The 20-year-old will remain with the League Two club until March 15.
Lenihan has scored one goal in 13 games for the Brewers since he arrived at the Pirelli Stadium back in October.
Burton continue their league campaign on Tuesday when they entertain AFC Wimbledon.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 56 |
| 2 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 54 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 51 |
| 4 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 48 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | Stockport CountyStockport | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 41 |
| 7 | Reading | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 41 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 38 |
| 9 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 39 | -1 | 38 |
| 10 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 37 |
| 11 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 34 |
| 13 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 34 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 31 |
| 16 | Exeter CityExeter | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 31 |
| 17 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 30 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 39 | -14 | 28 |
| 19 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 26 |
| 20 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 26 |
| 21 | Crawley TownCrawley | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 21 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 45 | -19 | 20 |
| 23 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 45 | -21 | 18 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 25 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 15 |
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