Burton Albion vs Huddersfield

17 January 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Simon Mather

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Terence Vancooten 4’
Jake Beesley 57’
John Joshua Mckiernan 78’

Alfie May 28’

Match summary

Burton Albion beat Huddersfield 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Terence Vancooten put Burton Albion ahead with a header in the 4th minute and Alfie May equalised in the 28th minute. In the second half, Jake Beesley put Burton Albion back in front in the 57th minute and John Joshua Mckiernan made it 3-1 in the 78th minute.

Huddersfield can feel hard done by, creating 1.99 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Burton Albion's 1.10 from 11.

Match stats

33% Possession 67%

11 Shots 13

6 Shots on target 5

3 Corners 8

250 Passes 511

65.2% Pass accuracy 81.0%

11 Tackles 17

13 Fouls 13

1 Yellow cards 4

0 Offsides 1

Key events

Burton Albion Huddersfield

Kick-off

2’

Bojan RadulovićShot on target

Terence VancootenHeader

1-0

4’

28’

Alfie MayRight foot shot

1-1

Terence VancootenFoul

42’

44’

Lynden GoochArgument

Kain AdomShot on target

45’

Half-time1-1

Dylan WilliamsShot on target

47’

Second half underway

50’

Joe LowShot on target

55’

Joe LowShot on target

George EvansShot on target

56’

Jake BeesleyRight foot shot

2-1

57’

Julian LarssonGeorge Evans

58’

John Joshua MckiernanKain Adom

58’

59’

Cameron HumphreysFoul

65’

Lasse SørensenJoe Low

65’

Mickel MillerBali Mumba

66’

Marcus HarnessRyan Ledson

Sebastian RevanUdoka Godwin-Malife

67’

68’

Bojan RadulovićShot on target

John Joshua MckiernanRight foot shot

3-1

78’

80’

Dion CharlesWilliam Alves

84’

Radinio BalkerFoul

90’

Murray WallaceFoul

Sulyman KruballyDylan Williams

90+6’

Full-time3-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Burton Albion 1.10 xGHuddersfield 1.99 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Huddersfield attacking Burton Albion attacking

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Lineups

Burton Albion 3-5-2 Starting XI

Huddersfield 3-5-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Brad Collins	90′	4	1	25	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Udoka Godwin-Malife Taken off	67′	1	1	2	6	2	27	–	–	–	–
Terence Vancooten	90′	1	2	–	3	2	23	4	1	–
Toby Sibbick	90′	1	–	1	4	2	21	–	–	–	–
Dylan Williams Taken off	89′	2	–	1	3	–	23	–	–	1	–
Jack Armer	90′	1	2	–	3	1	23	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Kyran Lofthouse	90′	–	–	16	–	0.04	1	5	4	2	1	–
George Evans Taken off	58′	–	1	21	1	0.00	–	1	–	1	–	–
Kgagelo Chauke	90′	–	–	22	–	0.04	1	1	2	1	1	–
John Joshua Mckiernan Came on as a substitute	32′	1	–	7	–	0.00	1	–	2	–	1	–
Julian Larsson Came on as a substitute	32′	–	1	2	1	0.12	–	–	2	2	2	–
Sebastian Revan Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	8	2	0.16	–	–	3	–	2	–

Forwards2 players


Kain Adom Taken off	58′	–	–	3	1	0.08	0.01	1	1	1	5	–
Jake Beesley	90′	1	–	1	1	0.04	0.02	2	14	2	27	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Lee Nicholls	90′	3	3	26	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Radinio Balker	90′	3	–	–	6	2	74	2	–	–
Joe Low Taken off	65′	–	–	1	4	3	67	2	–	–	–
Murray Wallace	90′	3	3	–	9	3	73	3	–	–
Lasse Sørensen Came on as a substitute	25′	3	–	–	3	–	17	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Lynden Gooch	90′	–	1	39	3	0.22	–	2	3	–	1
Ryan Ledson Taken off	66′	–	–	40	–	0.07	–	1	4	–	–	–
Cameron Humphreys	90′	–	–	76	3	0.44	4	1	6	2	2
William Alves Taken off	80′	–	–	21	2	0.04	2	–	4	1	2	–
Bali Mumba Taken off	65′	–	–	18	–	0.01	1	1	1	2	–	–
Marcus Harness Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	7	1	0.02	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Alfie May	90′	1	–	2	1	0.75	0.08	–	1	1	26	–
Bojan Radulović	90′	–	–	2	2	0.63	0.01	–	6	1	19	–
Mickel Miller Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	4	1	8	–
Dion Charles Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Burton Albion win 25% Avg odds 3.76

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38

Huddersfield win 47% Avg odds 1.97

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Burton Albion D W L L L

Huddersfield W W D D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Huddersfield 0-0 Burton Albion, 20 Sep 25 Next meeting: Burton Albion 1-3 Huddersfield, 03 Oct 26 All Burton Albion vs Huddersfield meetings

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