Match ends, Burton Albion 1, Southend United 1.
Burton Albion 1-1 Southend United
- From the section League One
Ten-man Burton came from behind to grab a League One point from a home draw with strugglers Southend in a feisty affair at the Pirelli Stadium.
The Shrimpers stunned their hosts by taking a 21st minute lead through Stephen McLaughlin and Burton had John-Joe O'Toole sent off before Scott Fraser levelled early in the second half.
McLaughlin had already seen Burton goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara push one goalbound header onto the crossbar on the quarter of an hour mark before he met a Brandon Goodship corner to head emphatically home.
Burton's evening got worse when central defender O'Toole was red-carded by referee Darren Drysdale for an on-the-floor altercation with Southend striker Tom Hopper.
Fraser's equaliser four minutes into the second half settled Burton nerves as his pinpoint free-kick left Nathan Bishop rooted to his line, after Liam Boyce had been brought down just outside the box.
David Templeton rattled the crossbar from the edge of the box and Nathan Ralph denied Ryan Edwards with a last-ditch clearance as Albion, despite being at a numerical disadvantage, searched for a winner.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Burton
- 1O'Hara
- 18Nartey
- 21O'TooleBooked at 33mins
- 5BuxtonBooked at 81mins
- 3Daniel
- 4EdwardsSubstituted forSbarraat 90+2'minutes
- 7QuinnSubstituted forWallaceat 88'minutes
- 8Fraser
- 10Akins
- 27Boyce
- 11TempletonSubstituted forHutchinsonat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Wallace
- 14Sbarra
- 15Hutchinson
- 19Anderson
- 22Beardsley
- 24Garratt
Southend
- 13Bishop
- 2Bwomono
- 8DiengBooked at 48mins
- 15Kiernan
- 3Ralph
- 14GoodshipSubstituted forKinaliat 76'minutes
- 24DemetriouBooked at 35mins
- 18MantomSubstituted forCoxat 65'minutes
- 11McLaughlinBooked at 52minsSubstituted forHumphrysat 55'minutes
- 9Hopper
- 36Hutchinson
Substitutes
- 1Oxley
- 7Humphrys
- 10Cox
- 30Taylor
- 32Acquah
- 41Rush
- 43Kinali
- Referee:
- Darren Drysdale
- Attendance:
- 1,880
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away5
- Corners
- Home5
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away16
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Burton Albion 1, Southend United 1.
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Joe Sbarra replaces Ryan Edwards.
Foul by Liam Boyce (Burton Albion).
Nathan Ralph (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Kieran Wallace replaces Stephen Quinn.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Reece Hutchinson.
Attempt blocked. Jason Demetriou (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Humphrys.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Colin Daniel.
Attempt missed. Stephen Humphrys (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eren Kinali with a cross.
Booking
Jake Buxton (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jake Buxton (Burton Albion).
Stephen Humphrys (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Reece Hutchinson replaces David Templeton.
Colin Daniel (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stephen Humphrys (Southend United).
Attempt missed. Ryan Edwards (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Colin Daniel with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, Southend United. Eren Kinali replaces Brandon Goodship.
Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rob Kiernan (Southend United).
Richard Nartey (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stephen Humphrys (Southend United).
Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).
Stephen Humphrys (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Brandon Goodship (Southend United) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stephen Humphrys with a cross.
Foul by Ryan Edwards (Burton Albion).
Nathan Ralph (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jake Buxton (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Edwards with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Nathan Ralph.
Substitution
Substitution, Southend United. Simon Cox replaces Sam Mantom.
Richard Nartey (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rob Kiernan (Southend United).
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Richard Nartey.
Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Sam Mantom.
Colin Daniel (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stephen Humphrys (Southend United).
David Templeton (Burton Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Liam Boyce.
Offside, Burton Albion. Richard Nartey tries a through ball, but Liam Boyce is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Southend United. Stephen Humphrys replaces Stephen McLaughlin.
Booking
Stephen McLaughlin (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.