Saturday 31st January, ko 3pm.
Match Officials:
Referee: MARTIN COY
Assistants: Jacob Lehane and Andrew Ellis
Fourth Official : Aaron Bannister
Burton have lost their last two league games away at Lincoln and and Bolton, both 2 -1. They won their last home game on Jan 17th 3-1 against Huddersfield. Of course they won at CCS in September.
Not a fixture to be taken lightly but the first of back to back away games against sides in the botom 5 (Rotherham on Saturday week).
Brian Barry-Murphy on Burton:
“It was a very difficult game when we played against Burton in our own stadium," said Brian. "They clearly showed how dangerous a team they are and have continued to do so.
“They’ve had some brilliant results against top team and obviously were very competitive in the game against Bolton on Tuesday, so it’s going to be a really tough game and one that we’re looking forward to.
“We always want more. We’re very grateful for the efforts that the players are making and how much improvement they’re making, but I think that the best thing about working with this squad at this time is there is so much more to come from them, and so much that we can focus on a daily basis, which is the best part of the job.
“I was very pleased with a lot of what I saw yesterday from the game on Tuesday. The most energising thing that gives you the focus to go again is when you see things that you think could be better. When it’s evident that there are still things that can be better, it’s a great place to be."
- Burton Albion won the reverse fixture over Cardiff City 1-0 in September, having only won one of their previous four Football League encounters (L3); a 2-0 victory in October 2016.
- Cardiff City have won three of their last four league games against Burton Albion (L1), which includes a 1-0 victory in their last visit to the Pirelli Stadium in August 2017.
- Burton have collected seven points in their last four home league games (W2 D1 L1), as many as in their previous eight matches (W2 D1 L5).
- With victory here, Cardiff will have claimed back-to-back away league wins for the third time this season, as many as they managed across 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 combined.
