Burton Albion 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers
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Burton eased their relegation fears with a precious win over play-off chasers Wycombe despite playing the second half with 10 men.
Dale Taylor and Joe Powell struck in the opening 18 minutes to put Burton in charge, but they were reduced to 10 men on the stroke of half-time when Deji Oshilaja was sent off.
Wycombe spurned the chance to pull a goal back in the 79th minute when Joe Jacobson missed from the penalty spot, and although Tjay De Barr did it make it 2-1 later on, the Chairboys could not find an equaliser.
Albion took the lead in the 10th minute when Taylor celebrated his call-up to the senior Northern Ireland squad by calmly slotting past Wycombe keeper Max Stryjek after good work from strike partner Josh Walker.
Powell then produced a stunning finish to make it 2-0 eight minutes later with a curling finish which had Stryjek grasping at thin air as it flew into the top corner.
Albion had a real stranglehold on the game and Charlie Kirk was denied a third for the hosts by Chris Forino's superb block.
However, Burton's hopes took a hit just before half-time when Oshilaja was sent off by referee Lee Swabey for a strong challenge on Lewis Wing.
Nick Freeman's deflected shot crashed back off the post as Wycombe looked for an early response in the second half.
The visitors were awarded a penalty with 11 minutes left for Jasper Moon's aerial challenge on Forino, but Jacobson contrived to fire his spot-kick over the bar.
Substitute De Barr set up a grandstand finish, heading home Garath McCleary's corner with five minutes to go, but Burton held on.
Match report supplied by PA Media.