Burton Albion boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink felt that his Brewers side made only one mistake in their clash against Bolton Wanderers which was allowing the Whites to find the back of the net after not allowing their opponents to come to the Pirelli Stadium and play their normal game.
The Brewers went ahead thanks to Joe Powell's close range finish after eight minutes and things got worse shortly when John Brayford headed past James Trafford.
Wanderers then went three down on 18 minutes when Brayford headed home his second of the game as Bolton conceded three goals from set pieces.
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Bolton improved a bit after the break and reduced the deficit late on when Dion Charles came off the bench to grab one back before full-time, but Wanderers ultimately tasted defeat at the Pirelli Stadium.
Speaking after three points for his side, Hasselbaink felt the Brewers were punished with the only mistake they made with Charles scoring as he believed his side did not allow Wanderers to play their usual game in the encounter.
He told the club website: "We have been waiting for that kind of start, that kind of performance. We played the conditions really well and the set pieces and long throw ins gave them a problem and the execution was good.
“Our energy, our willingness to press and close them down was really good. We won our duels as well.
“We knew in the second half there would be a reaction as their manager would be angry. We expected them to come out of the dressing room in a different frame of mind and they did. They had people coming off the bench who made them stronger and that put us on the back foot.
“At times we played the result more than we played the game, but overall, we only made one mistake and got punished at the very end.
“It was a very good performance and a very important three points.
"They had one shot at goal in the first half which Ben Garratt saved, and we played the majority in their half. We had a few people with really solid performances, especially the older guard who rolled their sleeves up and showed the young players.
“They are a good playing side and if you let them play, they hurt you. We didn’t allow them to come here and play and that’s what we needed tonight.”
