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Burton Albion 1-0 Sunderland

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Jonny Smith's 66th-minute stunner ensured it was Burton who maintained their 100% start to the League One season with a 1-0 victory over Sunderland.

The winger lashed home from a tight angle after the ball deflected out to him to help Albion match their best start to an EFL season with three straight wins.

Sunderland edged the early chances and Aiden McGeady should have done much better when clean through on 12 minutes. Racing from his own half, his composure deserted him outside the Burton box allowing goalkeeper Ben Garratt to tip his curling shot wide.

Garratt made an excellent close-range save from Ross Stewart late in the first half as the striker stretched to poke Elliot Embleton's cross goalwards but the Albion keeper was equal to it.

Albion had chances too, with both Tom O'Connor and Omari Patrick seeing efforts deflected wide and Smith seeing a goal-bound curling effort headed clear by the impressive Callum Doyle.

Tom Flanagan denied Lucas Akins and defender Ryan Leak should have scored with a header for Burton before Smith emphatically settled it.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

Line-ups

Burton

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 24Garratt
  • 2Brayford
  • 16Shaughnessy
  • 26Leak
  • 37Hamer
  • 38MancienneBooked at 56mins
  • 15O'Connor
  • 11Smith
  • 8PowellBooked at 84minsSubstituted forBostwickat 85'minutes
  • 10Akins
  • 14PatrickSubstituted forAmadi Hollowayat 90+1'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Borthwick-Jackson
  • 5Bostwick
  • 17Rowe
  • 18Blake-Tracy
  • 19Amadi Holloway
  • 22Balcombe
  • 23Taylor

Sunderland

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Burge
  • 15Winchester
  • 3FlanaganBooked at 90mins
  • 6Doyle
  • 17CirkinBooked at 37minsSubstituted forPritchardat 71'minutes
  • 13O'Nien
  • 24Neil
  • 11Gooch
  • 8EmbletonSubstituted forBroadheadat 71'minutes
  • 28McGeady
  • 14Stewart

Substitutes

  • 5Alves
  • 9Broadhead
  • 10O'Brien
  • 20Patterson
  • 21Pritchard
  • 23Diamond
  • 26Wright
Referee:
Declan Bourne
Attendance:
4,239

Match Stats

Home TeamBurtonAway TeamSunderland
Possession
Home39%
Away61%
Shots
Home12
Away20
Shots on Target
Home1
Away7
Corners
Home5
Away9
Fouls
Home10
Away6

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Burton Albion 1, Sunderland 0.

  2. Booking

    Tom Flanagan (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.

  3. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Burton Albion 1, Sunderland 0.

  4. Post update

    Offside, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch tries a through ball, but Tom Flanagan is caught offside.

  5. Post update

    Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. Post update

    Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).

  7. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Neil.

  8. Substitution

    Substitution, Burton Albion. Aaron Amadi Holloway replaces Omari Patrick.

  9. Post update

    Attempt missed. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Aiden McGeady following a corner.

  10. Post update

    Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ben Garratt.

  11. Post update

    Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.

  12. Post update

    Offside, Sunderland. Daniel Neil tries a through ball, but Ross Stewart is caught offside.

  13. Substitution

    Substitution, Burton Albion. Michael Bostwick replaces Joe Powell.

  14. Booking

    Joe Powell (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  15. Post update

    Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Michael Mancienne.

  16. Post update

    Jonny Smith (Burton Albion) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Michael Mancienne.

  17. Post update

    Attempt saved. Nathan Broadhead (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.

  18. Post update

    Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. Post update

    Foul by Joe Powell (Burton Albion).

  20. Post update

    Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.

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66 comments

  • Comment posted by Kitson, at 22:52 17 Aug 2021

    The Sunderland fans who teased Newcastle fans with “Enjoy Burton” have jinxed their club.

    Burton has become Sunderland’s bogey team.

  • Comment posted by Weirdside Wally, at 22:59 17 Aug 2021

    reports of a sonic boom over the North East was dismissed by Northumbria Police as Sunlands bubble has burst

  • Comment posted by Weirdside Wally, at 23:03 17 Aug 2021

    "If we were playing Rotherham, Burton Albion week in week out we would be top of the league"

    ha ha ha

  • Comment posted by MarktheHorn, at 22:50 17 Aug 2021

    What a job JFH is doing !

    • Reply posted by Marv147, at 01:42 18 Aug 2021

      Marv147 replied:
      My only concern would be if JFH actually decides to show some loyalty to Burton this time around…

  • Comment posted by TheBaggieMan, at 22:47 17 Aug 2021

    If Burton keep this up, they are Championship bound!
    Well done Ben & Co.

    • Reply posted by Penelope Poopsalot, at 23:06 17 Aug 2021

      Penelope Poopsalot replied:
      debateable - you were largely outplayed and you got extremely lucky

  • Comment posted by Dorty, at 06:02 18 Aug 2021

    Burton 'Men in Bras' do it again lol.

    • Reply posted by Weirdside Wally, at 06:55 18 Aug 2021

      Weirdside Wally replied:
      seems like sunlund need an uplift themselves

  • Comment posted by Bullster, at 23:06 17 Aug 2021

    Get in there Burton Albion, c’mon the Brewers!! Championship next season.

  • Comment posted by Jon, at 13:54 18 Aug 2021

    Sunderland played well, should have had it won before half time only we didn't take our chances. As the game went on Burton came back into it and won it with a cracker. Nothing more to say really. Days like this happen all the time. So much doom and gloom from fair weather supporters. SAFC doesn't need you. Trod on.

  • Comment posted by gone-for-a-walk-bye, at 08:54 18 Aug 2021

    So Sunderland fans think they’re going to get promoted this time forget it you’re not good enough the championship

  • Comment posted by macca, at 07:24 18 Aug 2021

    SFC the gift that keeps giving

    • Reply posted by SCDFanatic, at 07:35 18 Aug 2021

      SCDFanatic replied:
      It’s SAFC. Not SFC.

  • Comment posted by StevieP, at 23:22 17 Aug 2021

    Soon be top of the league like this...

  • Comment posted by Joseph Swan Lightbulb FC, at 17:18 18 Aug 2021

    As I said on Saturday and was ridiculed, Sunderland have a tactically inept manager in Lee Johnson. A nowhere man. Loan signings who are youthful are simply not good enough. You’ve got an owner worth a fortune yet investment is not forthcoming. This was an embarrassing defeat. More will follow. Johnson won’t make it to Halloween last night was a nightmare. He’s more interested in his stubble

    • Reply posted by johnkaysleftleg, at 18:13 18 Aug 2021

      johnkaysleftleg replied:
      You’re still wrong though. Must be hard to walk with all that knee jerking going on.

  • Comment posted by chealy, at 16:25 18 Aug 2021

    55 comments,i think from about 90%
    mags. This obsession with us is getting boring.

    • Reply posted by Weirdside Wally, at 16:30 18 Aug 2021

      Weirdside Wally replied:
      when most of your posters infest other fans HYS, then expect it back

      trouble is there are more sunland posters on the Newcastle HYS than there are here 😂😂😂

      have you cleaned the seats at the stadium yet

  • Comment posted by TAB101, at 15:02 18 Aug 2021

    SAFC will be languishing in this league for some time. Lets be fair, it was a very lucky win against MK Dons so whats the point in getting ones hopes up?

  • Comment posted by First_of_the_Lastmen, at 14:13 18 Aug 2021

    Seems to be mostly Newcastle fans on here, it's right what they say...Obsessed.

    • Reply posted by Jon, at 14:31 18 Aug 2021

      Jon replied:
      what do you expect? If you were from Newcastle you'd want to anywhere else also... lol

  • Comment posted by macca, at 11:48 18 Aug 2021

    Don’t be to disappointed you did after all loose to the team that are joint top.

  • Comment posted by IJB, at 09:42 18 Aug 2021

    Easy victory for Burton beating the minnows, from the small town in Durham

  • Comment posted by SCDFanatic, at 07:34 18 Aug 2021

    Disgraceful. We should be able to beat teams in L1. Lose not to many more and we can wave goodbye to promotion and to Lee Johnson.

    • Reply posted by phil, at 08:16 18 Aug 2021

      phil replied:
      Why? You are a league one team.

  • Comment posted by beatles63, at 07:01 18 Aug 2021

    For goodness sake what are Sunderland doing playing the likes of Burton. A massive club with massive fan base. They should be locking horns with the likes of Utd and LFC. Two tiers below Brentford. Ridiculous. Where did it all go wrong !

    • Reply posted by michael taylor, at 07:30 18 Aug 2021

      michael taylor replied:
      Massive club? Big fan base but never been a massive club, always living in their neighbour’s shadow

  • Comment posted by george, at 11:57 18 Aug 2021

    No investment in quality but just a collection.of obscure loan signings and has beens. Play offs at best

As It Stood

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Portsmouth33004049
2Burton33004139
3Wycombe32106337
4Sheff Wed32103037
5Oxford Utd32104227
6Rotherham32013126
7Accrington32014316
8Sunderland32014316
9Bolton31207615
10Wimbledon31206515
11Morecambe31114314
12MK Dons31116604
13Lincoln City31113304
14Wigan31113304
15Cheltenham311145-14
16Plymouth311123-14
17Cambridge302134-12
18Gillingham302123-12
19Ipswich301246-21
20Charlton301224-21
21Crewe301214-31
22Fleetwood300314-30
23Doncaster300315-40
24Shrewsbury300304-40
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