MATCH PREVIEW: BURTON ALBION v NORTHAMPTON TOWN

BURTON ALBION v NORTHAMPTON TOWN
SATURDAY 24th FEBRUARY 2024
3:00 PM
PIRELLI STADIUM
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE

11th-placed Northampton Town travel to 17th-placed Burton Albion in Sky Bet League One on Saturday afternoon.

TEAM NEWS

“One or two players are just starting to come back,” Jon Brady said.

“Jack Sowerby is fine, he has had a good week in training and he is looking strong.

“We’re in a busy run of games where some players may need a rest and we have to try and get that balance right when we bring some in and take some out for a breather.

“After Saturday it will be nice to have no midweek game and that will give the players the chance to have a bit of a rest.

“We want to finish the season strong and make sure we have as many bodies fit as possible. The players who have come in have really helped the group and we will need that for the last 13 games.”

THE MANAGER’S VIEW

Click the image below to watch Jon Brady's pre match press conference in full.

LEAGUE FORM

POS	Club	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
11	Northampton Town	32	13	5	14	43	48	-5	44
17	Burton Albion	32	10	8	14	29	41	-12	38

Burton Albion - WWLDWL

Saturday 17th February 2024 - Leyton Orient - Away - W 2-1 - Bennett, Nsiala

Saturday 10th February 2024 - Bristol Rovers - Away - W 2-1 - Gilligan, Helm

Saturday 3rd February 2024 - Lincoln City - Home - L 0-1

Saturday 27th January 2024 - Cambridge United - Away - D 0-0

Saturday 20th January 2024 - Charlton Athletic - Home - W 2-0 - Helm, Brayford

Monday 15th January 2024 - Derby County - Away - L 2-3 - Seddon, Hugill

Northampton Town - DWLDLL

Tuesday 20th February 2024 - Oxford United - Away - D 2-2 - Hondermarck, Springett

Saturday 17th February 2024 - Bristol Rovers - Home - W 3-1 - Brough, Pinnock, Leonard

Tuesday 13th February 2024 - Leyton Orient - Away - L 3-4 - Leonard, Bowie, Simpson

Saturday 10th February 2024 - Bolton Wanderers - Home - D 1-1 - Bowie

Saturday 3rd February 2024 - Portsmouth - Away - L 1-4 - Leonard

Saturday 27th January 2024 - Shrewsbury Town - Home - L 0-2

LOOKING BACK

League Meetings	15
Burton Albion Wins	7
Draws	3
Northampton Town Wins	5

Northampton Town won 2-0 at home to Burton Albion in the reverse fixture in November.

The even first half ended goalless, but the Cobblers dominated the second period and opened the scoring 10 minutes in when Marc Leonard found the top corner with a long-range strike.

Sam Hoskins placed a composed finish into the bottom corner to double the hosts’ advantage, secure all three points and end their six-game run without a win.

TICKETS

Burton Albion have relaxed the ALL TICKET restriction and will make an additional 200 terrace tickets available for supporters to buy on arrival, on the day, first come, first served.

These tickets will be subject to the matchday price increase and will be priced as below.

All sales are subject to availability at all times.

TERRACE TICKETS, ENTER VIA TURNSTILES T,U,V,W

Adults £20

Over 65s 17-22 £18

young person* £15

Under 17 £7

*young persons must be in possession of ID to qualify for concession.

Wheelchair and carer tickets are priced as per the terrace price categories with a carer free of charge.

Any person claiming a concession may need to provide proof of status.

Any person under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

The minimum age to enter the terrace is 5 years old.

FOLLOWING THE GAME

Domestic iFollow subscribers can listen to live commentary by signing into their account and visiting the match centre from around 2pm on Saturday.

Overseas subscribers and match pass holders can watch all the action live, with commentary from BBC Radio Northampton.

You can follow live match updates over on the official Northampton Town X (formerly Twitter) account. Our X handle is @ntfc.

Local listeners can hear commentary by tuning in to BBC Radio Northampton, please note that this is not available online.

There will be post-match reaction on the website, our official YouTube channel and iFollow.

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