Notts County 2-1 Burton Albion: result and report

League One · Saturday 29 August 2026

Result

Notts County 2-1 Burton Albion

League One · Saturday 29 August 2026, 14:00 UTC · Meadow Lane Stadium, Nottingham · half-time 0-1

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Notts County 2-1 Burton Albion: match report

Notts County defeated Burton Albion 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 29 August 2026 at Meadow Lane Stadium. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Finn Delap opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Notts County's goals came from Luka Smyth (78') and Luka Smyth (84', penalty). Burton Albion scored through Finn Delap (22').

Discipline: Notts County received 1 yellow card; Burton Albion received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Notts County were 15th on 2 points from 2 and Burton Albion 7th on 4 points from 2. In the current table Notts County are 17th on 14 points and Burton Albion are 15th on 17 points.

Notts County lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Burton Albion in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Luka Smyth of Notts County (8.4), ahead of Nick Tsaroulla (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Notts County win, 1 draw and 0 for Burton Albion.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · Finn DelapBurton Albion · 0-1
  • 34'Yellow card · Curtis TiltBurton Albion
  • 36'Yellow card · Rory FinneranNotts County
  • 51'Yellow card · Jack ArmerBurton Albion
  • 52'Yellow card · Sulyman KruballyBurton Albion
  • 65'Yellow card · George EvansBurton Albion
  • 78'Goal · Luka SmythNotts County · 1-1
  • 83'Red card · Curtis TiltBurton Albion
  • 84'Penalty goal · Luka SmythNotts County · 2-1

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
15Burton Albion144551821-317LDDWL
17Notts County123541314-114LLWDW

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Head-to-head

2 meetings: Notts County 1, draws 1, Burton Albion 0.

Team news

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Notts County line-up (3-4-2-1)

James Belshaw, James Gibbons, Lucas Ness, Jacob Bedeau, Nick Tsaroulla, Rory Finneran, Jack Evans, Darius Lipsiuc, Oliver Cooper, Callum Roberts, Hindolo Mustapha

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

Corey Addai, Toby Sibbick, Finn Delap, Curtis Tilt, Kyran Lofthouse, George Evans, Sulyman Krubally, Jack Armer, Kegs Chauke, Charlie Webster, Zac Scutt

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