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Tomorrow afternoon sees the Alex travel to Accrington Stanley, who have former Alex loanee Michael Nottingham in their squad.

This Season:

They sit in 12th place following wins against Cambridge United, Doncaster Rovers, us, Shrewsbury Town, Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic, Lincoln City, Fleetwood Town, Bolton Wanderers, Rotherham United and Oxford United, they have drawn with Morecambe twice, Portsmouth, Gillingham, Shrewsbury, MK Dons and Sunderland while they have lost against Wycombe Wanderers, MK Dons, Sunderland, Wigan Athletic, Oxford, Cheltenham Town, Plymouth Argyle, Sheffield Wednesday, Burton Albion, AFC Wimbledon, Ipswich and Rotherham.

They lost to Oldham Athletic in the Carabao Cup 2nd Round in penalties after knocking out Rotherham United while they lost to Port Vale in the FA Cup 1st Round.

They finished top of their EFL Trophy group following wins against Barrow (on penalties), Leicester City’s Under-21s and Fleetwood before being knocked out by Wigan on penalties in Round 2.

Transfers:

Since the last meeting, they have signed defenders Mitch Clark, Rosaire Longelo and Jay Rich-Baghuelou, midfielder Ethan Hamilton and forward Korede Adedoyin on permanent deals while Marcel Lewis and Jovan Malcolm would join on loan deals.

Leaving the club were Dion Charles, who would join Bolton Wanderers on a permanent deal, as well as Harry Perritt, Kevin Spinelli and Joe Hardy on loan deals.

Head-to-Head:

Alex Wins: 7
Accrington Wins: 8
Draws: 1

Biggest Alex Win: 6-1 at Ewood Park in December 1992 (FA Cup)
Biggest Accrington Win: 2-0 at the Alexandra Stadium in October 2017

Last Meeting:

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Accrington Stanley, 21st August 2021

Michael Nottingham gave the visitors the win with the only goal in the 17th minute while Luke Offord would be sent off for the Alex a minute from time.

Alex: Richards; Ramsay (McFadzean 79), Offord, Thomas, Adebisi; Ainley, MacDonald (Griffiths 85), Murphy; Knight (Finney 59), Porter, Mandron

Stanley: Trafford; Sykes, Nottingham (Perritt 84), Rodgers; Pritchard, Butcher, Morgan, Pell (Mumbongo 57), McConville; Bishop, Charles (Sherring 72)

Played for Both:

The following players have been contracted to both teams:

Goalkeepers: Bertrand Bossu, Andrew Dawber, Ross Etheridge, Stuart Jones, Alan Martin, Paul Rachubka

Defenders: Omar Beckles, Martin Clark, Adam Dugdale, Nicky Hunt, Darran Kempson, Colin Murdock, Michael Nottingham, Mark Roberts, Gus Wilson

Midfielders: Wayne Goodison, Tony Grant, Lee Molyneux, Alan Navarro, Liam Nolan, Gary Roberts, James Robinson, Tariq Uwakwe

Forwards: Wes Fletcher, Andy Gayle, John Miles, Michael Symes, Offrande Zanzala

Officials:

The officials for this game have been announced here with Samuel Barrott the referee, Steven Rushton and Mark Cunliffe are his assistants with Anthony Backhouse the fourth official. The following Crewe games have been refereed by Barrott in the last 5 years:

  • Crewe Alexandra 4-2 Swindon Town (1st December 2020) – Powell, Ng, Lowery, Dale
  • Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Crewe Alexandra (11st September 2021) – Mandron

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