Two wins from 24 games simply was not good enough and, on Good Friday, Zola’s players were involved in a bust-up at Rotherham.
But they showed little fight here and the writing was on the wall when Lukas Jutkiewicz fired wide of an open goal in the fourth minute.
Lloyd Dyer pounced to net Burton’s first before half timeRex Features
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It was all Burton after that. Clough’s side took the lead nine minutes before the break after a clanger from keeper Tomasz Kuszcak, who spilled Lucas Akins shot, and Lloyd Dyer netted the rebound.
Zola took Kuszcak off at half-time and Burton pressed for a second.
It came six minutes after the break when Akins collected the ball from a corner before turning and firing home from six yards.
Lucas Akins netted the second for Burton to leave Brum in troubleRex Features
That brought chants from the crowd aimed at Zola — and Burton could have had two more goals.
Luke Varney drilled a shot against the post and Jackson Irvine ballooned over.
Burton are now four points clear of the bottom three and Clough said: “It was an honest performance and a wonderful result.
“I don’t know Gianfranco but I know football management can be horrible at times.”
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