Burton Albion vs Nottingham Forest U21, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· Nottingham Forest U21 win 4-3 on penalties

Burton Albion

25': Emeka Adeile
90': Harvey Araujo

FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Nottingham Forest U21 win 4-3 on penalties

Nottingham Forest U21

54': Kristian Clarke

About

Burton Albion are hosting Nottingham Forest U21 at Pirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

23': Jason Sraha (Burton Albion) Yellow Card at 23'
25': Emeka Adeile (Burton Albion) Goal at 25'
38': Finn Delap (Burton Albion) Yellow Card at 38'
45': Miles Henry (Burton Albion) Substitution at 45'
45': Harvey Araujo (Burton Albion) Substitution at 45'
45': Kain Adom (Burton Albion) Substitution at 45'
45': Kairo Piper (Burton Albion) Substitution at 45'
54': Kristian Clarke (Nottingham Forest U21) Goal at 54'
62': Robbie Meakin (Burton Albion) Substitution at 62'
68': Blaine Mcclure (Nottingham Forest U21) Substitution at 68'
69': Sonny Nolan (Nottingham Forest U21) Substitution at 69'
76': Azae Bonnick (Nottingham Forest U21) Substitution at 76'
84': Harvey Araujo (Burton Albion) Yellow Card at 84'
85': Jayden Powell (Nottingham Forest U21) Substitution at 85'
90': Harvey Araujo (Burton Albion) Red Card at 90'
91': Zac Scutt (Burton Albion) Penalty - Scored at 91'
92': Fuad Smith (Nottingham Forest U21) Penalty - Scored at 92'
93': Kain Adom (Burton Albion) Penalty - Scored at 93'
93': Archie Whitehall (Nottingham Forest U21) Penalty - Scored at 93'
94': Emeka Adeile (Burton Albion) Penalty - Scored at 94'
95': Sonny Nolan (Nottingham Forest U21) Penalty - Scored at 95'
96': Sulyman Krubally (Burton Albion) Penalty - Missed at 96'
97': Jamie Newton (Nottingham Forest U21) Penalty - Scored at 97'
97': Miles Henry (Burton Albion) Penalty - Missed at 97'

Statistics

NFO		BRT
11	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	1
39.3	Possession	60.7
12	SHOTS	20
3	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
307	Accurate Passes	524
381	Passes	599
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
5	Blocked Shots	7
20	Effective Tackles	6
25	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.4
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
24	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Pirelli Stadium
Location: Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Attendance: 595

EFL Trophy Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Notts County	2	+5	6
2	Burton Albion	2	0	3
3	Nottingham Forest U21	2	-4	2
4	Grimsby Town	2	-1	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Burton Albion (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
27	Kamil Dudek (GK)
26	Finn Delap
20	Jason Sraha
56	William Earley
14	Will Collar
41	Sulyman Krubally
18	Caylon Vickers
23	Emeka Adeile
17	Raphael Borges Rodrigues
19	Matthew Dennis
40	Zac Scutt

Burton Albion Substitutes:

Kain Adom, Kairo Piper, Caden Gilbert, Robbie Meakin, Harvey Araujo, Corey Addai, Miles Henry.

Nottingham Forest U21 (5-4-1)

No.	Name
67	Keehan Willows (GK)
71	David Modupe
83	Spencer Sutton
64	Ethan Broomes
60	Jamie Newton
58	Bubbacar Sanneh
51	Archie Whitehall
77	Chinaza Nwosu
73	Shakir Samuels
68	Kristian Clarke
70	Fuad Smith

Nottingham Forest U21 Substitutes:

Jayden Powell, Sonny Nolan, Blaine Mcclure, George Murray-Jones, Harvey Andrews, Azae Bonnick, Basima Balagizi.

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