Big Match Preview: Burton Albion away

MEET THE GAFFER – NIGEL CLOUGH

The 51-year-old is enjoying a second managerial spell at Burton Albion, following a decade-long player-manager career (1998-2008) with the Brewers.

He also notched 131 goals for Nottingham Forest, as well as appearing for the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool and England.

The son of the late Brian Clough led today’s visitors to League One success en route to the Championship, where his side are now in their second-consecutive season.

Clough went on to manage Derby County for four years and Sheffield United, before his return to the Pirelli Stadium in December 2015.

STAR MAN – LUCAS AKINS

The 29-year-old right-sided player is certainly a creative threat for the Brewers, leading their goalscoring charts having netted four times this season, alongside six assists.

He's one of their key performers this season, according to Whoscored, who list dribbling and an eye for a key pass among his main attributes.

Akins has experience in both England and Scotland, with his CV boasting playing time with Hamilton, Partick Thistle. Tranmere and Stevenage before his move to Burton in 2014.

MEMORABLE MEETING 2016/17

Burton Albion 1-2 Bristol City

Bristol City had won their opening three matches for the first time since 2001, following league and EFL Cup victories over Wigan and Wycombe, and sat top of the early Championship table - albeit by alphabetical order.

There was an air of controversy over Abraham's opening goal, with Brewers' players claiming the ball had hit Callum O'Dowda's hand before the Chelsea loanee hooked in from close range just before half-time.

Tom Naylor looked like he had earned a point for the home side when he netted two minutes from time, smashing Stuart Beavon's cross into an unguarded goal at the far post.

However, that wasn't the end of the drama.

Abraham snatched a dramatic 95th-minute winner, largely down to the brilliance of Ivory Coast international Jonathan Kodjia.

The fellow frontman robbed Jackson Irvine of possession before bursting down the wing and finding the onrushing Abraham to bundle home, making City’s first visit to the Pirelli Stadium one to remember.

Burton Albion: McLaughlin, Flanagan (Beavon), Mousinho, McFadzean, Turner, Dyer, Palmer, Williamson (Naylor), Irvine, O’Grady, Akins. Subs not used: Butcher, Bywater, McCrory, Choudhury.

City: O’Donnell, Little, Flint, Magnusson, Bryan, Tomlin (Wilbraham), O’Neil, Brownhill (Reid), O’Dowda (Pack), Kodjia, Abraham. Subs not used: O’Leary, Golbourne, Freeman, Matthews.

Attendance: 4,579

AND FINALLY...

Officials
Oliver Langford
James Wilson and Steven Meredith
Fourth Official: Martin Coy

Betting (via SkyBet)
Burton 7/2
Draw 12/5
City 17/20