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

Championship · Sunday 6 May 2018

Result

Preston North End 2-1 Burton Albion

Championship · Sunday 6 May 2018, 11:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Preston North End 2-1 Burton Albion: match report

Preston North End beat Burton Albion 2-1 in the Championship on Sunday 6 May 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

Going into the game Preston North End were 7th on 70 points from 45 and Burton Albion 22nd on 41 points from 45. Preston North End went on to finish that season 7th with 73 points, and Burton Albion 23rd with 41.

Preston North End lined up in a 4-2-2-2 and Burton Albion in a 4-1-4-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Preston North End wins, 1 draw and 0 for Burton Albion.

Going into the match Preston North End's last five read W-D-W-W-L and Burton Albion's W-W-W-L-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Preston North End expected line-up (4-2-2-2)

Declan Rudd, G. Cunningham, Paul Huntington, Darnell Fisher, Ben Davies, Alan Browne, Ben Pearson, Callum Robinson

Burton Albion expected line-up (4-1-4-1)

Stephen Bywater, John Brayford, Tom Naylor, Kyle McFadzean, Jacob Davenport, Hope Akpan, Marvin Sordell, Lucas Akins, Lloyd Dyer, Liam Boyce