Burton Albion 1-2 Shrewsbury Town
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Goals early in each half from Curtis Main and Harry Chapman helped Shrewsbury condemn Burton to a second successive 2-1 defeat, while easing their own relegation fears in the process.
Shrewsbury weathered early Burton pressure to grab a seventh-minute lead.
A free-kick was played to Nathanael Ogbeta on the left, his deflected cross bounced awkwardly inside the penalty area and Main claimed a crucial touch to glance it beyond Ben Garratt as Tom Hamer frantically tried to clear off the line.
Michael Bostwick headed into the side netting on the stroke of half-time as Albion struggled to break down an obdurate Shrewsbury defence.
The second half followed the same pattern, as Albion came out strong, only to be caught cold when Ogbeta crossed for Chapman to volley home.
On the hour Albion halved their arrears, Sean Clare driving into the box to drill a rising drive beyond Harry Burgoyne. But, despite late pressure, the visitors held on to take the points.
Match report supplied by PA Media.