Burton must respond to 'gift-wrapped' loss - Bowyer

Frustrated Burton boss Gary Bowyer said he had to "make sure it wasn't Christmas Day" during Saturday's League One defeat by Huddersfield with the way his side "gifted" goals away - and said this week will help him see "what they're made of". The Brewers have made a solid start to the season and were unbeaten at home before their 3-1 loss to the Terriers in which all the visitors' goals came from defensive errors. "I just had to go and check my calendar because we were very, very generous in what we gave Huddersfield," Bowyer told BBC Radio Derby. "We can't change in terms of the personnel and the way we're going to have to play, but you can't make those mistakes - just fundamental basics of looking after the football." Bowyer said the fact he had to call on teenagers Sulyman Krubally and Zac Scutt, the latter making his debut, as part of his efforts to change things from the bench highlighted why errors cost Burton so dear. "I think you saw the difference in the vision of the two clubs - they're gunning for automatic promotion and they've got the squad," said Bowyer. "I'm bringing on Sully, who's 18, and Scutty, who's 18 - so that's the gulf. "But it doesn't stop you winning your duels. It doesn't stop you running hard and I felt they ran harder than we did. "They're the best team in the league but we gifted them the goals. I thought the presents we gave them reminded me of Harrods - when you get the lovely gift wrap and the box has got the glitter in the wrap." The Brewers will now hope to regroup with Tuesday's trip to Grimsby in the Jersey Mike's Trophy before next Saturday's League One game at Doncaster Rovers. "I'm looking forward now because we see what they're made of," Bowyer said. "We've lost a couple of games but it's the manner [of Huddersfield] that sits differently to the others. So I'm really looking forward to see how they respond." All the latest Burton Albion news