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Manchester United’s academy striker Joe Hugill performed 90 minutes together with added time as Burton Albion have been overwhelmed by League One rivals Cheltenham.
Burton took the lead simply earlier than the break when substitute Steve Seddon gave his aspect the lead.
Nonetheless, Cheltenham got here out weapons blazing after the interval and didn’t take lengthy to revive parity as they discovered the again of the online simply six minutes after half-time by means of Matt Taylor.
Cheltenham would go on to take the lad 20 minutes later courtesy of defender Curtis Davies. Because it turned out, his end was sufficient for Darrell Clarke’s males to safe the victory on the Pirelli Stadium.
It was a big blow for Hugill and Burton who proved incapable of constructing on their earlier win in opposition to 10-man Stevenage.
From a United fan’s perspective, the worrying that is that after once more, Hugill struggled to make an influence within the match.
The 20-year-old nonetheless has the one objective to his identify, which he scored on his debut for the League One outfit.
Towards Cheltenham, Hugill registered two photographs, each of which did not hit their mark and didn’t in any respect bother Luke Southwood between the sticks.
He launched into one dribble, which he didn’t full.
Hugill had 33 touches of the ball throughout the time he was on the pitch. One other factor he struggled with was his passing. The ahead tried to search out his teammates with 18 passes, however solely managed to ship 5, managing a move completion charge of 28%.
The younger United participant tried two crosses and launched two lengthy balls, efficiently connecting together with his goal on one cross however lacking on each lengthy makes an attempt.
Defensively, Hugill additionally confronted challenges. He engaged in three floor duels however didn’t win any and was concerned in twenty aerial challenges, managing to outperform the Cheltenham gamers solely 4 occasions.
He turned over the ball 22 occasions and dedicated two fouls.
The Englishman additionally did not make a deal with, clearance or interception.
(Stats obtained from Sofascore)
Hugill shall be hoping for higher fortunes when Burton host Studying this weekend.
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