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BURTON ALBION 3 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2 (29/08/09)

Life at the Pirelli Stadium is certainly not dull this season as the Brewers held on to record a thrilling third win of the season.

Fourteen goals in three League Two matches have served up plenty of entertainment for the supporters, although this game should have been a routine victory after Shaun Harrad and Michael Simpson gave the Brewers a 3-0 lead after just 10 minutes.

The visitors came out fighting in the second half and reduced the deficit to just one goal with nine minutes left.

Four minutes of stoppage time kept hearts in mouths until the end, but Albion held on to grab all three points.

DEFENDER GIVEN FRIENDLY CHANCE (25/08/09)

Burton Albion will give former Yeovil Town defender Aaron Brown a chance to impress in a friendly game at Ilkeston Town tonight (kick off 7:45pm).

Brown has been training with the Brewers since his release by the Glovers in the summer. The 26 year old started his career with Tamworth and can list Stafford Rangers, Bournemouth, Walsall and Reading among his former clubs.

LINCOLN CITY 0 BURTON ALBION 2 (22/08/09)

A sincil-ating first half performance from the Brewers was enough to earn a first ever away victory in the Football League.

Ryan Austin headed in the opening goal from John McGrath's corner, and the afternoon was rounded off with an imp-ressive lob from 25 yards four minutes into stoppage time.

The Brewers produced a string of great chances and could have won by a landslide but for the heroics of the Lincoln keeper.

LINCOLN CITY v BURTON ALBION TEAM NEWS (21/08/09)

Paul Peschisolido's squad is boosted by the return of Marc Goodfellow as the Brewers aim to bounce back from the midweek home defeat by Torquay.

Greg Pearson and Guy Branston have both had loan spells at Sincil Bank and will be looking to impress against their former club.

Lincoln manager Peter Jackson faces a mini injury crisis ahead of the first meeting between the two clubs. The Imps could be without three first team midfield players, meaning Jackson may have to hand debuts to untried teenagers.

BURTON ALBION 0 TORQUAY UNITED (18/08/09)

Paul Peschisolido's mission to create 'Fortress Pirelli Stadium' has been dealt a huge blow with defeat against fellow promoted club Torquay United.

Although the starting line-up was unchanged, the Brewers produced a performance that was unrecognisable from Saturday's emphatic win. The visitors on the other hand produced a flowing attacking performance that was rewarded with two first half goals.

BURTON ALBION 5 MORECAMBE 2 (15/08/09)

The Brewers picked up their first ever win in the Football League in emphatic style at the Pirelli Stadium this afternoon.

Greg Pearson opened the scoring after just three minutes before Russell Penn opened his goal account in the 16th minute. The visitors pulled a goal back within seconds but Shaun Harrad scored in his first start of the season to restore the two goal advantage at the break.

Pearson earned a penalty and stepped up to convert his third goal of the season but the hosts could not afford to relax as Morecambe kept pushing forward. Phil Jevons scored to reduce the deficit before John McGrath scored a fine solo goal to secure all three points.

The win lifts the Brewers up to 8th place in the League 2 table, two places above Tuesday nights visitors Torquay United.

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY DRAW (15/08/09)

BURTON ALBION v CHESTERFIELD

Tie to be played Tuesday 1st September 2009.

BIRMINGHAM SENIOR CUP DRAW (15/08/09)

COLESHILL TOWN v BURTON ALBION

Date tbc

BURTON ALBION v MORECAMBE TEAM NEWS (15/08/09)

Paul Peschisolido has additional options in attack available to him ahead of the historic first home league game against Morecambe.

Shaun Harrad is available after completing his suspension and Robin Shroot returns from international duty with Northern Ireland U21. Goalkeeper Artur Krysiak may be in line to make his debut after joining the Brewers on loan from Manchester City.

Morecambe will be looking to bounce back from a 5-1 defeat at Preston in the Carling Cup. The Shrimps have influential skipper Jim Bentley available for the first time this season and will also have striker Phil Jevons back from illness.

The Shrimps will be looking to build on an impressive record at Burton, with only one defeat in five visits in the Conference. The Brewers may have finally thrown off their hoodoo against today's visitors though after winning both of the last two meetings.

READING 5 BURTON ALBION 1 (11/08/09)

The Brewers first ever appearance in the Carling Cup ended in defeat as they were comfortably beaten at the Madejski Stadium.

Three goals in the first nine minutes ended any chances of a giant-killing and the hosts added a fourth goal before the break. Albion came out with more belief in the second half and Jimmy Phillips pulled a goal back after 59 minutes before Reading restored their four goal advantage.

CARLING CUP TEAM NEWS (11/08/09)

Paul Peschisolido will be forced to make changes from the team that faced Shrewsbury after Robin Shroot earned a call up to the Northern Ireland U21 squad. Greg Pearson, who scored Albion's goal on Saturday coming from the substitutes bench, may start alongside Richard Walker.

Shaun Harrad is still suspended while Aaron Webster and Keith Gilroy remain on the injury list.

Reading will be without seven players due to international call ups, and the Royals are expected to field a mixture of first team and reserve players. The home side will be without six players that featured in their goal less draw at home to Nottingham Forest. Ryan Bertrand, Andre Bikey, Simon Church, Brynjar Gunnarsson, Shane Long, Stephen Hunt, Jem Karacan and Hal Robson-Kanu will all be away representing their respective countries.

The match at the Madjeski Stadium kicks off at 8pm.

BLUES KEEPER JOINS ON LOAN (10/08/09)

Manager Paul Peschisolido has acted to quickly to resolve the Albion goalkeeping issues by signing Birmingham City stopper Artur Krysiak on a one month loan.

Krysiak, 19, has yet to make a first team appearance for his parent club but has gained valuable first team experience on loan at Motherwell, Swansea City, Gretna and York City.

It appears that Artur may not be registered in time to take over from Shane Redmond between the sticks and so the young Irishman could get a chance to make up for his errors against Shrewsbury on Saturday. (Thanks to Ian for the correction)

SHREWSBURY TOWN 3 BURTON ALBION 1 (08/08/09)

The Brewers failed to make a winning start in League Two but they can take a lot of positives from their first appearance at this level.

Two goalkeeping blunders by debutant Shane 'Redface' Redmond allowed the home side to take all three points in a game that was very evenly matched.

Redmond allowed Jake Robinson's shot to squirm between his legs after just 10 minutes and whilst he was well beaten by Dave Hibbert's header for the second goal, he was at fault for the third goal. Joss Labadie's free kick looked to have been comfortably saved, but the ball escaped from Redmond's hands and into the net.

Greg Pearson had briefly given Albion hope when he came off the bench to score to make the score 2-1, and Richard Walker looked to have equalised but was ruled to have been in an offside position.

The Shrews third goal ended any chance of a late comeback, but the Brewers produced some good football at times and fans will know that Burton will play worse this season and still win games and so can take heart from this afternoon.

IT'S HISTORY TIME (07/08/09)

We are nearly there. Just a few hours until Burton Albion Football Club begin life in the Football League and the season kicks off with a visit to the Prostar Stadium to face Shrewsbury Town.

The task facing the Brewers could not be any tougher. The Shrews were just one game away from promotion to League One, but suffered the agony of defeat in the Wembley play-off final.

Hundreds of Albion fans will be making the short trip to Shropshire to support the team and to witness a number of 'firsts' for the club. The first Football League match will see Paul Peschisolido's make his competitive bow as manager and up to nine players could make their debuts for the Brewers.

'Pesch' has a very strong squad to choose from with only three players definately ruled out for this game. Aaron Webster and Keith Gilroy remain on the injured list, whilst Shaun Harrad is suspended.

Score Prediction: This game will be a baptism of fire and to return home with a win is a big ask, but a point is definitely a realistic possibility. A 1-1 draw with Richard Walker frustrating his former club with a late equaliser.

ALTRINCHAM 2 BURTON ALBION 3 (01/08/09)

The Brewers produced a second half fight back to overturn a two goal deficit at Moss Lane.

Paul Peschisolido will certainly have been given some strong pointers over which players will make the starting line-up next Saturday at Shrewsbury, with those players that lined up in the second half staking a much stronger claim.

The home side opened up a two goal lead but nine second half substitutions for the Brewers turned the game around and a three goal burst in seven minutes ensured the pre-season preparations ended with a victory.

Richard Walker grabbed Albion's opener before Jacques Maghoma crashed home the equaliser. Robin Shroot scored his fourth pre-season goal with a headed winner.

JIMMY JOINS THE BREWERS (01/08/09)

With just seven days until the start of Burton Albion's first season in the Football League, the squad has been strengthened further by the signing of winger Jimmy Phillips.

Jimmy has been on trial at the Pirelli Stadium following his release from Stoke City and he has impressed with a string of good performances. At 19 years old he is an exciting prospect and will provide strong competition for the wide midfield positions in the Albion line-up.

Jimmy has signed a two year deal and will wear the number 17 shirt this season.

Paul Peschisolido now has 21 first team players in his squad and there could be further additions with the futures of trial players Marc Edworthy and Richard Jackson yet to decided.