Burton Albion 1-1 Southend United

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.

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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

Home TeamBurtonAway TeamSouthend

Possession

Home54%

Away46%

Shots

Home9

Away8

Shots on Target

Home1

Away5

Corners

Home5

Away6

Fouls

Home12

Away16

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Burton Albion 1, Southend United 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Burton Albion 1, Southend United 1.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+2'

Substitution, Burton Albion. Joe Sbarra replaces Ryan Edwards.

Posted at 90'

Foul by Liam Boyce (Burton Albion).

Posted at 90'

Nathan Ralph (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 88'

Substitution, Burton Albion. Kieran Wallace replaces Stephen Quinn.

Posted at 88'

Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Reece Hutchinson.

Posted at 88'

Attempt blocked. Jason Demetriou (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Humphrys.

Posted at 82'

Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Colin Daniel.

Posted at 81'

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

Posted at 81'

Jake Buxton (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Jake Buxton (Burton Albion).

Posted at 81'

Stephen Humphrys (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution

Posted at 80'

Substitution, Burton Albion. Reece Hutchinson replaces David Templeton.

Posted at 78'

Colin Daniel (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 78'

Foul by Stephen Humphrys (Southend United).

Posted at 77'

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

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Southend United. Eren Kinali replaces Brandon Goodship.

Posted at 76'

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

Posted at 76'

Foul by Rob Kiernan (Southend United).

Posted at 74'

Richard Nartey (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Stephen Humphrys (Southend United).

Posted at 73'

Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).

Posted at 73'

Stephen Humphrys (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 72'

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.

Posted at 71'

Foul by Ryan Edwards (Burton Albion).

Posted at 71'

Nathan Ralph (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 65'

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.

Posted at 65'

Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Nathan Ralph.

Substitution

Posted at 65'

Substitution, Southend United. Simon Cox replaces Sam Mantom.

Posted at 64'

Richard Nartey (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 64'

Foul by Rob Kiernan (Southend United).

Posted at 63'

Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Richard Nartey.

Posted at 62'

Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Sam Mantom.

Posted at 60'

Colin Daniel (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 60'

Foul by Stephen Humphrys (Southend United).

Posted at 59'

David Templeton (Burton Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Liam Boyce.

Posted at 57'

Offside, Burton Albion. Richard Nartey tries a through ball, but Liam Boyce is caught offside.

Substitution

Posted at 55'

Substitution, Southend United. Stephen Humphrys replaces Stephen McLaughlin.

Booking

Posted at 52'

Stephen McLaughlin (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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