Tomorrow evening sees Crewe Alexandra travel to MK Dons, this game having been re-arranged from the last international break.
This Season:
They sit in 3rd place following wins against Charlton Athletic twice, Accrington Stanley, Portsmouth twice, Gillingham, Wycombe Wanderers twice, Wigan Athletic, us, Cambridge United twice, Burton Albion twice, Morecambe, Lincoln City twice, AFC Wimbledon, Sunderland, Bolton Wanderers, Rotherham United, Cheltenham Town and Shrewsbury, they have drawn against Bolton, Ipswich Town twice, Cheltenham, Fleetwood Town twice, Plymouth Argyle, Gillingham, Accrington and Wigan while they have lost against Sunderland, Doncaster Rovers twice, Shrewsbury, Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford United.
They lost to AFC Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup 1st Round while they lost to Stevenage at the same stage of the FA Cup after a replay.
They finished 2nd in their EFL Trophy group following wins against Burton and Wycombe before losing to Aston Villa’s Under-21s in the final group game. They would beat Leyton Orient on penalties in Round 2 before losing at Charlton in Round 3.
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they have signed goalkeeper Jamie Cumming (on loan), defenders Brandon Mason and Kaine Kesler Hayden (on loan), midfielders Matt Smith, Dan Kemo and loanee Conor Coventry while forwards Connor Wickham and Theo Corbeanu, the latter on loan, completing the signings.
They have allowed goalkeepers Laurie Walker and Andy Fisher, midfielder Matt O’Riley and forward Charlie Brown to leave on permanent deals while John Freeman, Zak Jules, Brooklyn Ilunga and Lewis Johnson have left the club on loan deals.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 6
Dons Wins: 4
Draws: 3
Biggest Alex Win: 2-0 at the Alexandra Stadium in January 2014
Biggest Dons Win: 6-1 at Stadium:MK in September 2014
Last Meeting:
Crewe Alexandra 1-4 MK Dons, 30th October 2021
Mo Eisa would open the scoring in the 11th minute before Chris Long would equalise 7 minutes after the break. Matt O’Riley restored the visitors’ lead on 64 minutes before Eisa would miss a penalty 4 minutes later. Peter Kioso got their third with 8 minutes to play with substitute Matt Watters getting the final goal in stoppage-time.
Alex: Jaaskelainen; Adebisi, Offord, Daniels, McFadzean; Robertson, Murphy (Knight 70), Lowery (Gomes 79); Long, Mandron (Porter 78), Bennett
Dons: Fisher; O’Hora, Darling, Lewington; Kioso, O’Riley, McEachran (Boateng 70), Kasumu, Harvie (Jules 86); Twine, Eisa (Watters 75)
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Ademola Bankole, Paul Rachubka
Defenders: Jon Otsemobor, James Tunnicliffe, Danny Woodards
Midfielders: Chuks Aneke, Mark Carrington, Jake Livermore, Anthony McNamee, Alan Navarro
Forwards: Jordan Bowery, Simon Church, Ryan Colclough, Tom Hitchcock, Ryan Lowe, Nicky Maynard, John Miles, Dean Morgan, Daniel Powell, Ryan Seager, Allan Smart, Stephen Walker
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Ross Joyce the referee, Samuel Ogles and Greg Read are his assistants with Declan Bourne the fourth official. The following Crewe games have been refereed by Joyce in the last 5 years:
- Accrington Stanley 3-2 Crewe Alexandra (8th April 2017) – Cooke, Dagnall
- Crewe Alexandra 0-5 Carlisle United (23rd September 2017)
- Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Port Vale (2nd November 2019)
- Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Macclesfield Town (22nd February 2020) – Porter, Walker
- Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Ipswich Town (30th January 2021) – Kirk
- Fleetwood Town 0-2 Crewe Alexandra (20th April 2021) – Dale, Porter
- Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Burton Albion (18th September 2021) – Bennett (2)
- Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Doncaster Rovers (1st December, EFL Trophy) – Knight, Finney
