Burton Albion 4-1 Salford City

Burton eased their way into the second round of the FA Cup courtesy of a comfortable victory over League Two side Salford.

After Salford's Ibou Touray cancelled out Lucas Akins' 42nd minute near post finish seven minutes into the second half, the home side reasserted their authority with goals from David Templeton, John Brayford and Oliver Sarkic.

The win means Albion have set up a tie with League Two side Oldham in the next round.

Burton had been good value for their lead and when Templeton lashed in an unerring shot after good work from Scott Fraser.

Nigel Clough's men had something to defend and build on when Brayford bundled the ball over the line in the 70th minute having initially headed goalwards.

Sarkic added a fourth after breaking onto Akins' through ball before cutting inside and curling a shot beyond Chris Neal into the far corner of the net.

It was Albion's first FA Cup victory since December 2013 when, coincidentally, they beat Graham Alexander's Fleetwood in a second-round replay.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups

Burton

Formation 4-1-2-1-2

1O'Hara
2BrayfordBooked at 62minsSubstituted forSbarraat 83'minutes
21O'Toole
5Buxton
6Wallace
7Quinn
4Edwards
8FraserSubstituted forDanielat 79'minutes
11TempletonSubstituted forDyerat 75'minutes
17Sarkic
10Akins

Substitutes

3Daniel
14Sbarra
19Anderson
22Beardsley
23Dyer
24Garratt

Salford

Formation 3-5-2

1Neal
6Piergianni
5Hogan
15BurgessSubstituted forThomas-Asanteat 76'minutes
2Wiseman
17Towell
4Threlkeld
25JonesSubstituted forMaynardat 61'minutes
3Touray
7Armstrong
9RooneySubstituted forDieseruvweat 81'minutes

Substitutes

8Maynard
10Lloyd-McGoldrick
12Letheren
20Dieseruvwe
22Jones
28Thomas-Asante
34Doyle

Referee:: Marc Edwards
Attendance:: 1,479

Match Stats

Home TeamBurtonAway TeamSalford

Possession: Home55%; Away45%

Shots: Home14; Away2

Shots on Target: Home7; Away2

Corners: Home4; Away3

Fouls: Home8; Away16

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Match ends, Burton Albion 4, Salford City 1.
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Burton Albion 4, Salford City 1.

90'+3'
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Attempt blocked. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3'
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Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Carl Piergianni.
90'+2'
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Stephen Quinn (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2'
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Foul by Oscar Threlkeld (Salford City).
89'
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John-Joe O'Toole (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'
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Foul by Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Salford City).
86'
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Foul by Oliver Sarkic (Burton Albion).
86'
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Liam Hogan (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Joe Sbarra replaces John Brayford.
81'
Substitution
Substitution, Salford City. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe replaces Adam Rooney.
81'
Goal!
Goal! Burton Albion 4, Salford City 1. Oliver Sarkic (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Akins.
79'
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Colin Daniel replaces Scott Fraser because of an injury.
76'
Substitution
Substitution, Salford City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Cameron Burgess.
76'
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Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76'
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Foul by Cameron Burgess (Salford City).
75'
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Lloyd Dyer replaces David Templeton.
74'
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Corner, Salford City. Conceded by John-Joe O'Toole.
70'
Goal!
Goal! Burton Albion 3, Salford City 1. John Brayford (Burton Albion) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.