Any Previous? Latics v Burton Albion

Latics meet Burton Albion at the DW Stadium on Saturday in a fixture with a short league history.

Since Burton gained promotion to the Football League our two clubs have only met on seven occasions, with things definitely equal, two wins apiece and two draws, though we did meet in our non-league days, the last of those meetings coming in the FA Trophy back in 1972 and saw Latics record a 5:0 victory.

 

Since becoming a league side we have yet to beat Burton at the DW, in fact Will Keane’s 37^th minute equaliser last April, was the first time we have scored a goal against the Brewers here in Wigan.

 

In the 1:1 draw played at the Pirelli Stadium back in April 2016 the Latics took an 8^th minute lead only to be pegged back 7 minutes before half time by a certain Tom Naylor who took great joy in celebrating in front of the traveling Latics support. What ever happened to Tom Naylor?

 

Memorable Game - Burton Albion 3:4 Latics

 

A proper bottom of the table scrap, 29 December 2020, what a game that was.

 

Behind three times only for Kyle Joseph to claw us back level on each occasion as the Latics youngster bagged his first senior hat-trick, Will Keane popped up in the 83^rd minute to grab the decisive goal in a 3-4 classic.

 

Highlights

 

 

Full Record v Burton

Played – 7

Won – 2

Drawn – 3 

Lost – 2

 

The Seven Meetings

Date	Competition	Result
24 Apr 2021	League1	Latics 1:1 Burton
29 Dec 2020	League1	Burton 3:4 Latics
14 Jan 2017	Championship	Burton 0:2 Latics
15 Oct 2016	Championship	Latics 0:0 Burton
16 Apr 2016	League1	Burton 1:1 Latics
24 Nov 2015	League1	Latics 0:1 Burton
12 Aug 2014	League Cup	Burton 2:1 Latics