Burton Albion 3-0 AFC Wimbledon

Burton got their League One campaign back on track with a confidence-boosting home victory over AFC Wimbledon.

Midfielder Stephen Quinn set the ball rolling with his first league goal since April 2016, on his full debut for the Brewers, volleying superbly past goalkeeper Tom King after 34 minutes.

Kwesi Appiah spurned two good chances to equalise for the Dons, seeing a shot deflected onto the crossbar and sending a header inches over as the visitors tried to respond before half-time.

Joe Pigott headed a corner into the ground and over the bar from close range as the visitors started the second half brightly, but it proved a costly miss as David Templeton doubled Albion's lead in the 54th minute with a precise curling effort after Liam Boyce had robbed Will Nightingale inside the box.

Boyce scored his fifth of the season on the hour mark after Templeton and Scott Fraser combined on the left for the Irishman to fire home.

Match report supplied by the Press Association.

• Line-ups
• Match Stats
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Line-ups

Burton

• 40Collins
• 12Fox
• 10Akins
• 6Turner
• 19Hutchinson
• 23QuinnSubstituted forHeskethat 56'minutes
• 4Allen
• 7Fraser
• 17SordellSubstituted forMyers-Harnessat 89'minutes
• 27Boyce
• 11TempletonSubstituted forColeat 73'minutes

Substitutes

• 8Hesketh
• 9Sbarra
• 16Myers-Harness
• 20Campbell
• 21Hodge
• 34Flannigan
• 44Cole

Wimbledon

• 1King
• 2WatsonSubstituted forPinnockat 74'minutes
• 4Oshilaja
• 5Nightingale
• 3Purrington
• 7WagstaffSubstituted forHansonat 61'minutes
• 14Trotter
• 40WordsworthBooked at 59mins
• 17Barcham
• 9AppiahSubstituted forJervisat 61'minutes
• 39Pigott

Substitutes

• 6Thomas
• 8Hartigan
• 10Jervis
• 11Pinnock
• 18Hanson
• 20Sibbick
• 24McDonnell

Referee:

Anthony Backhouse

Attendance:

2,814

Match Stats

Home TeamBurtonAway TeamWimbledon

Possession

Home50%

Away50%

Shots

Home12

Away15

Shots on Target

Home5

Away1

Corners

Home2

Away5

Fouls

Home10

Away11

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Burton Albion 3, AFC Wimbledon 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Burton Albion 3, AFC Wimbledon 0.

Posted at 90'+4'

Attempt missed. Mitchell Pinnock (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Jamie Allen (Burton Albion).

Posted at 90'+3'

Joe Pigott (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+2'

Attempt missed. Liam Trotter (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Posted at 90'

Attempt blocked. Jake Hesketh (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Substitution

Posted at 89'

Substitution, Burton Albion. Marcus Myers-Harness replaces Marvin Sordell.

Posted at 88'

Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Adedeji Oshilaja (AFC Wimbledon).

Posted at 86'

Attempt missed. James Hanson (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Posted at 83'

Ben Fox (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 83'

Foul by James Hanson (AFC Wimbledon).

Posted at 82'

Foul by Ben Fox (Burton Albion).

Posted at 82'

Joe Pigott (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 79'

Attempt blocked. Jake Jervis (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 79'

Attempt missed. Joe Pigott (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.

Posted at 77'

Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Jamie Allen.

Posted at 76'

Attempt blocked. Liam Trotter (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 75'

Foul by Devante Cole (Burton Albion).

Posted at 75'

Will Nightingale (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Mitchell Pinnock replaces Tennai Watson.

Substitution

Posted at 73'

Substitution, Burton Albion. Devante Cole replaces David Templeton.

Posted at 71'

Foul by David Templeton (Burton Albion).

Posted at 71'

Jake Jervis (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 68'

Foul by Ben Fox (Burton Albion).

Posted at 68'

James Hanson (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 67'

Attempt blocked. Anthony Wordsworth (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 67'

Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Bradley Collins.

Posted at 66'

Attempt saved. Jake Jervis (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.

Posted at 66'

Attempt missed. Reece Hutchinson (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 64'

Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Jake Hesketh.

Posted at 64'

Attempt blocked. Andy Barcham (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 63'

Attempt blocked. Joe Pigott (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Substitution

Posted at 61'

Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Jake Jervis replaces Kwesi Appiah.

Substitution

Posted at 61'

Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. James Hanson replaces Scott Wagstaff.

Goal!

Posted at 60'

Goal! Burton Albion 3, AFC Wimbledon 0. Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.

Posted at 60'

Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 60'

Foul by Adedeji Oshilaja (AFC Wimbledon).

Booking

Posted at 59'

Anthony Wordsworth (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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