Burton Albion vs Luton Town FC (30th Aug 2025)

30/08/2025 BURTON ALBION 0-3 LUTON TOWN

Hatters cruise to victory at Burton

Nordås, Alli and Nelson on target as the Town return to winning ways

The Hatters bounced back to winning ways as a fourth win and fourth clean sheet of the season earned a comfortable 3-0 win at Burton Albion.

It was a day of firsts as the Town cruised to three points in their new green away shirt with Lasse Nordås hitting his first goal in Luton colours to open the scoring in the 18th minute.

The lead was doubled in first-half stoppage time when Milli Alli curled in a fine strike from the edge of the box for his first goal of the season.

And the points were sealed just before the hour when Zack Nelson scored the first league goal of his career when taking a pass from Nordås inside the penalty area.

It was a comprehensive performance on the road – one that will not only see three trees planted at Power Court but, more importantly, banish the memories of last weekend’s narrow home defeat to Cardiff.

Matt Bloomfield made three changes from seven days ago with Gideon Kodua, Zack Nelson and Jerry Yates in from the start with Kal Naismith, Liam Walsh and Nahki Wells dropping to the bench.

The game when it began took some time to get going – indeed Burton played five minutes a man light with striker Jake Beeley off the field receiving treatment.

But once it did get going the Hatters soon got down to business and, in the 18th minute, Nordås broke his duck and the deadlock. George Saville – who broke up play for fun all afternoon – slid into feed Nelson who in turn sent the Norwegian away. They say you need a bit of luck as a striker and Nordås certainly got a little bit here as his deflected shot scuttled underneath Burton goalkeeper Jordan Amissah.

Ahead, the Town pressed, roared on by their massed ranks of supporters behind one goal with more trees puns chanted than you should shake a… well, tree at.

Dominating, the Hatters should have doubled their lead shortly after the half-hour when Alli’s whipped in cross from the left found Yates at the back post unmarked – only for the striker to side-foot wide with the goal at his mercy.

Josh Keeley – who by no means was a spectator during the 90 minutes – kept out an awkward bouncing ball moments later as the hosts pushed for a leveller.

But back came the Town, and they were a lick of paint away from doubling the lead on 37 minutes when Nelson’s excellent hit from the edge of the penalty area pinged back off the post.

However, a second seemed inevitable and at the end of the first half Alli supplied it. Nelson was again heavily involved, haring into the box to fire a shot at the legs of Amissah. The ball fell for Alli on the edge of the box and he swept a beautiful first-time finish into the far corner of the net.

With the Town in command at the break, Burton began the second half with urgency and the Brewers came close to reducing the deficit on 49 minutes when Beesley curled a shot wide when well-placed.

But the Hatters made them pay shortly before the hour mark when Nelson got the goal his performance deserved. Jordan Clark, captain in the absence of Naismith, was at his orchestrating best, sending Nordås on his way down the left. The striker held off the attentions of the Burton defence before squaring to Nelson who danced into the box and planted a terrific finish back across the goalkeeper for 3-0.

At the other end Keeley then stopped another decent opportunity for the hosts on 64 minutes, parrying a Tyrese Shade header to safety before Bloomfield began to ring the changes with his side on top.

One of those substitutes, Nahki Wells, stung the fingertips of Amissah with a turn and shot from the edge of the box on 77 minutes. It would prove to be the Town’s final clear-cut chance of the game with the last word reserved for Keeley, who maintained another clean sheet with a fine save from a speculative effort from Julian Larsson in stoppage time.

So tree points and tree goals. Power Court’s looking greener already. And so is the table: the Town are up to seventh.

It’s Barnet next in the Virtu Trophy at the Kenny so get down to see us before the international break.

We’ll see you then.

Up the Town.

Town: Keeley, Kodua (sub Naismith 78), Alli (sub Bramall 89), McGuinness, Makosso, Lonwijk, Saville, Clark, Nelson (sub Walsh 74), Nordås, Yates (sub Wells 73).

Subs not used: Shea, Richards, Chigozie.

Attendance: 4,487, including 1,675 backing the Hatters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A83iaYxIs-4 – Matt Bloomfield post match interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGHDNLBV90I – match highlights

League One: Burton Albion 0 Luton Town 3

Nordas finally nets first Luton goal as tree-mendous Town down Brewers

Luton Town produced by far their best performance of the season as they clocked up their biggest win of the campaign to date when easing to a 3-0 victory at Burton Albion this afternoon.

With the Hatters kitted out in their new green away shirt, which when unveiled saw the club announce that a new tree would be planted at Power Court for every goal scored when worn, it led the 1,500 visiting fans who made the trip to the Pirelli Stadium have a whale of time throughout the contest. They serenaded their players with chants of 'Green Army’ during the warm-up, as the home supporters must have been left puzzled by the visiting faithful's obsession with saplings, as chants of 'we've got more trees than you,' and 'one tree to the Luton boys' made it a thoroughly entertaining encounter for those in the away end.

Back to the football though and the Hatters had made three changes to their side from the 1-0 loss against Cardiff City last weekend, Gideon Kodua, Jerry Yates and Zack Nelson all starting, the latter for the first time in League One this term. That saw skipper Kal Naismith dropped to the bench, Jordan Clark taking the captain's armband, joining Liam Walsh and Nahki Wells, where academy graduate Christian Chigozie was included along with summer addition Jake Richards.

With the hosts having two injuries to contend with early on, the opening 10 minutes were extremely stop-start, but Luton were able to get the momentum thanks to Lasse Nordas's first goal for the club on 18 minutes. It all came about from the masterful George Saville's brilliantly-timed tackle in the midfield, as he took man and ball, with Nelson collecting possession and instantly finding the Norwegian away to his left.

The forward, who had been without a goal in his previous 14 appearances since joining in January, took a touch and unleashed a low left-footed shot that took a slight deflection on its way through home keeper Jordan Amissah, much to the delight of the striker and his clearly overjoyed team-mates. The Brewers stopper did prevent Nordas from doubling his tally on 22 minutes, as Milli Alli's deflected cross was turned goalwards by the stretching forward, only the home keeper able to divert the ball away.

With half an hour gone, strike partner Jerry Yates missed a golden chance to open his Town account too, as Alli did excellently once more to fashion a crossing opportunity, his delivery taking a nick which clearly deceived Yates, who could only prod wide of an open goal from a few yards out. Albion showed they were a danger at set-pieces, a deep free kick met at the back post by an unmarked Udoka Godwin-Malife who forced Josh Keeley to parry behind.

The resulting corner was then bundled into the net but referee Peter Wright adjudged a hand to have been used in doing so and the equaliser was swiftly chalked off. In an entertaining first period, Luton were inches away on 37 minutes, Nelson picking the ball up around 25 yards from goal and having a pop, unleashing a terrific strike that beat Amissah but cannoned against the inside of the post and bounced away.

Town continued to play some impressive attacking football, particularly on the left, as a clever ball by Clark sent the overlapping Saville away, with his low cross just needing a team-mate to gamble and it was 2-0. Luton didn't need to wait too long to extend their advantage though, as on the stroke of half time, they won the ball back high up once more, Yates doing well and when Nelson's shot was saved by Amissah's legs, Alli thundered a superb first time shot that flew into the side-netting as he celebrated with his now trademark backflip.

With the away end in fine voice, Town just had to make sure they kept things tight from free kicks, Godwin-Malife escaping at the back post once more to see his volley into the six yard box importantly cleared by Clark. Having dominated the opening 45 minutes, Town didn't start with the same authority after the interval, as Jake Beesley got the better of McGuinness to see the whites of Keeley's eyes only to then fortunately curl wide.

Town, with Nelson, coming to the fore, were able to regain some authority, as they got their press right when pressurising their opponents, Kodua seeing his cross cleared away. However, the academy graduate did put even more breathing space between the teams with 59 minutes gone courtesy of a glorious move on the left.

Started by some nifty footwork from Clark, the midfielder found Nordas who powered forward and then waited for the perfect moment to slip in one of Town's own, able to waltz past an opponent and then slam in his first league goal for the club. Luton still weren't at their best defensively though, a cross from the left seeing Tyrese Shade left all alone just six yards out, his tame header fingertipped away by Keeley.

Town brought on Liam Walsh and Nahki Wells for Nelson and Yates, with the pair combining well, Walsh's crossfield pass leading to his fellow replacement firing in a blast that Amissah tipped over. Charlie Webster dragged tamely wide from 25 yards, at the other end Christ Makosso continued his vain search to score a first goal in English football, getting nowhere near once more this occasion, shanking woefully into the massed ranks of Luton fans who didn't appear to mind much, as they had their tree goals and most importantly, tree points.

Brewers: Jordan Amissah, Udoka Godwin-Malife (C), Jack Armer, Toby Sibbick, JJ McKiernan (Julian Larsson 46), Charlie Webster, Jake Beesley, Tyrese Shade (Fabio Tavares 81), Kyran Lofthouse, Dylan Williams (Kegs Chauke 46), Sebastian Revan (Jason Sraha 81).

Subs not used: Kamil Dudek, Jasper Moon, Josh Taroni.

Hatters: Jake Keeley, Gideon Kodua (Kal Naismith 78), Milli Alli (Cohen Bramall 89), Mark McGuinness, Christ Makosso, Nigel Lonwijk, George Saville, Jordan Clark, Zack Nelson (Liam Walsh 73), Lasse Nordås, Jerry Yates (Nahki Wells 73). Subs not used: James Shea, Jake Richards, Christian Chigozie.

Referee: Peter Wright.

Booked: Nelson 31.

Attendance: 4,487 (1,675 Hatters).

Bloomfield 'really enjoyed' watching his Luton side see off Burton Albion

Town boss reacts to 3-0 triumph against the Brewers

Luton boss Matt Bloomfield admitted that he ‘really enjoyed’ watching his Hatters side comprehensively see off Burton Albion 3-0 at the Pirelli Stadium this afternoon.

Following two defeats from three in the league, with just two goals scored in that time, then it felt like a big occasion in Staffordshire, and the Town player and supporters responded perfectly, Lasse Nordas with his first goal for the club on 14 minutes, squeezing his attempt beyond the dive of home keeper Jordan Amissah.

Town then had a second on the stroke of half time, Milli Alli thundering an effort into the net after picking up the rebound when Zack Nelson’s low drive was saved, before the Hatters' academy graduate added a third himself on the hour mark, with another impressive finish from Nordas’s incisive pass. Speaking about the display afterwards, Bloomfield said: “I really enjoyed watching us today, it looked and felt more like the team that we want to be.

"I thought Jerry Yates pressing the goalkeeper down in the first five seconds set the tone and the boys were inspired by that and followed suit. I thought we played on the front foot all afternoon, had to defend some balls in the box and we did so fairly well. There’s a couple of bits to tidy up on, but in the main we have to be happy with today.”

With Luton ending a hectic August on 12 points from a possible 18, sitting seventh in the table, and still expecting more business to be done in a transfer window which closes on Monday evening, asked to sum up the opening month, Bloomfield added: “Some good moments, some tough moments. A team that’s in evolution, a group that’s knitting together. Lots of change, lots of turnover in terms of players and probably if you were going to guess what it would give, it would probably give like it’s been. Slightly inconsistent but with some really nice moments and I can see the group gelling and I’m really excited for what’s to come.”