Tomorrow afternoon sees Crewe Alexandra host Leyton Orient in the FA Cup 1st Round, the visitors’ squad featuring former Alex defender Omar Beckles.
This game will be the first one managed by interim manager Lee Bell following Alex Morris stepping down as manager earlier today although Morris is set to be his assistant.
This Season:
They sit top in League 2 after beating Grimsby Town, Crawley Town, Mansfield Town, Colchester United, Hartlepool United, Tranmere Rovers, Rochdale, Walsall, Barrow, Carlisle United, Gillingham and Salford City, they have drawn against Swindon Town, Doncaster Rovers and Northampton Town with their only league loss coming against Newport County.
They lost to Forest Green Rovers in the Carabao Cup 1st Round while they finished bottom in their EFL Trophy group after beating Sutton United in the middle of defeats against Oxford United and Chelsea’s Under-21s.
Transfers:
This summer has seen the club make 8 signings, 4 permanent and 4 season-long loans. Defender Rob Hunt, midfielders Theo Archibald, George Moncur, Anthony Georgiou, Idris El Mizouni and Stephen Duke-McKenna with forwards Charlie Kelman and Jayden Wareham completing the signings (the latter 4 players being the loanees).
They have allowed 4 players to leave the club permanently while 7 players have left the club on loan deals.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 11
Orient Wins: 12
Draws: 9
Biggest Alex Win: 3-0 at the Alexandra Stadium in April 2017
Biggest Orient Win: 5-0 at the Alexandra Stadium in January 2007
Last Meeting
Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Leyton Orient, 28th January 2020
Charlie Kirk opened the scoring for the hosts in the 2nd minute before Daniel Powell added the second 2 minutes from time.
Crewe: Jaaskelainen; Ng, Nottingham, Offord (Ainley 85), Pickering; Green (Lowery 70), Wintle, Finney (Jones 74); Powell, Anene, Kirk
Orient: Sargeant; Marsh (Harrold 75), Brophy, Ekpiteta, Happe; Cisse (Angol 71), Clay, Wright; Wilkinson, Sotiriou, Maguire-Drew
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Ademola Bankole, David Button, Dean Greygoose, Adam Legzdins, Paul Rachubka, Mel Rees
Defenders: Omar Beckles, Mark Ellis, Billy Jones, Nicky Hunt, James Lamberton, Jimmy McKechnie, George Ray
Midfielders: Jamie Ness, Barry Silkman, Teddy Ware
Forwards: Lee Barnard, Jordan Bowery, Stan Bowles, Simon Church, Chris Dagnall, Paul Fishenden, Jack Holland, Scott Kashket, Alan Livingstone, Dean Morgan, Arthur Rigby, Darran Rowbotham, Andy Sussex, Michael Symes
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Sam Purkiss the referee, Billy Smallwood and Christopher Ward are his assistants with Scott Jackson the fourth official. The following Crewe games have been refereed by Purkiss:
- Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Eastleigh (10th December 2019, FA Cup) – Anene (2), og
- Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Oldham Athletic (8th February 2020) – Jones, Kirk
- Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Bolton Wanderers (19th March 2022)
