Burton Albion 1-3 Huddersfield Town: result and goals
Huddersfield Town beat Burton Albion 3-1 on Saturday, 3 October 2026 in the League One.
Goals: Sanches Fernandes 22', Finn Delap 33', Bali Mumba 39', Ashley Fletcher 69'.
Burton Albion sit 11th on 17 points.
Huddersfield Town sit 1st on 25 points.
Burton Albion have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Huddersfield Town have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Burton Albion won 3, Huddersfield Town won 0, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL League One
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 3 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Pirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire
- 👥
- 4992
Match events
BRTHUD6'Murray Wallace
22'⚽Derensili Sanches Fernandes 0-1
33'⚽Finn Delap ast. Caylan Vickers 1-1
39'⚽Bali Mumba ast. Derensili Sanches Fernandes 1-2
46'⇄▲ Matthew Dennis ▼ Kain Adom
58'Finn Delap
69'⚽Ashley Fletcher 1-3
82'⇄▲ Marcus Harness ▼ Bojan Radulović
82'⇄▲ Seán Roughan ▼ Murray Wallace
85'⇄▲ Zac Scutt ▼ Kgaogelo Chauke
85'⇄▲ Sulyman Krubally ▼ William Collar
89'⇄▲ Lynden Gooch ▼ Derensili Sanches Fernandes
89'⇄▲ Harvey Araujo ▼ Finn Delap
Live commentary
- 89'Harvey Araujo (Burton Albion) Substitution at 89'
- 89'Lynden Gooch (Huddersfield Town) Substitution at 89'
- 85'Sulyman Krubally (Burton Albion) Substitution at 85'
- 85'Zac Scutt (Burton Albion) Substitution at 85'
- 82'Sean Roughan (Huddersfield Town) Substitution at 82'
- 82'Marcus Myers-Harness (Huddersfield Town) Substitution at 82'
- 69'Ashley Fletcher (Huddersfield Town) Goal at 69'
- 58'Finn Delap (Burton Albion) Yellow Card at 58'
- 45'Matthew Dennis (Burton Albion) Substitution at 45'
- 39'Bali Mumba (Huddersfield Town) Goal at 39'
- 33'Finn Delap (Burton Albion) Goal at 33'
- 22'Sanches Fernandes (Huddersfield Town) Goal at 22'
- 6'Murray Wallace (Huddersfield Town) Yellow Card at 6'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
BRTHUD
General
57%Possession43%
0Big chances6
0Big chances missed3
1Corners15
Shots
4Total shots13
2Shots off target1
2Shots on target8
0Blocked shots4
0Hit woodwork1
1Shots inside box11
3Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
0.17xG3.23
0.04xG open play2.19
0.14xG set play1.04
0.17Non-penalty xG3.23
0.41xG on target (xGOT)3.76
Passes
490Passes351
402 (82%)Accurate passes266 (76%)
233Own half151
169Opposition half115
14 (25%)Accurate long balls27 (39%)
0 (0%)Accurate crosses8 (25%)
30Throw-ins20
6Touches in opposition box25
0Offsides1
Defence
11Tackles16
8Interceptions8
5Shot blocks0
30Clearances20
4Keeper saves1
Duels
41Duels won48
33 (57%)Ground duels won25 (43%)
8 (26%)Aerial duels won23 (74%)
10 (59%)Successful dribbles2 (40%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
7Fouls committed12
General
54%Possession46%
0Big chances5
0Big chances missed3
1Corners10
Shots
1Total shots10
0Shots off target1
1Shots on target5
0Blocked shots4
0Hit woodwork0
0Shots inside box9
1Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
0.04xG2.31
0.00xG open play1.64
0.04xG set play0.66
0.04Non-penalty xG2.31
0.28xG on target (xGOT)1.50
Passes
235Passes183
191 (81%)Accurate passes142 (78%)
134Own half66
57Opposition half76
4 (14%)Accurate long balls15 (44%)
0 (0%)Accurate crosses7 (33%)
10Throw-ins7
2Touches in opposition box16
0Offsides1
Defence
5Tackles8
4Interceptions3
5Shot blocks0
16Clearances6
2Keeper saves0
Duels
15Duels won28
14 (54%)Ground duels won12 (46%)
1 (6%)Aerial duels won16 (94%)
4 (44%)Successful dribbles0 (0%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
4Fouls committed5
General
60%Possession40%
0Big chances1
0Big chances missed0
0Corners5
Shots
3Total shots3
2Shots off target0
1Shots on target3
0Blocked shots0
0Hit woodwork1
1Shots inside box2
2Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
0.14xG0.92
0.04xG open play0.55
0.10xG set play0.38
0.14Non-penalty xG0.92
0.13xG on target (xGOT)2.26
Passes
255Passes168
211 (83%)Accurate passes124 (74%)
99Own half85
112Opposition half39
10 (37%)Accurate long balls12 (33%)
0 (0%)Accurate crosses1 (9%)
20Throw-ins13
4Touches in opposition box9
0Offsides0
Defence
6Tackles8
4Interceptions5
0Shot blocks0
14Clearances14
2Keeper saves1
Duels
26Duels won20
19 (59%)Ground duels won13 (41%)
7 (50%)Aerial duels won7 (50%)
6 (75%)Successful dribbles2 (50%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
3Fouls committed7
Burton AlbionHuddersfield Town
Expected goals (xG)
0.17–3.23
xG on target (xGOT)
0.41–3.76
Shots
4–13
Big chances
0–6
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Huddersfield (13)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedBurton Albion (4) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Derensili Sanches Fernandes
Huddersfield Town
Ratings
Burton Albion6.3
- 7.118Caylan VickersA
- 6.93Jack Armer
- 6.68Charlie Webster
- 6.54Kgaogelo Chauke
- 6.416Curtis Tilt
- 6.317Raphael Borges Rodrigues
- 6.134Corey Addai
- 6.119Matthew Dennis▲46'
- 6.026Finn Delap⚽
- 6.012George Evans
- 6.014William Collar
- 5.929Kain Adom
Huddersfield Town7.4
- 8.830Derensili Sanches Fernandes⚽A
- 8.120Cameron Humphreys
- 7.919Bali Mumba⚽
- 7.612Radinio Balker
- 7.511Ashley Fletcher⚽
- 7.43Murray Wallace
- 7.28Archie Collins
- 7.125Bojan Radulović
- 7.015Ibane Bowat
- 6.922Ilias Bronkhorst
- 6.21Matthew Young
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Burton Albion · Substitutes
- 19Matthew Dennis▲46'6.1
- 41Sulyman Krubally▲85'
- 40Zac Scutt▲85'
- 24Harvey Araujo▲89'
- 27Kamil Dudek
- 23Emeka Adiele
- 20Jason Sraha
Manager: Gary Bowyer
Huddersfield · Substitutes
- 23Seán Roughan▲82'
- 10Marcus Harness▲82'
- 7Lynden Gooch▲89'
- 31Jak Alnwick
- 5Joseph Low
- 14Ethan Brierley
- 27Jay Smith-Sway
Manager: Martin Drury
Last 5 matches
Burton Albion
DCambridge United2-25 Sept 2026
L@ Oxford United3-012 Sept 2026
DMansfield Town2-219 Sept 2026
LNottingham Forest U211-122 Sept 2026
W@ Plymouth Argyle1-026 Sept 2026
Huddersfield Town
WOxford United3-11 Sept 2026
DNotts County1-15 Sept 2026
W@ Doncaster Rovers3-18 Sept 2026
D@ Mansfield Town0-012 Sept 2026
L@ Bromley2-119 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
3
Burton Albion
2
Draws
0
Huddersfield
Last meetings
17 Jan 2026Burton Albion3 – 1Huddersfield Town
20 Sept 2025Huddersfield Town0 – 0Burton Albion
12 Apr 2025Burton Albion3 – 0Huddersfield Town
29 Dec 2024Huddersfield Town1 – 1Burton Albion
1 Apr 2017Huddersfield Town0 – 1Burton Albion
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Huddersfield | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +13 | 25 | WDWDL |
| 2 |  Stockport | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +12 | 23 | WWWWD |
| 3 |  Bradford | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +5 | 22 | DDWDD |
| 4 |  Plymouth | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 22 | WWLLW |
| 5 |  Reading | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +12 | 21 | DWLWW |
| 6 |  Cambridge | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 20 | DWWDL |
| 7 |  Oxford Utd | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +8 | 19 | DWDWD |
| 8 |  Sheffield Wed | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +8 | 18 | DDWLL |
| 9 |  Mansfield | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 18 | DWDWW |
| 10 |  Luton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 17 | LWLWW |
| 11 |  Burton Albion | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 17 | DLDLW |
| 12 |  Stevenage | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 15 | LWLWL |
| 13 |  Leicester | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | DLWWL |
| 14 |  Wycombe | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 15 | DLWDD |
| 15 |  Leyton Orient | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 14 | LDWLL |
| 16 |  Wimbledon | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -11 | 13 | DLLLD |
| 17 |  Doncaster | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 | WWLLW |
| 18 |  MK Dons | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -6 | 12 | DLWLW |
| 19 |  Notts County | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 11 | DLLWD |
| 20 |  Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 11 | DLLWL |
| 21 |  Peterborough | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 10 | DWDLD |
| 22 |  Bromley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -16 | 9 | DLLLD |
| 23 |  Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 8 | DLLLL |
| 24 |  Wigan | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 7 | LLWLL |
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FAQ
What was the score in Burton Albion v Huddersfield Town?
Huddersfield Town beat Burton Albion 3-1 on Saturday 3 October (League One).
Who scored in Burton Albion v Huddersfield Town?
Goals: Sanches Fernandes 22', Finn Delap 33', Bali Mumba 39' and Ashley Fletcher 69'.
When do Burton Albion play next?
Burton Albion play Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Huddersfield Town play next?
Huddersfield Town play Bradford City on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
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