Brackley Town's FA Cup run over after defeat to League One Burton Albion

Brackley Town’s run in the FA Cup is over after a 3-1 defeat at home by League One side Burton Albion.

A hat-trick by Tyrese Shade decided the contest in favour of the third-tier side, who advance to the FA Cup Third Round.

Michael Nottingham had equalised for the Saints, but two goals in the final 20 minutes of the 90 by Shade saw the Brewers knock out the National League hosts, who miss out on the chance to reach the Third Round for the first time in their history.

Under the lights at St James Park, the Brackley fans had arrived hoping to make history with a first trip to the Third Round. The Northamptonshire club had already pulled off one upset with victory over League Two side Notts County in the First Round, and in the final tie of the Second Round, they arrived hoping to pull off another scalp against EFL opposition. They were also chasing a tonic, having lost their last 5 National League games in a row.

Brackley’s ground also played host to the draw, which was held live on TNT Sport with former England internationals Joe Cole and Peter Crouch, and with a draw that would see the winners of the tie make the trip to play the Saints’ fellow National League side Boreham Wood in the round in mid-January. It would’ve made for another contest between the Saints and Boreham Wood, with the two sides taking one another on in the FA Trophy on Saturday.

Matt Lowe had an early header comfortably held by Burton keeper Brad Collins, before the visitors began to push, with Julian Larsson scuffing a strike wide.

The League One side took the lead after 13 minutes, with Shade the scorer. The Burton man received a pass by Toby Sibbick, got space for a shot and drilled a strike through a crowd that went under Jonny Maxted in the Brackley goal to find the back of the net.

Brackley would respond with an equaliser 12 minutes later. Alex Hartridge’s corner was headed back across goal by Kyle Morrison and experienced defender Nottingham got the header to beat Collins and make it 1-1.

Burton pressed after the break, with Jack Armer denied by Maxted before the visitors had a penalty appeal for handball turned down.

Maxted made another save to deny Kegs Chauke, while Brackley’s best chance saw Lowe miss the target from Jack Price’s free-kick.

The game’s third goal came for Burton with 17 minutes of the 90 to go. Brackley attempted a throw-in routine that went wrong, and Jake Beesley’s ball released Shade, who was onside. The scorer of Burton’s opener duly charged forward, beat Maxted in the one-on-one and put the away side back in front.

The game opened up after that, with Morgan Roberts seeing a strike crash wide before Maxted made another stop to keep out Burton’s Kyran Lofthouse.

But Shade would have the last word, with the striker completing his hat-trick as he received Beesley’s pass and drilled home the strike that made it 3-1 and ended Brackley’s hopes of that historic first progress to Round 3.