Blackpool 2-0 Burton Albion: result and report

League One · Saturday 5 August 2023

Result

Blackpool 2-0 Burton Albion

League One · Saturday 5 August 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Blackpool 2-0 Burton Albion: match report

Blackpool defeated Burton Albion 2-0 in the League One on Saturday 5 August 2023. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Shayne Lavery opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Blackpool's goals came from Shayne Lavery (19') and Shayne Lavery (25'). Burton Albion did not score.

Discipline: Blackpool received 4 yellow cards; Burton Albion received 1 yellow card.

Blackpool went on to finish that season 8th with 73 points, and Burton Albion 20th with 46.

Blackpool lined up in a 3-5-2 and Burton Albion in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Shayne Lavery of Blackpool (8.8), ahead of James Husband (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Blackpool wins, 2 draws and 3 for Burton Albion.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Yellow card · John BrayfordBurton Albion
  • 14'Yellow card · Jake BeesleyBlackpool
  • 19'Goal · Shayne LaveryBlackpool · 1-0
  • 25'Goal · Shayne LaveryBlackpool · 2-0
  • 32'Yellow card · Oliver NorburnBlackpool
  • 66'Yellow card · Callum ConnollyBlackpool
  • 89'Yellow card · Kenny DougallBlackpool

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Blackpool 2, draws 2, Burton Albion 3.

Team news

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Blackpool line-up (3-5-2)

Daniel Grimshaw, Matthew Pennington, Marvin Ekpiteta, James Husband, CJ Hamilton, Albie Morgan, Oliver Norburn, Sonny Carey, Callum Connolly, Shayne Lavery, Jake Beesley

Burton Albion line-up (3-4-2-1)

Pavel Kucera, John Brayford, Sam Hughes, Jasper Moon, Tom Hamer, Joe Powell, Rekeem Harper, Steve Seddon, Mark Helm, Josh Gordon, Cole Stockton