Match Stats

Eight Home Wins In A Row Sees Alex Move Top

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Goals from Chris Porter, Charlie Kirk and Ryan Wintle saw Crewe Alexandra defeat Stevenage at the Alexandra Stadium yesterday afternoon, despite a late goal from Charlie Carter, that saw the Alex move to the top of the league with 9 games left to play. This victory would be the 8th home win in a row which would be the first time that we have got to that run since the 1937/38 season (we would win the final 10 home games in that season).

Manager David Artell made 2 changes from Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at Exeter City with Kirk and Callum Ainley coming into the team for Stephen Walker and Paul Green respectively. Both of those dropped down to the bench while Owen Dale replaced Tom Lowery on the bench. Former Alex defender Ben Nugent would start for the visitors.

The Alex started on the front foot with Ainley then Powell testing Paul Farman in the visitors’ goal inside the opening 5 minutes before they took the lead on the quarter-hour mark with James Jones’ left-wing cross headed home off the post by Porter. He could have had a second a minute later but for hitting the bar and a linesman’s flag.

More chances came in the first-half with Kirk denied by Farman before he would almost turn provider for Daniel Powell who couldn’t hit the target from a narrow-angle.

Into the second half where Kirk was again foiled again by Farman before the second goal would come on 64 minutes. After playing a one-two with Wintle, it was Kirk who finished into the bottom corner before a third was added 3 minutes later with Wintle’s 25-yard effort taking a massive deflection over Farman. Carter would get one back for the visitors in the final minute with a strike from the edge of the area but it was far too little too late.

Our next two games see a couple of away games, first at Mansfield Town next Saturday then the long trip to Colchester United the following Tuesday.

What can we learn from this game?

It was the kind of game that we needed following a tough game at Exeter in midweek but it was a case of doing enough to beat a side that have struggled this season, having had more managers this season than league wins (4 to 3), where we weren’t at our fluent best.

Yes, we could and should have been out of sight after the first half, but we’ll need to be better at Mansfield next week.

Crewe Alexandra
3 – 1
Stevenage

Alexandra Stadium

League 2

7/03/2020 3:00 pm

Attendance: 4263

Referee: Andy Haines

Crewe Alexandra Stevenage
Porter, Kirk, Wintle Carter
Jaaskelainen Farman
Ng Wildin
Nottingham Digby
Offord Nugent
Pickering Leesley
Jones 78 Carter
Wintle Parrett 59
Ainley Lakin
 
Powell List 71
Porter 80 Cassidy 37
Kirk 77 Kemp

Substitutes

Richards Bastien
Green Soares
Finney 78 Kennedy
Hunt Sonupe
Anene 80 Carroll
Dale 77 Denton
Walker Mackail-Smith
 

Game Statistics

17 Goal attempts 10
9 On Target 2
9 Corners 1
3 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
64 % 36

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