THE Brewers will kick-off their first match in the Leasing.com Trophy competition against Crewe tomorrow (kick off 7.30pm).
HEAD 2 HEAD
The last time the Brewers met Crewe was back in 2016 and this resulted in a 1-1 draw for Burton after Lucas Akins scored in the 35th minute to equalise. Since then however, Crewe were relegated in last place in the 2015/16 season to join League Two. Both teams are in Northern Group E of the Leasing.com Trophy alongside Everton under 21s and Mansfield.
BREWERS TEAM NEWS
Liam Boyce (hamstring), Jake Buxton (ribs), Colin Daniel (hamstring) and Nathan Broadhead (hip) are all expected to miss out tomorrow.
CREWE ALEXANDRA NEWS
Will Jaaskelainen has been called up to represent Finland in their under 21 squad so may have to miss the match against us.
Crewe beat Bradford 2-1 on Saturday and are third in League Two having won four out of their first six games.
REFEREE
The man in charge of the evening game is Anthony Backhouse and assisting him will be Wade Smith along with Ollie Williams. In his first four games of the season, Mr Backhouse has given out 12 yellows, six of these coming from one game, and one red.
TICKETS
Tickets are not being sold by Burton Albion.
Adults: £10
Senior Citizens (over-60): £6
Under-16s: £2
Tickets can be purchased now from Crewe Alexandra's online store and choose one of the following options:
Digital tickets which can be downloaded to your Google Pay or Apple Wallet, scanned at the turnstile
Print at home tickets which can be presented at the turnstile
Collection from the away ticket office on the day of the game
Tickets for Crewe away will be available on the day from 5pm from the away ticket office, next to the away turnstiles, with cash and card payments accepted.
IFOLLOW/STREAMING
If you can't get to the game you can live stream the fixture on iFollow Brewers for just £10. Buy a match pass here
AWAY TRAVEL
There is no official coach running to Crewe.