Full time: Chester 0 Burton 3

A tough workout against a strong Burton side.

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Booking

Tom Shaw booked for challenge on Harness.

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Added time

Two minutes.

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GOAL! Chester 0 Burton 3

A superb effort from the edge of the area from Akins. 86 minutes.

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Double change for Chester

Sam Hughes and Wade Joyce on for Kane Richards and Blaine Hudson.

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Durrell free-kick is close

Great effort from the substitute whose 25-yarder is a whisker over the bar.

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Burton change

McFadzean off, Harness on.

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Great tackle

Kane Richards bursts through the centre and looks to outstrip the Brewers defence for pace but Turner produces a superb tackle.

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Richards chance!

Durrell breaks from midfield, feeds Akintunde who feeds Richards who shoots at McLoughlin from an angle. Better from the Blues.

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Hudson header

Big Blaine rises to meet a Hunt corner and heads straight at McLoughlin who gathers at the second attempt.

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Durrell and Akintunde enter the fray

Replace Alabi and Mahon.

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Attendance

Crowd today is 721.

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Close!

Corner is whipped in and Richards can’t get head on it with the goal gaping.

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Real chance for Blues

Deep Astles ball finds Chapell who breaks into the but shot deflects over for a corner.

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GOAL! Chester 0 Burton 2

Lucas Akins heads home from close range from a Edwards cross 49 mins.

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Kick-off

Chester get the second half under way.

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Chester sub:

Waters for Vassell.

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The teams are back out

We’re ready to go again.

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Half-time thoughts

Dave Powell

The Blues have pretty much been chasing shadows for the first 45 minutes with the gulf in class showing itself on occasion. Burton could have added to their lead while Chester have had limited chances at the other end. The right flank has allowed far too many crosses into the area, with Chapell and Vassell failing to click early on. Changes aplenty will no doubt follow in the next 45 minutes but the sight of Horwood leaving the game early clutching his thigh gives grounds for concern. It has, though, been an energetic workout thus far and there has been some positive play but Richards and Alabi are getting little change from the Burton defenders.

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Half-time: Chester 0 Burton 1

The Blues trail at the break to Stuart Beavon’s 21st minute strike.

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Comes to nothing

Corner finds Richards who can only head well wide from an angle.

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Corner Chester

Free-kick from Hunt is headed out by Turner.

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Bizarre

Corner to the Blues after Richards chased ball down and bundled McLoughlin out of play. Comes to nothing.

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Chapell close

Chapell receives the ball on the left and advances before firing a low 20-yard effort that McLoughlin gathers.

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Horwood off injured

Walks off holding his thigh, Johnny Hunt to come on.

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Looper

Palmer attempts a cross which deflects off Astles and loops over Roberts and out for a corner.

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Crunch

Through ball aims to find Alabi who almost gets in on goal but McLoughlin out to gather and Alabi can’t slow down and clatters into him. Both ok.

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Right hand side a problem

Too many crosses in from the right being allowed by Chester. Chapell and Vassell not looking comfortable.

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Good from Chester

Horwood plays a quick free-kick into Chapell who checks back and curls an effort over the left-hand upright. Better.

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All Brewers at the moment

McCrory goes close again with a half volley from 18 yards. Brewers bossing things.

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