Tranmere vs Burton Albion

League Cup - 1st Round 19 Aug 2025, 18:45
Tranmere
Tranmere
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Burton Albion
🏟 Prenton Park (Birkenhead, Merseyside) 👤 Simon Mather

Match report

Burton Albion edged past Tranmere 2-1 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 19 August 2025.

Tranmere dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 13 shots to Burton Albion's 6.

The match was played at Prenton Park (Birkenhead, Merseyside), with Simon Mather in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 63% - 37% Shots 13 - 6 On target 5 - 2 Corners 1 - 6 Fouls 9 - 11 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Jordan Turnbull
Tranmere · 71 passes (80% accurate)
8 Harvey Saunders captained the side
7 Charlie Whitaker 1 goal
7 Ben Whitfield 1 goal
7 Luke McGee captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–5 6–1
Shots On Goal 3–2 2–0
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 1–3 0–3
Match statistics
1 Corners 6
5 Substitution 4
1 On Target 1
13 Shots Total 6
5 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 0
2 Shots Blocked 4
7 Shots Inside Box 3
6 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 11
1 Corners 6
6 Offsides 4
63% Ball Possession 37%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 4
574 Passes Total 322
475 Passes Accurate 216
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-3-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Tranmere · 3-4-2-1
1 L. McGee
16 J. Lowe 5 N. Smith 4 J. Turnbull
2 C. Norman 24 B. Blacker 6 R. Smallwood 23 E. Bristow
7 C. Whitaker 17 S. Solomon
18 C. Jennings
Burton Albion · 4-3-2-1
27 K. Dudek
14 N. Akoto 33 G. Bajrami 26 F. Delap 39 J. Taroi
34 B. Whitfield 25 C. Gilligan 19 D. Williams
22 J. Larsson 38 J. Newall
10 T. Shade
Tranmere
Coach
Andrew Crosby
Substitutes
  • 22 Lee O'Connor
  • 11 Omari Patrick
  • 25 Taylan Harris
  • 19 Harvey Saunders
  • 10 Josh Davison
  • 13 Joe Murphy
  • 3 Patrick Brough
  • 42 Nohan Kenneh
Burton Albion
Coach
Gary David Bowyer
Substitutes
  • 23 Sebastian Revan
  • 11 Fábio Tavares
  • 6 Toby Sibbick
  • 41 Buba Krubally
  • 32 Harry Isted
  • 3 Jack Armer
  • 40 Bodi Thistleton
  • 4 Kgagelo Chauke
  • 8 Charlie Webster
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Revan ↓ G. Bajrami Burton Albion
  • 60' ↑ L. O'Connor ↓ R. Smallwood Tranmere
  • 64' ↑ Fábio Tavares ↓ T. Shade Burton Albion
  • 67' ↑ O. Patrick ↓ C. Whitaker Tranmere
  • 67' ↑ T. Harris ↓ C. Jennings Tranmere
  • 67' ↑ H. Saunders ↓ S. Solomon Tranmere
  • 79' ↑ J. Davison ↓ E. Bristow Tranmere
  • 79' ↑ S. Krubally ↓ C. Gilligan Burton Albion
  • 79' ↑ T. Sibbick ↓ J. Newall Burton Albion
Cards
  • 41' C. Jennings Tranmere
  • 72' J. Newall Burton Albion
  • 90+7' T. Sibbick Burton Albion
Head-to-head
Tranmere 0 0 draws 1 Burton Albion
2025-08-19 Tranmere vs Burton Albion 1 - 2
Recent form
Tranmere D D L L L
Burton Albion D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Tranmere vs Burton Albion?
Tranmere lost 1-2 against Burton Albion on 19 August 2025.
Who won Tranmere vs Burton Albion?
Burton Albion won the match 2-1.
Where was Tranmere vs Burton Albion played?
The match was played at Prenton Park (Birkenhead, Merseyside).
Who had more possession in Tranmere vs Burton Albion?
Tranmere had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.