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BURTON ALBION 0 ROTHERHAM UNITED 1 (27/02/10)

The Brewers suffered their second successive home defeat with this disappointing defeat to high flying Rotherham.

Albion dominated the first half but failed to produce a goal from their pressure. The visitors came out stronger in the second half but did not look likely to break the deadlock until a mix up in the Burton defence allowed Adam Le Fondre to score an easy goal.

The defeat means Burton drop to 13th place in League 2, but only 5 points off a play-off place.

NEW DATE FOR ACCY MATCH (27/02/10)

The League 2 match at Accrington Stanley has been rearranged for Tuesday 23rd March with a 7:45pm kick off.

The match was postponed on Tuesday night due to a frozen pitch.

BREWERS BRING IN BOCO (25/02/10)

Paul Peschisolido has acted to boost his threadbare squad ahead of Saturday's clash with Rotherham United by signing Benin international Romuald Boco.

Boco has been without a club since leaving Irish League side Sligo Rovers but he did play for his country in the African Nations Cup last month.

He is a player that Albion fans have seen in action before during his time with Accrington Stanley. He was part of the team that gained promotion from the Conference, and Romuald earned hero status with the Reds when he scored the clubs first goal in the Football League.

HEREFORD UNITED 3 BURTON ALBION 4 (20/02/10)

Tony James picked the perfect time to score his first Brewers goal with a header in the 6th minute of added on time in a seven goal thriller.

Shaun Harrad opened the scoring with his fourth goal in as many games but the home side went into a 3-1 lead with an hour gone. Goals from Cleveland Taylor and Aaron Webster levelled the match and it looked as though things would end all square, especially after Webster's second yellow card reduced Albion to ten men.

However Keith Gilroy's free kick in the 96th minute was met in the penalty area by the head of Tony James to complete the most unlikely of comebacks.

BURTON ALBION 1 CREWE ALEXANDRA 2 (12/02/10)

The Brewers run of recent good form came to end as they went down to a late goal at the Pirelli Stadium this evening.

The visitors, captained by John Brayford, took the lead on 27 miuntes when Shaun Miller scored from inside the area. The Brewers were on level terms just one minute later when Shaun Harrad scored his 12th goal of the season with his now trademark turn and shot.

Both sides looked for a winner in the second half with the Brewers having the best of the chances to add a second, including a Harrad effort which cannoned back off the post.

The introduction of Crewe sub Clayton Donaldson was the masterstroke that won the game  The Alex forward was in the right place to tap in Byron Moore's shot across goal in the 84th minute to condemn the Brewers to their first league defeat in six games.

BURTON RETURN FOR BRAYFORD (11/02/10)

Defender John Brayford will make his first return to the Pirelli Stadium on Friday evening since leaving to join Crewe Alexandra in 2008.

When John left the Brewers in an £80,000 deal there were two divisions between the two clubs, but relegation for the Alex and promotion for Burton now means an unlikely return to his former club.

John made 100 appearances for Albion, scoring 8 goals, after progressing up from the youth team. His time with the Brewers is memorable not only for his performances on the field, but also for his array of hair styles.

CHELTENHAM TOWN 0 BURTON ALBION 1 (09/02/10)

The Brewers moved to within 3 points of the play-off positions thanks to Shaun Harrad's goal.

Harrad scored his 11th goal of the season with a turn and shot from the edge of the penalty area. Albion had chances to extend their lead in the first half with Cleveland Taylor and Russell Penn having efforts saved.

The home side rallied in the second half but rarely troubled Artur Krysiak, although Barry Hayles should have grabbed a point but somehow managed to put his shot wide when faced with an open goal.

BURTON ALBION 1 PORT VALE 0 (06/02/10)

Jacque Maghoma's 39th minute strike was enough to settle a fiery and entertaining Staffordshire derby.

Paul Peschisolido stuck with the same starting line-up that picked up a point at Northampton and the team looked to on course to continue the fine run of form as they dominated the majority of the first half.

The visitors did have a good chance to take the lead after 8 minutes, but Artur Krysiak's legs denied Louis Dodds. Maghoma's fine run and shot opened the scoring and just seconds later Vale should have been level but Rob Taylor blazed his shot over the crossbar.

The Brewers did have chances to extend their lead in the second period but as the half progressed, the pressure from the visitors increased.

Fortunately Albion held on, even through the five minutes of added on time at the end of the 90 minutes to earn their first ever victory over Port Vale.