A Tyrese Shade brace helped Burton go goal crazy in a 5-1 Boxing Day demolition of Northampton at the Pirelli Stadium.
Albion got off to the perfect start, raced into a commanding lead before the half hour and never relented, ruthlessly punishing a Cobblers side that ended the afternoon down to 10 men.
A Perfect Start Becomes a Rout
Albion got off to the perfect start with Jake Beesley firing home from the penalty spot on three minutes after Nesta Guinness-Walker had clumsily upended Kyran Lofthouse. Burton's afternoon got even better when Jack Armer bagged a first Brewers goal on his 50th league start for the club, the left-back seeing a shot saved by Ross Fitzsimons before making no mistake at the second attempt when Beesley's follow-up was blocked into his path.