Notts County came from behind to beat Burton Albion 2:1 in League One's third round of matches on Saturday. Finn Delap gave the visitors the lead before Luka Smyth scored twice to turn the tie around. The result keeps Notts County unbeaten in four league games while Burton drop further from the top half.
Delap fired home at the twenty-two minute mark to send Burton ahead, and to be fair the visitors looked comfortable on the counter. Notts County responded with a series of changes around half-time, bringing on Jack Evans twice in quick succession. Curtis Tilt picked up a booking for Burton before the break, while Rory Finneran went offside for the hosts.
By then Notts County had changed their approach and started pressing higher up the pitch. The home side created four big chances compared to Burton's single offering, though only one found the net for the visitors all afternoon. Callum Roberts and Darius Lipsiuc came on together at the sixty-sixth minute when the match needed fresh legs.
Luka Smyth ended his barren spell at the seventy-eighth minute to level matters. And here's the thing — Burton's luck ran out ten minutes later when Curtis Tilt saw red, leaving them with ten men. Smyth converted the resulting penalty at the eighty-fourth minute to complete his brace.
Notts County dominated possession at sixty percent and registered seventeen shots, eight of which were on target. Burton managed just a single shot on target from their eight attacks, while the hosts launched one hundred and eighteen attacks in total. The visitors made twenty-two clearances compared to twenty-two for the home side, showing how defensively organised they remained.
The three points move Notts County to eight in the table with six points from four fixtures. Burton sit twelfth after three games, carrying four points from one win, one draw and one defeat. Both sides had been drawing regularly — Notts County's previous three matches all ended level — so this victory finally breaks their run.
