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Burton Albion 5-1 Northampton Town · League One

Burton Albion beat Northampton Town 5-1 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Burton Albion and Northampton Town met in the League One at Pirelli Stadium in Burton upon Trent on Friday, 26 December 2025.

Goalscorers

Burton Albion: J. Beesley 3'; J. Armer 23'; M. Dyche 28'; T. Shade 44', 84'. Northampton Town: T. Eaves 39'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 50% to 50%. Burton Albion had 15 shots with 8 on target, Northampton Town 13 with 2 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 5 to Burton Albion and 7 to Northampton Town. Burton Albion conceded 12 fouls, Northampton Town 8. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Burton Albion, 2 for Northampton Town).

Line-ups

Burton Albion started in a 3-4-1-2: Brad Collins, Terence Vancooten, George Evans, Alex Hartridge, Kyran Lofthouse, Dylan Williams, Kgagelo Chauke, Jack Armer, Julian Larsson, Jake Beesley, Tyrese Shade.

Northampton Town started in a 3-4-1-2: Ross Fitzsimons, Conor McCarthy, Max Dyche, Jordan Thorniley, Sam Hoskins, Terry Taylor, Cameron McGeehan, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Kamarai Swyer, Ethan Wheatley, Tom Eaves.

More from this competition: League One fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 3'Goal! Burton Albion 1-0 Northampton Town. J. Beesley (Burton Albion) converts the penalty.
  2. 23'Goal! Burton Albion 2-0 Northampton Town. J. Armer (Burton Albion) scores, assisted by J. Beesley.
  3. 28'Goal! Burton Albion 3-0 Northampton Town. Own goal by M. Dyche.
  4. 39'Goal! Burton Albion 3-1 Northampton Town. T. Eaves (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by T. Taylor.
  5. 44'Goal! Burton Albion 4-1 Northampton Town. T. Shade (Burton Albion) scores, assisted by J. Larsson.
  6. 45'Half-time. Burton Albion 4-1 Northampton Town.
  7. 84'Goal! Burton Albion 5-1 Northampton Town. T. Shade (Burton Albion) scores, assisted by S. Krubally.
  8. 90'Full-time. Burton Albion 5-1 Northampton Town.
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  1. 1'Kick-off: Burton Albion vs Northampton Town.
  2. 3'Goal! Burton Albion 1-0 Northampton Town. J. Beesley (Burton Albion) converts the penalty.
  3. 8'Attempt blocked. K. Chauke (Burton Albion), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  4. 14'Attempt saved. T. Vancooten (Burton Albion), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  5. 15'Attempt blocked. J. Larsson (Burton Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  6. 19'Attempt blocked. T. Shade (Burton Albion), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  7. 20'Attempt blocked. E. Wheatley (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 23'Goal! Burton Albion 2-0 Northampton Town. J. Armer (Burton Albion) scores, assisted by J. Beesley.
  9. 23'Attempt saved. J. Armer (Burton Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  10. 28'Goal! Burton Albion 3-0 Northampton Town. Own goal by M. Dyche.
  11. 31'Attempt saved. T. Eaves (Northampton Town), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  12. 34'Attempt missed. J. Armer (Burton Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  13. 34'Attempt blocked. J. Larsson (Burton Albion), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  14. 37'Off the woodwork! C. McGeehan (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.88.
  15. 38'Substitution, Northampton Town: J. Burroughs comes on for C. McCarthy.
  16. 39'Goal! Burton Albion 3-1 Northampton Town. T. Eaves (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by T. Taylor.
  17. 39'Attempt blocked. K. Swyer (Northampton Town), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
  18. 39'Attempt blocked. K. Swyer (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  19. 44'Goal! Burton Albion 4-1 Northampton Town. T. Shade (Burton Albion) scores, assisted by J. Larsson.
  20. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  21. 45+4'Attempt missed. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  22. 45'Half-time. Burton Albion 4-1 Northampton Town.
  23. 46'The second half is under way.
  24. 46'Substitution, Northampton Town: M. Forbes comes on for J. Thorniley.
  25. 46'Substitution, Northampton Town: E. List comes on for S. Hoskins.
  26. 46'Substitution, Northampton Town: J. Willis comes on for M. Dyche.
  27. 46'Attempt saved. K. Chauke (Burton Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  28. 50'Attempt blocked. D. Williams (Burton Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  29. 51'Yellow card for E. Wheatley (Northampton Town) for argument.
  30. 53'Attempt missed. C. McGeehan (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  31. 56'Yellow card for D. Williams (Burton Albion) for foul.
  32. 57'Attempt blocked. E. List (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  33. 57'Attempt blocked. T. Taylor (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  34. 59'Yellow card for T. Vancooten (Burton Albion) for foul.
  35. 60'Attempt missed. E. Wheatley (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  36. 66'Attempt missed. E. List (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  37. 72'Attempt missed. E. List (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  38. 73'Substitution, Burton Albion: S. Krubally comes on for D. Williams.
  39. 75'Yellow card for J. Burroughs (Northampton Town) for foul.
  40. 76'Substitution, Northampton Town: K. Edwards comes on for E. Wheatley.
  41. 77'Yellow card for G. Evans (Burton Albion) for foul.
  42. 84'Goal! Burton Albion 5-1 Northampton Town. T. Shade (Burton Albion) scores, assisted by S. Krubally.
  43. 88'Attempt blocked. J. Larsson (Burton Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  44. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  45. 90+1'Substitution, Burton Albion: N. Akoto comes on for T. Vancooten.
  46. 90+1'Substitution, Burton Albion: J. Newall comes on for J. Larsson.
  47. 90+2'Substitution, Burton Albion: Z. Scutt comes on for J. Beesley.
  48. 90+2'Attempt saved. N. Akoto (Burton Albion), header. xG 0.14.
  49. 90+6'Substitution, Burton Albion: J. Williamson comes on for T. Shade.
  50. 90'Full-time. Burton Albion 5-1 Northampton Town.
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