Notts County 2-1 Burton Albion · League One
Notts County beat Burton Albion 2-1 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Notts County and Burton Albion met in the League One at Meadow Lane in Nottingham on Saturday, 29 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Notts County: L. Smyth 78', 84'. Burton Albion: F. Delap 22'.
How the match went
Notts County saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Notts County had 20 shots with 8 on target, Burton Albion 2 with 1 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 7 to Notts County and 1 to Burton Albion. Notts County conceded 13 fouls, Burton Albion 22. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (1 for Notts County, 4 for Burton Albion) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Notts County started in a 3-4-2-1: James Belshaw, James Gibbons, Lucas Ness, Jacob Bedeau, Nick Tsaroulla, Rory Finneran, Jack Evans, Darius Lipsiuc, Hindolo Mustapha, Callum Roberts, Oliver Cooper.
Burton Albion started in a 3-4-2-1: Corey Addai, Toby Sibbick, Finn Delap, Curtis Tilt, Kyran Lofthouse, George Evans, Sulyman Krubally, Jack Armer, Kgagelo Chauke, Charlie Webster, Zac Scutt.
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Minute by minute
- 22'Goal! Notts County 0-1 Burton Albion. F. Delap (Burton Albion) scores, assisted by J. Armer.
- 45'Half-time. Notts County 0-1 Burton Albion.
- 78'Goal! Notts County 1-1 Burton Albion. L. Smyth (Notts County) scores, assisted by N. Tsaroulla.
- 83'Red card! C. Tilt (Burton Albion) is sent off for professional foul last man.
- 84'Goal! Notts County 2-1 Burton Albion. L. Smyth (Notts County) converts the penalty.
- 90'Full-time. Notts County 2-1 Burton Albion.
Full commentary (50 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Notts County vs Burton Albion.
- 9'Offside, Notts County.
- 13'Attempt saved. O. Cooper (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 13'Corner, Notts County.
- 22'Goal! Notts County 0-1 Burton Albion. F. Delap (Burton Albion) scores, assisted by J. Armer.
- 26'Attempt saved. N. Tsaroulla (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 27'Offside, Burton Albion.
- 34'Yellow card for C. Tilt (Burton Albion) for foul.
- 36'Yellow card for R. Finneran (Notts County) for foul.
- 42'Attempt missed. R. Finneran (Notts County), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Notts County 0-1 Burton Albion.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Notts County: L. Smyth comes on for J. Evans.
- 51'Yellow card for J. Armer (Burton Albion) for foul.
- 52'Yellow card for S. Krubally (Burton Albion) for foul.
- 52'Attempt missed. H. Mustapha (Notts County), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 54'Attempt saved. D. Lipsiuc (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 56'Attempt missed. J. Gibbons (Notts County), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.11.
- 59'Attempt saved. C. Roberts (Notts County), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 59'Corner, Notts County.
- 61'Attempt missed. D. Lipsiuc (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 61'Attempt saved. H. Mustapha (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.37.
- 62'Substitution, Burton Albion: T. Shade comes on for Z. Scutt.
- 62'Substitution, Burton Albion: W. Collar comes on for S. Krubally.
- 63'Attempt blocked. C. Roberts (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 65'Yellow card for G. Evans (Burton Albion) for foul.
- 66'Substitution, Notts County: C. Grant comes on for C. Roberts.
- 66'Substitution, Notts County: Q. Kouhyar comes on for D. Lipsiuc.
- 68'Attempt missed. L. Ness (Notts County), header. xG 0.15.
- 70'Attempt saved. L. Smyth (Notts County), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 70'Corner, Notts County.
- 71'Attempt blocked. L. Ness (Notts County), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 74'Attempt missed. L. Smyth (Notts County), header. xG 0.07.
- 75'Corner, Notts County.
- 75'Attempt blocked. Q. Kouhyar (Notts County), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 75'Corner, Notts County.
- 76'Attempt missed. L. Smyth (Notts County), shot from a corner. xG 0.22.
- 78'Goal! Notts County 1-1 Burton Albion. L. Smyth (Notts County) scores, assisted by N. Tsaroulla.
- 80'Corner, Notts County.
- 80'Corner, Notts County.
- 81'Attempt missed. H. Mustapha (Notts County), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 83'Red card! C. Tilt (Burton Albion) is sent off for professional foul last man.
- 84'Goal! Notts County 2-1 Burton Albion. L. Smyth (Notts County) converts the penalty.
- 87'Substitution, Burton Albion: K. Adom comes on for G. Evans.
- 88'Attempt missed. R. Finneran (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90'Substitution, Notts County: I. Samuels-Smith comes on for N. Tsaroulla.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. J. Armer (Burton Albion), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Notts County 2-1 Burton Albion.