Burton Albion vs Sunderland. Sky Bet League One.
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Saturday 15 September 2018 19:22, UK
Burton condemned Sunderland to their first Sky Bet League One defeat of the season in an enthralling 2-1 victory at the Pirelli Stadium.
Albion, who led 2-0 at half time, held off a spirited second-half fightback to claim a third successive home league win of the season.
Jamie Allen bagged his first home goal as a Burton player after 19 minutes following some excellent approach play down the Albion right.
Lucas Akins and Liam Boyce worked an opportunity for Marvin Sordell to get to the byline and fire in a low cross that deflected nicely into the path of the former Rochdale man to fire home.
Albion's second came straight off the training ground as David Templeton's free kick picked out Kyle McFadzean on the penalty spot for the centre-back to steer a powerful header beyond former Brewers goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin.
McLaughlin produced an outstanding save at the start of the second half to deny Stephen Quinn's thunderous drive before Sunderland pulled one back.
Substitute Chris Maguire fired in a superb curling effort from 25 yards to halve the deficit nine minutes after the restart but despite sustained pressure from the away side, Burton held on.
