Burton Albion 1-1 Cheltenham Town: result and report

League One · Friday 27 August 2021

Result

Burton Albion 1-1 Cheltenham Town

League One · Friday 27 August 2021, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Burton Albion 1-1 Cheltenham Town: match report

Burton Albion drew with Cheltenham Town 1-1 in the League One on Friday 27 August 2021. The half-time score was 0-1.

Callum Wright opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Burton Albion's goal came from L. Akins (67'). Cheltenham Town scored through Callum Wright (28').

Discipline: Burton Albion received 2 yellow cards; Cheltenham Town received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Burton Albion were 6th on 9 points from 4 and Cheltenham Town 18th on 4 points from 4. Burton Albion went on to finish that season 16th with 53 points, and Cheltenham Town 15th with 56.

Burton Albion lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cheltenham Town in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Tom Hamer of Burton Albion (7.7), ahead of Lucas Akins (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Burton Albion wins, 1 draw and 5 for Cheltenham Town.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Goal · Callum WrightCheltenham Town · 0-1
  • 64'Yellow card · George LloydCheltenham Town
  • 67'Goal · L. AkinsBurton Albion · 1-1
  • 82'Yellow card · Tom HamerBurton Albion
  • 90+2'Yellow card · John BrayfordBurton Albion

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Burton Albion 4, draws 1, Cheltenham Town 5.

Team news

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

Ben Garratt, John Brayford, Conor Shaughnessy, Ryan Leak, Tom Hamer, Michael Mancienne, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Joe Powell, Lucas Akins, Jonny Smith, Omari Patrick

Cheltenham Town line-up (5-3-2)

S. Flinders, Matty Blair, Sean Long, Will Boyle, Lewis Freestone, Chris Hussey, Callum Wright, Ellis Chapman, Liam Sercombe, Alfie May, Andy Williams