2017–18 Burton Albion F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Burton Albion's 68th season in their history and second consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Burton Albion

2017–18 season
Chairman	Ben Robinson
Manager	Nigel Clough
Stadium	Pirelli Stadium
Championship	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round (Vs. Birmingham City)
League Cup	Third round (Vs. Manchester United)
Top goalscorer	League: Lloyd Dyer (7) All: Lloyd Dyer (7)
Average home league attendance	4,645 [1]
Home colours Away colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Nationality	Place of birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	End
Goalkeepers
1	Stephen Bywater	GK		Oldham	44	50	0	Kerala Blasters	16 January 2016	Free	2019
24	Harry Campbell	GK		Blackburn	29	0	0	Bolton Wanderers	25 August 2016	Free	2018[2]
Defenders
2	John Brayford	RB		Stoke-on-Trent	37	146	7	Sheffield United	31 August 2017	Free	2019
5	Kyle McFadzean	CB		Sheffield	38	77	1	Milton Keynes Dons	12 July 2016	Free	2019
6	Ben Turner	CB		Birmingham	37	72	3	Cardiff City	1 July 2016	Free	2019
12	Tom Flanagan	RB		Hammersmith	33	82	2	Milton Keynes Dons	25 August 2015	Free	2019
14	Damien McCrory	LWB		Limerick	35	205	10	Dagenham & Redbridge	1 July 2012	Free	2018
15	Tom Naylor	CB		Sutton-in-Ashfield	34	133	13	Derby County	1 July 2015	Free	2019
23	Jake Buxton	RB		Sutton-in-Ashfield	40	76	0	Wigan Athletic	1 July 2017	Free	2018
25	Shaun Barker	CB		Trowell	42	6	0	Derby County	26 August 2016	Free	2018
29	Tomas Egert	CB			31	3	0	Free agent	16 March 2018	Free	2018
Midfielders
4	Jamie Allen	CM		Rochdale	30	28	1	Rochdale	31 August 2017	Undisclosed	2020
7	Luke Murphy	CM		Macclesfield	35	61	2	Leeds United	3 July 2017	Loan	2018
11	Lloyd Dyer	LW		Birmingham	42	83	15	Burnley	25 July 2016	Free	2018
18	William Miller	AM		London	29	25	1	Tottenham Hotspur	31 August 2017	Undisclosed	2019
19	Jacob Davenport	CM			26	16	1	Manchester City	31 January 2018	Loan	2018
21	Hope Akpan	CM		Liverpool	34	27	2	Blackburn Rovers	18 July 2017	Free	2018
22	Ben Fox	CM		Burton upon Trent	27	4	1	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	2020[3]
26	Joe Sbarra	CM		Lichfield	26	19	0	Academy	1 July 2017	Trainee	2020[4]
Forwards
9	Darren Bent	CF		Tooting	41	14	2	Derby County	26 January 2018	Loan	2018
10	Lucas Akins	CF/LWB		Huddersfield	36	173	33	Stevenage	1 July 2014	Free	Undisclosed
16	Luke Varney	CF		Leicester	42	34	2	Ipswich Town	4 January 2017	Free	2018
17	Marvin Sordell	CF		Pinner	34	64	7	Coventry City	1 January 2017	Loan	2018
20	Martin Samuelsen	SS		Haugesund	28	9	0	West Ham United	17 January 2018	Loan	2018
27	Liam Boyce	CF		Belfast	34	15	3	Ross County	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020

Statistics

As of 9 May 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Stephen Bywater	44	0	43+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	John Brayford	29	0	27+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Stephen Warnock	14	1	13+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Jamie Allen	28	1	18+10	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Kyle McFadzean	44	0	38+3	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Ben Turner	32	2	26+4	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Luke Murphy	40	1	34+4	1	1+0	0	0+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Darren Bent	14	2	9+5	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Lucas Akins	45	6	39+3	5	1+0	0	2+0	1
11	MF	ENG	Lloyd Dyer	38	7	29+8	7	1+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	NIR	Tom Flanagan	29	2	20+7	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
14	DF	IRL	Damien McCrory	12	0	8+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Tom Naylor	35	4	31+1	3	1+0	0	2+0	1
16	FW	ENG	Luke Varney	18	1	1+16	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
17	FW	ENG	Marvin Sordell	42	3	29+10	3	0+1	0	0+2	0
19	MF	ENG	Jacob Davenport	16	1	14+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW	NOR	Martin Samuelsen	9	0	7+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	NGA	Hope Akpan	27	2	18+7	2	0+1	0	1+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Ben Fox	2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
23	DF	ENG	Jake Buxton	32	0	29+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	ENG	Shaun Barker	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Joe Sbarra	19	0	4+12	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
27	FW	NIR	Liam Boyce	15	3	11+4	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	CZE	Tomas Egert	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Player(s) out on loan:
8	MF	NIR	Matty Lund	12	2	9+2	1	0+0	0	0+1	1
Player(s) who left the club:
4	MF	ENG	John Mousinho	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	IRL	Sean Scannell	19	0	13+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
13	GK	ENG	Connor Ripley	4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
18	FW	ENG	Will Miller	11	0	7+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF	ENG	Matt Palmer	13	1	8+3	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
20	FW	ENG	Joe Mason	6	1	3+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	MF	AUS	Jackson Irvine	5	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	1+1	0

Goals record

As of 9 May 2018

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	11		LW	Lloyd Dyer	7	0	0	7
2	10		LW	Lucas Akins	5	0	1	6
3	15		CB	Tom Naylor	3	0	1	4
4	17		CF	Marvin Sordell	3	0	0	3
	27		CF	Liam Boyce	3	0	0	3
6	6		CB	Ben Turner	2	0	0	2
	8		CM	Matty Lund	1	0	1	2
	9		CF	Darren Bent	2	0	0	2
	12		CB	Tom Flanagan	2	0	0	2
	21		CM	Hope Akpan	2	0	0	2
11	3		LB	Stephen Warnock	1	0	0	1
	4		CM	Jamie Allen	1	0	0	1
	7		CM	Luke Murphy	1	0	0	1
	16		CF	Luke Varney	0	0	1	1
	19		CM	Jacob Davenport	1	0	0	1
	22		CM	Ben Fox	0	0	1	1
	—		CM	Jackson Irvine	1	0	0	1
	—		CF	Joe Mason	1	0	0	1
	—		LM	Matt Palmer	1	0	0	1
Total					37	0	5	42

Disciplinary record

As of 9 May 2018

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
1	15		CB	Tom Naylor	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
2	5		CB	Kyle McFadzean	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
3	7		CM	Luke Murphy	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
4	6		CB	Ben Turner	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	10		LW	Lucas Akins	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
6	23		RB	Jake Buxton	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
7	1		GK	Stephen Bywater	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	2		RB	John Brayford	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	12		CB	Tom Flanagan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
10	3		LB	Stephen Warnock	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	8		CM	Matty Lund	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	14		CB	Damien McCrory	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		CM	Hope Akpan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	27		CF	Liam Boyce	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	—		CM	Jackson Irvine	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
16	4		CM	Jamie Allen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9		CF	Darren Bent	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		LW	Lloyd Dyer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	16		CF	Luke Varney	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17		CF	Marvin Sordell	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	19		CM	Jacob Davenport	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	20		SS	Martin Samuelsen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	26		CM	Joe Sbarra	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					66	1	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	70	1	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CF		Liam Boyce	Ross County	Undisclosed	[5]
1 July 2017	CB		Jake Buxton	Wigan Athletic	Free	[6]
1 July 2017	CM		Matty Lund	Rochdale	Free	[7]
1 July 2017	LB		Stephen Warnock	Wigan Athletic	Free	[8]
18 July 2017	CM		Hope Akpan	Blackburn Rovers	Free	[9]
31 August 2017	CM		Jamie Allen	Rochdale	Undisclosed	[10]
31 August 2017	RB		John Brayford	Sheffield United	Free	[11]
31 August 2017	AM		William Miller	Tottenham Hotspur	Undisclosed	[12]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	RB		Phil Edwards	Bury	Released	[13][a]
1 July 2017	MF		Charlie Gatter	Free agent	Released	[13]
1 July 2017	GK		Sam Hornby	Port Vale	Free	[15]
1 July 2017	GK		Jon McLaughlin	Heart of Midlothian	Released	[13][b]
1 July 2017	CM		Callum Reilly	Bury	Released	[13][c]
1 July 2017	CM		Lee Williamson	Free agent	Released	[13]
30 August 2017	AM		Jackson Irvine	Hull City	Undisclosed	[18]
31 August 2017	CB		John Mousinho	Oxford United	Free	[19]

1. Phil Edwards joined Bury following his release.^[14]
2. Jon McLaughlin joined Heart of Midlothian following his release.^[16]
3. Callum Reilly joined Bury following his release.^[17]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
3 July 2017	CM		Luke Murphy	Leeds United	30 June 2018	[20]
7 August 2017	GK		Connor Ripley	Middlesbrough	30 June 2018	[21]
18 August 2017	RW		Sean Scannell	Huddersfield Town	11 January 2018[a]	[23]
23 August 2017	CF		Joe Mason	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 January 2018	[24]

1. Scannell's season-long loan was cut short on 11 January due to a serious injury.^[22]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB		Ryan Delaney	Cork City	1 November 2017	[25]
18 July 2017	RW		Marcus Harness	Port Vale	30 June 2018	[26]
14 August 2017	FW		Marcus Dinanga	AFC Telford United	30 June 2018	[27]
31 August 2017	LB		Damien McCrory	Portsmouth	January 2018	[28]
1 September 2017	DF		Jayden Cotterill	Matlock Town	29 September 2017	[29]
5 September 2017	GK		Callum Hawkins	Matlock Town	3 October 2017	[30]
8 September 2017	CM		Ben Fox	Solihull Moors	7 October 2017	[31]
26 October 2017	CM		Ben Fox	Tamworth	28 November 2017	[32][a]
17 November 2017	DF		Jayden Cotterill	Romulus	14 January 2018	[34][b]
8 December 2017	MF		Jack Hallahan	Belper Town	8 January 2018	[36]

1. On 28 November, Ben Fox was recalled from his loan spell at Tamworth.^[33]
2. On 14 December, Jayden Cotterill extended his youth loan with Romulus until mid-January.^[35]

Pre-season

Friendlies

As of 7 June 2017, Burton Albion have announced ten pre-season friendlies against Leicester City, West Bromwich Albion,^[37] Shrewsbury Town, Matlock Town,^[38] Mickleover Sports,^[39] AFC Wimbledon, Kidsgrove Athletic,^[40] Solihull Moors,^[41] Rocester and Arnold Town.^[42]

Kidsgrove Athletic v Burton Albion

12 July 2017	Kidsgrove Athletic	0–5	Burton Albion	Kidsgrove
19:30 BST		Report	Lund 2' Dinanga 61' Fox 64', 81' Irvine 81'	Stadium: The Novus Stadium

Mickleover Sports v Burton Albion

14 July 2017	Mickleover Sports	0–4	Burton Albion	Mickleover
19:30 BST		Report	Varney 70' Harness 79' Dinanga 86' Lund 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Don Amott Arena

Solihull Moors v Burton Albion

18 July 2017	Solihull Moors	1–2	Burton Albion	Solihull
19:30 BST	Benbow 72'	Report	Lund 69' Sordell 83'	Stadium: Damson Park

AFC Wimbledon v Burton Albion

21 July 2017	AFC Wimbledon	3–0	Burton Albion	Kingston upon Thames
19:45 BST	Parrett 42' McDonald 45' Antwi-Nyame 83'	Report		Stadium: Kingsmeadow

Matlock Town v Burton Albion XI

22 July 2017	Matlock Town	2–2	Burton Albion XI	Matlock
15:00 BST	Trialist 18' Trialist 20'	Report	Sbarra 6' Dinanga 34'	Stadium: Causeway Lane

Rocester v Burton Albion XI

24 July 2017	Rocester	4–1	Burton Albion XI	Rocester
19:30 BST	Ritchie-Smith 2' Riddell 16' Wesson 72', 76'	Report	Clamp 80'	Stadium: Hillsfield

Burton Albion v West Bromwich Albion

26 July 2017	Burton Albion	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST		Report	Rodriguez 77'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

Arnold Town v Burton Albion

27 July 2017	Arnold Town	0–9	Burton Albion	Arnold
19:30 BST		Report	Dinanga 12', 24' Sbarra 35' Naylor 54' Palmer 58' Fox 74' Davies 79', 85' Hallahan 89'	Stadium: Eagle Valley

Shrewsbury Town v Burton Albion

29 July 2017	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Burton Albion	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Whalley 85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Greenhous Meadow

Burton Albion v Leicester City

1 August 2017	Burton Albion	2–1	Leicester City	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Akpan 17' Akins 30'	Report	Maguire 66'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Reading	46	10	14	22	48	70	−22	44
21	Bolton Wanderers	46	10	13	23	39	74	−35	43
22	Barnsley (R)	46	9	14	23	48	72	−24	41	Relegation to EFL League One
23	Burton Albion (R)	46	10	11	25	38	81	−43	41
24	Sunderland (R)	46	7	16	23	52	80	−28	37

Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	10	11	25	38	81	−43	41	4	5	14	19	42	−23	6	6	11	19	39	−20

Last updated: 6 May 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	L
Position	19	24	24	19	21	22	21	20	19	19	21	20	22	22	23	21	21	22	23	24	24	22	21	21	23	22	22	24	24	24	24	24	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	23

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[43][44]

Burton Albion v Cardiff City

5 August 2017 1	Burton Albion	0–1	Cardiff City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	McFadzean  4'	Report	Zohore 87'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,050 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Hull City v Burton Albion

12 August 2017 2	Hull City	4–1	Burton Albion	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Hernández 7,54,61' Grosicki 51'	Report	Irvine 33'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium

Middlesbrough v Burton Albion

15 August 2017 3	Middlesbrough	2–0	Burton Albion	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Clayton  12' Assombalonga 23', 60'	Report	Lund  26' Naylor  70' Akpan  78'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,522 Referee: Tim Robinson

Burton Albion v Birmingham City

18 August 2017 4	Burton Albion	2–1	Birmingham City	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Sordell 50' Dyer 66' Bywater  90+5'	Report	Maghoma 29'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,948 Referee: Tony Harrington

Burton Albion v Sheffield Wednesday

26 August 2017 5	Burton Albion	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Mason 65'	Report	Hooper 36' Jones  86' Fox  90'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,084 Referee: Darren Bond

Leeds United v Burton Albion

9 September 2017 6	Leeds United	5–0	Burton Albion	Leeds
15:00 BST	Lasogga 20', 59' Phillips 35' Hernández 44' (pen.) Roofe 54'	Report	McFadzean  34'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,404 Referee: Oliver Langford

Norwich City v Burton Albion

12 September 2017 7	Norwich City	0–0	Burton Albion	Norwich
19:45 BST	Vrančić  62' Jerome  90+2' Klose  90+5'	Report	Murphy  54' Buxton  90+3'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,841 Referee: Andy Davies

Burton Albion v Fulham

16 September 2017 8	Burton Albion	2–1	Fulham	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Warnock 12' Akins 51' (pen.) MacFadzean  86'	Report	Norwood 31' Ojo  40'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,049 Referee: Steve Martin

Queens Park Rangers v Burton Albion

23 September 2017 9	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	Burton Albion	Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Andrew Madley

Burton Albion v Aston Villa

26 September 2017 10	Burton Albion	0–4	Aston Villa	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST		Report	Davis 13' Adomah 16' Snodgrass 32' Onomah 71'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,786 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Burton Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

30 September 2017 11	Burton Albion	0–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Varney  78'	Report	Diogo Jota 5' Saïss 11' Rúben Vinagre 41' Léo Bonatini 62'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,080 Referee: Tony Harrington

Bristol City v Burton Albion

13 October 2017 12	Bristol City	0–0	Burton Albion	Ashton Gate
19:45 BST		Report	Turner  70'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 18,212 Referee: James Linington

Nottingham Forest v Burton Albion

21 October 2017 13	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Burton Albion	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	McKay 58' Lichaj 78'	Report	Turner  47' Murphy  57'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,686 Referee: Keith Stroud

Burton Albion v Ipswich Town

28 October 2017 14	Burton Albion	1–2	Ipswich Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Turner 57' Warnock  89'	Report	Chambers  53' Waghorn 66'  79' Celina 89'  90'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,110 Referee: Simon Hooper

Burton Albion v Barnsley

31 October 2017 15	Burton Albion	2–4	Barnsley	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Lund 38' Dyer 45+3'	Report	Isgrove 21'  66' Potts 40' Williams 73' Barnes 87'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,760 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Millwall v Burton Albion

4 November 2017 16	Millwall	0–1	Burton Albion	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Meredith  45+1' Wallace  58'	Report	Sordell 70' Turner  74' Bywater  88'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,507 Referee: Tony Harrington

Burton Albion v Sheffield United

17 November 2017 17	Burton Albion	1–3	Sheffield United	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Palmer 31' Warnock  42'	Report	Sharp 10' (pen), 34' Clarke 78'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,167 Referee: Oliver Langford

Brentford v Burton Albion

21 November 2017 18	Brentford	1–1	Burton Albion	London
19:45 GMT	Jozefzoon 54' Watkins  82'	Report	Lund  68' Turner 78'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 7,957 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Burton Albion v Sunderland

25 November 2017 19	Burton Albion	0–2	Sunderland	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT		Report	Honeyman  49', 88' O'Shea  66' Vaughan 84',  85'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,808 Referee: Darren England

Derby County v Burton Albion

2 December 2017 20	Derby County	1–0	Burton Albion	Derby
15:00 GMT	Russell 81'	Report	Naylor  14' Flanagan  65'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,761 Referee: David Coote

Burton Albion v Preston North End

9 December 2017 21	Burton Albion	1–2	Preston North End	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Turner  47' Buxton  53' Brayford  85' Akins 90+3'	Report	Fisher  21' Clarke 66' Horgan 83' Gallagher  89'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,659 Referee: Keith Stroud

Bolton Wanderers v Burton Albion

16 December 2017 22	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Burton Albion	Horwich
15:00 GMT		Report	Dyer 23'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,632 Referee: Andrew Madley

Reading v Burton Albion

23 December 2017 23	Reading	1–2	Burton Albion	Reading
15:00 GMT	Barrow 76'	Report	Flanagan 40' Murphy  55' Naylor 81'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,771 Referee: John Brooks

Burton Albion v Leeds United

26 December 2017 24	Burton Albion	1–2	Leeds United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Naylor 29' Naylor  50' Bywater  60' Flanagan  63'	Report	Berardi  45+2' Cooper  58' Hernández 61' Roofe 64'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,612 Referee: Darren Bond

Burton Albion v Norwich City

30 December 2017 25	Burton Albion	0–0	Norwich City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Murphy  54'	Report	Husband  30'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,565 Referee: Robert Jones

Sheffield Wednesday v Burton Albion

1 January 2018 26	Sheffield Wednesday	0–3	Burton Albion	Sheffield
15:00 GMT		Report	Flanagan 37' Dyer 50' Naylor 89'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,506 Referee: Darren England

Burton Albion v Queens Park Rangers

13 January 2018 27	Burton Albion	1–3	Queens Park Rangers	Burton Upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Dyer 34' Murphy  53' McFadzean  56' Buxton  90+1'	Report	Oteh 32' Scowen  66' Lynch  71' Washington 74' Luongo 87'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,264 Referee: Steve Martin

Fulham v Burton Albion

20 January 2018 28	Fulham	6–0	Burton Albion	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Fonte 18', 38' Piazon 34' Sessegnon 72', 79' Kamara 88'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,003 Referee: Tim Robinson

Burton Albion v Reading

30 January 2018 29	Burton Albion	1–3	Reading	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Turner  29' Buxton  38' Akins 51' (pen.) McFadzean  86'	Report	Böðvarsson 20', 68' 68' Moore  27' Gunter 57' Ilori  70'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Robert Jones

Aston Villa v Burton Albion

3 February 2018 30	Aston Villa	3–2	Burton Albion	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Hogan 33' Adomah 65' Grealish 88'	Report	Elmohamady 71' (o.g.) Boyce 90+2'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,022 Referee: Robert Lewis

Ipswich Town v Burton Albion

10 February 2018 31	Ipswich Town	0–0	Burton Albion	Ipswich
15:00 GMT		Report	Dyer  25'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,815 Referee: David Webb

Burton Albion v Nottingham Forest

17 February 2018 32	Burton Albion	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Akins  12'	Report	Lichaj  28' Brereton  29' Colback  90' Dowell  90+1'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,775 Referee: Andy Davies

Barnsley v Burton Albion

20 February 2018 33	Barnsley	1–2	Burton Albion	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Williams  55' Moore 75'	Report	Allen 1',  88' Davenport 45+4' MacFadzean  50' Naylor  62' Akins  74'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,774 Referee: Tim Robinson

Burton Albion v Millwall

24 February 2018 34	Burton Albion	0–1	Millwall	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Naylor  71'	Report	Marshall  50', 61' Cahill  90+2'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,105 Referee: Robert Jones

Burton Albion v Brentford

6 March 2018 35	Burton Albion	0–2	Brentford	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Flanagan  59'	Report	Maupay  33' McFadzean 60' (o.g.) Watkins 80'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,464 Referee: Tony Harrington

Burton Albion v Bristol City

10 March 2018 36	Burton Albion	0–0	Bristol City	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT		Report	Wright  90+2'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,575 Referee: Oliver Langford

Sheffield United v Burton Albion

13 March 2018 37	Sheffield United	2–0	Burton Albion	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Stevens 29' Evans  57' Brooks 64' Stearman  73'	Report	Naylor  72'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,832 Referee: Scott Duncan

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burton Albion

17 March 2018 38	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Burton Albion	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Costa 15' Afobe 41', 56'	Report	Dyer 44'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,977 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Cardiff City v Burton Albion

30 March 2018 39	Cardiff City	3–1	Burton Albion	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Zohore 16' Mendez-Laing 45+1' Paterson 64'	BBC Report	Bent 21'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,086 Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)

Burton Albion v Middlesbrough

2 April 2018 40	Burton Albion	1-1	Middlesbrough	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Sordell 6'	Report	Assombalonga 90'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4468 Referee: David Coote

Birmingham City v Burton Albion

7 April 2018 41	Birmingham City	1-1	Burton Albion	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Kieftenbeld  56' Davis  58' Jutkiewicz 87'	Report	Dyer 48' Naylor  50' Bent  60'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 22,311 Referee: Darren Bond

Burton Albion v Hull City

10 April 2018 42	Burton Albion	0–5	Hull City	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST		Report	Wilson 5' Grosicki 33', 85',  90+2' Henriksen  48' Meyler 63' (pen.) Keane 90+3'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,659 Referee: Peter Bankes

Burton Albion v Derby County

14 April 2018 43	Burton Albion	3–1	Derby County	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Boyce 24' Buxton  39' Murphy 44' Brayford  63' Akins 68' Akpan  77'	Report	Nugent 29' Huddlestone  49'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,563 Referee: James Linington

Sunderland v Burton Albion

21 April 2018 44	Sunderland	1–2	Burton Albion	Sunderland
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McNair 34',  74' Wilson  45' McManaman  59' Honeyman  90+4' McGeady  90+7' Cattermole  90+7'	Report	Davenport  45+2' Bent 86' Boyce 90+2',  90+3'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 25,475 Referee: Darren England

Burton Albion v Bolton Wanderers

28 April 2018 45	Burton Albion	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Burton upon Trent
15:00	McFadzean  11' Akpan 28',  79' Akins 36'	Report	Pratley  33' Beevers  75'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,535 Referee: Graham Scott

Preston North End v Burton Albion

6 May 2018 46	Preston North End	2–1	Burton Albion	Preston
12:30	Robinson 26' Bodin  50' Huntington  82' Moult 90+3'	Report	Boyce  48' Akpan 63' Akins  80'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,058 Referee: Andy Madley

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Burton Albion entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Birmingham City.^[45]

Birmingham City v Burton Albion

6 January 2018 Third round	Birmingham City	1–0	Burton Albion	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Kieftenbeld  37' Gallagher 56' Grounds  67' Davis  90'	Report	Brayford  65' Turner  75' Sordell  83'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 7,623 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, the first round draw took place with a trip to Oldham Athletic confirmed.^[46] Another away trip against Cardiff City for the second round.^[47] A third away tie in the third round was confirmed against Manchester United.^[48]

Oldham Athletic v Burton Albion

9 August 2017 First round	Oldham Athletic	2–3	Burton Albion	Oldham
19:45 BST	Green 55' Davies 67' (pen.)	Report	Varney 47' Lund 69' Akins 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,176 Referee: Scott Duncan

Cardiff City v Burton Albion

22 August 2017 Second round	Cardiff City	1–2	Burton Albion	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Coxe  33' Pilkington 76'	Report	Naylor 26' Irvine  68' Fox 70'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 5,820 Referee: John Busby

Manchester United v Burton Albion

20 September 2017 Third round	Manchester United	4–1	Burton Albion	Old Trafford
20:00 BST	Rashford 5', 17' Lingard 36' Martial 60'	Report	Akpan  42' Warnock  71' Dyer 90+1'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 54,256 Referee: Graham Scott