Burton 5-2 Accrington: Brewers come from behind to thrash Stanley
Saturday 23 March 2019 18:19, UK
Lucas Akins helped complete a superb second-half turnaround as Burton recovered from two goals down to beat Accrington 5-2 at the Pirelli Stadium.
The striker fired home from the spot, after substitute David Templeton had been felled, to claim his 40th EFL goal in a Burton shirt after 78 minutes.
It broke Billy Kee's record on the day he returned with his current club and he put Albion 3-2 up before adding a second from the spot in the final minute, sandwiching a fine finish from Templeton as the home side ran riot late on.
Three goals in a frantic seven-minute spell at the end of the first half lit up an open encounter as Accrington pounced to score twice in three minutes to seize control of a tight game before Albion hit back on the stroke of half-time.
The deadlock was broken after 37 minutes when Stanley skipper Sean McConville was on hand to benefit from Kee's knock-down to fire the ball beyond Brad Collins in the Burton goal.
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Collins was then guilty of conceding a penalty by bringing Jordan Clark down, allowing Kee to slot home his 15th goal of the season from the spot three minutes later.
Scott Fraser, on his return to the side, crucially got Albion back into it with a precise left-foot shot a minute before the break.
Centre-back Kyle McFadzean produced the touch of a midfield playmaker after 68 minutes to equalise with a superb free-kick after Stephen Quinn had been felled just outside the box before Albion put the game out of the visitors' reach.