Opposition view: Bowyer says Burton didn't even play that well to crush Cobblers

Jake Beesley’s early penalty set Burton on their way to a crushing victory as Cobblers made a catalogue of defensive errors. Jake Armer added a second, Max Dyche’s own goal made it three and then Tyrese Shade bagged himself a brace.

"I have to say, performance-wise, I didn’t think it was one of our better ones,” said Bowyer. “I thought we played better against both Wycombe and Stevenage but we were ruthless with our execution today and we scored at the right times.

"We were good in terms of scoring goals at good times and the one just before half-time was really important. I was actually a bit disappointed that we didn’t play better with the ball, especially second half, and I felt we could have been better in the second half.

"W had 10 missing today but that epitomises what this group is about and we’ll enjoy today and then move on to our next game because they come quickly.”