moment."
Line-ups
Burton
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1McLaughlin
- 2Edwards
- 4Mousinho
- 19O'Connor
- 14McCroryBooked at 80mins
- 15NaylorBooked at 72mins
- 21Duffy
- 7ReillySubstituted forBennettat 62'minutes
- 12Butcher
- 11El KhayatiSubstituted forAkinsat 81'minutes
- 9Beavon
Substitutes
- 3Cansdell-Sherriff
- 10Akins
- 13Joachim
- 17Myers-Harness
- 27Austin
- 31Bywater
- 33Bennett
Shrewsbury
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Leutwiler
- 15Grimmer
- 4WhitbreadBooked at 54mins
- 20Knight-Percival
- 12Brown
- 6BlackSubstituted forWhalleyat 83'minutes
- 38Wallace
- 8Wellens
- 29ColeSubstituted forClarkat 70'minutes
- 19Mangan
- 7VassellSubstituted forAkpa-Akproat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Sadler
- 10Whalley
- 16Vernon
- 21Halstead
- 22Clark
- 26Akpa-Akpro
- 31Smith
- Referee:
- Graham Salisbury
- Attendance:
- 3,870
Match Stats
Home TeamBurtonAway TeamShrewsbury
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away3
- Corners
- Home12
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Burton Albion 1, Shrewsbury Town 2.
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Attempt saved. Shaun Whalley (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Booking
Jayson Leutwiler (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. John Mousinho (Burton Albion) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
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Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Zak Whitbread.
Goal!
Goal! Burton Albion 1, Shrewsbury Town 2. Shaun Whalley (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro with a cross.
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Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).
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James Wallace (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. Mason Bennett (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Mason Bennett (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Richard Wellens (Shrewsbury Town).
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Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Junior Brown.
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Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Zak Whitbread.
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Attempt blocked. Philip Edwards (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Junior Brown.
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Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Nathaniel Knight-Percival.
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Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Jack Grimmer.
Substitution
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro replaces Kyle Vassell.
Substitution
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Shaun Whalley replaces Ian Black.
