Burton Albion have sacked head coach Mark Robinson following a run of seven successive defeats in all competitions.

Robinson, 58, left his previous job as Chelsea’s development squad boss to become Burton head coach in June.

But he won only one of his 14 games in charge – in the EFL Trophy – and the club’s Scandinavian owners decided enough was enough following Tuesday’s 3-2 home loss to Wycombe Wanderers.

The Brewers are bottom of the League One table with four points from 11 games, already 11 points from safety.

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