Burton Albion 1-2 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 9 December 2017

Result

Burton Albion 1-2 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 9 December 2017, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Burton Albion 1-2 Preston North End: match report

Burton Albion were beaten by Preston North End 1-2 in the Championship on Saturday 9 December 2017. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Tom Clarke opened the scoring in the 66th minute. Burton Albion's goal came from L. Akins (90+3'). Preston North End scored through Tom Clarke (66') and Daryl Horgan (83').

Discipline: Burton Albion received 3 yellow cards; Preston North End received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Burton Albion were 24th on 14 points from 20 and Preston North End 10th on 29 points from 20. Burton Albion went on to finish that season 23rd with 41 points, and Preston North End 7th with 73.

Burton Albion lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Preston North End in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Matt Palmer of Burton Albion (8.0), ahead of Tom Flanagan (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Burton Albion wins, 1 draw and 1 for Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Yellow card · Darnell FisherPreston North End
  • 47'Yellow card · Ben TurnerBurton Albion
  • 53'Yellow card · J. BuxtonBurton Albion
  • 66'Goal · Tom ClarkePreston North End · 0-1
  • 83'Goal · Daryl HorganPreston North End · 0-2
  • 85'Yellow card · John BrayfordBurton Albion
  • 89'Yellow card · Paul GallagherPreston North End
  • 90+3'Goal · L. AkinsBurton Albion · 1-2

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Burton Albion 0, draws 1, Preston North End 1.

Team news

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

Stephen Bywater, John Brayford, Ben Turner, Tom Flanagan, Jake Buxton, Luke Murphy, Lloyd Dyer, Tom Naylor, William Miller, Matt Palmer, Lucas Akins

Preston North End line-up (4-2-3-1)

Chris Maxwell, Tom Clarke, Darnell Fisher, Ben Davies, Paul Huntington, Ben Pearson, Alan Browne, Paul Gallagher, Tom Barkhuizen, Callum Robinson, Jordan Hugill