Match Preview: Burton Albion vs City

23 December 2022

The Imps’ festive football schedule begins with a trip to Burton Albion in Sky Bet League One on Monday 26 December (3pm KO).

All the key information that you need to know ahead of the game can be found in this match preview.

TICKET INFORMATION

Subject to availability, tickets will be available to purchase on the day of the game from Burton with a £2 price increase.

Tickets not collected by 3:30pm on Friday 23 December will be sent to Burton Albion for collection on the day of the game.

Click HERE for more ticket information.

MATCH COVERAGE

The match is available for live streaming domestically for just £10, or the equivalent cost in your local currency if outside the UK and Ireland.

The feed includes expert commentary from the BBC Radio Lincolnshire sports team, including replays of key moments as well as match statistics and latest scores around the division.

iFollow Imps subscribers can watch all the reaction, including post-match interviews and match highlights.

City supporters unable to make it to Burton will also be able to follow the action with regular updates on the club’s official Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages.

Purchase your match pass HERE.

BURTON ALBION

Nickname: The Brewers

Founded: 1950

Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

Manager: Dino Maamria

Top scorer: Victor Adeboyejo (10 goals)

League position: 23rd

LAST TIME OUT

Southampton 2-1 Imps

Carabao Cup round of 16

Imps: Rushworth, Poole ©, Jackson, Sanders, Vernam, O’Connor, Walsh (Garrick 86’), House (Hopper 71’), Mandroiu (Bishop 76’), Roughan, Virtue. Subs (not used): Wright, Oakley-Boothe, Robson, Sorensen, Eyoma.

Barnsley 2-0 Burton Albion

Sky Bet League One

Burton: Garratt, Brayford, Hughes, Ndaba (Borthwick-Jackson 76’), Hamer, Taylor, Oshilaja, Onyango (Carayol 75’), Kamwa (Smith 46’), Adeboyejo, Dodoo. Subs (not used): Sinisalo, Butcher, Mariappa, Keillor-Dunn.

LEAGUE FORM

Imps: DDWLD

Burton: DDDDL

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Ben Toner

Assistant referee: Anthony Moore

Assistant referee: Ravel Cheosiaua

Fourth official: Alex Gray

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Match Previews

Ticket News

Tickets: Burton Albion (A)

23 November 2022

The Imps can confirm ticket news for supporters ahead of the Sky Bet League One trip to Burton Albion on Monday 26 December 2022 (3pm KO).

The Imps have been provided with an initial allocation of 948 tickets for this game, with a split of terrace and seated tickets. City will not be provided with any further seated tickets for this game.

Tickets were made available for gold, silver, bronze, and junior imp members on Wednesday 23 November at 10am.

Remaining tickets were then made available for general sale at 10am on Friday 25 November.

Prices

Burton Albion (A)	Terrace	Seated
Adult	£18	£22
Senior (65+)	£16	£20
Young person with valid ID (17-22)	£13	£20
Under 17	£5	£12

Sales dates

Initial allocation	Gold/silver/bronze/junior imp	General sale
948	Wednesday 23 November at 10am	Friday 25 November at 10am

Further details

Red Imps Travel Association coaches depart at 12.15pm for this fixture, with tickets costing £14 available online HERE.

All fans under the age of 14 will need to be accompanied by an adult and the minimum age to enter the terrace is 5 and over.

There are four pairs of wheelchair/carer tickets available. The wheelchair user ticket will be charged the same price as the terrace tickets, with the carer being admitted free of charge.

Subject to availability, tickets will be available to purchase on the day of the game from Burton with a £2 price increase.

Tickets not collected by Friday 23 December will be sent to Burton Albion for collection on the day of the game.

The ticket office opening hours at the LNER Stadium during the Christmas period can be seen below.

Ticket office Christmas opening hours
December 21	Open
December 22	Open
December 23	Open
December 24	Closed
December 25	Closed
December 26	Closed
December 27	Closed
December 28	Open
December 29	Open
December 30	Open
December 31	Closed
January 1	Closed
January 2	Open
January 3	Closed
January 4	Open from 2pm
January 5	Open