Burton Albion 2-4 Portsmouth: result and report

League One · Saturday 3 October 2020

Result

Burton Albion 2-4 Portsmouth

League One · Saturday 3 October 2020, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Burton Albion 2-4 Portsmouth: match report

Burton Albion lost to Portsmouth 2-4 in the League One on Saturday 3 October 2020. The half-time score was 2-1.

Marcus Harness opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Burton Albion's goals came from L. Akins (14') and an own goal by Tom Naylor (20'). Portsmouth scored through Marcus Harness (2'), Marcus Harness (47'), Jack Whatmough (60') and Marcus Harness (73').

Discipline: Burton Albion received 1 yellow card; Portsmouth received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Burton Albion were 15th on 3 points from 3 and Portsmouth 21st on 2 points from 3. Burton Albion went on to finish that season 16th with 57 points, and Portsmouth 8th with 72.

Burton Albion lined up in a 4-3-2-1 and Portsmouth in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Marcus Harness of Portsmouth (9.7), ahead of Jack Whatmough (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Burton Albion win, 4 draws and 2 for Portsmouth.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Marcus HarnessPortsmouth · 0-1
  • 14'Goal · L. AkinsBurton Albion · 1-1
  • 20'Own goal · Tom NaylorBurton Albion · 2-1
  • 25'Yellow card · Ellis HarrisonPortsmouth
  • 47'Goal · Marcus HarnessPortsmouth · 2-2
  • 60'Goal · Jack WhatmoughPortsmouth · 2-3
  • 73'Goal · Marcus HarnessPortsmouth · 2-4
  • 77'Yellow card · Kane HemmingsBurton Albion

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Burton Albion 1, draws 4, Portsmouth 2.

Team news

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

Ben Garratt, Ben Fox, John Brayford, John-Joe O'Toole, Colin Daniel, Ryan Edwards, S. Quinn, Joe Powell, Charles Vernam, Lucas Akins, Kane Hemmings

Portsmouth line-up (4-2-3-1)

Craig MacGillivray, Callum Johnson, Jack Whatmough, Sean Raggett, Lee Brown, Tom Naylor, Bryn Morris, Marcus Harness, Michael Jacobs, Ryan Williams, Ellis Harrison