Tomorrow evening sees Crewe Alexandra host Accrington Stanley at the Alexandra Stadium with both teams just outside the play-offs heading the final third of the season.
This Season:
They sit in 7th place in the league following wins against Peterborough United, AFC Wimbledon, Rochdale, Fleetwood Town, Northampton Town, Swindon Town, us, MK Dons, Gillingham, Charlton Athletic, Hull City, Bristol Rovers, Doncaster Rovers, they have drawn with Lincoln City, Shrewsbury Town twice, Blackpool, Plymouth Argyle, Northampton and Lincoln City while they have lost against Burton Albion, Oxford United, Ipswich Town, Wigan Athletic, Gillingham, Hull City, Plymouth.
They lost in the 1st Round in both the FA Cup and EFL Cup to Tranmere Rovers and Burton (on penalties) respectively while they finished 2nd in their EFL Trophy group after wins against Leeds United’s Under-21s and Barrow either side of a defeat on penalties against Blackpool. They would eliminate Manchester United’s youngsters in Round 2 before a defeat against Lincoln in Round 3.
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they have signed former Alex loanee Gary Roberts and David Morgan on permanent deals as well as bringing in Paul Smyth and Adam Phillips on loan deals. They have also allowed youngsters Jack Bolton, Rhys Fenlon and Harry Perritt to all join Southport on loan deals until the end of the season.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 7
Accrington Wins: 7
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:
Accrington Stanley 1-0 Crewe Alexandra, 28th November 2020
Colby Bishop scored the only goal of the game in the 59th minute, following up from a Matt Butcher free-kick that was saved by Will Jaaskelainen.
Alex: Jaaskelainen; Ng, Lancashire, Offord, Pickering; Lowery (Ainley 73), Wintle (Murphy 84), Finney; Dale (Powell 78), Porter (Zanzala 84), Kirk
Stanley: Savin; Nottingham, Hughes, Burgess; Rodgers (Cassidy 73), Russell (Sangare 46), Conneely, Butcher, Pritchard; Charles, Bishop
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
Forwards: Wes Fletcher, Andy Gayle, John Miles, Michael Symes, Offrande Zanzala
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Brett Huxtable the referee, Mark Cunliffe and Peter Gooch are his assistants with Ravel Cheosiaua the fourth official. The following Crewe games have been refereed by Huxtable in the last 5 years:
- Cheltenham Town 2-0 Crewe Alexandra (27th August 2016)
- Notts County 4-1 Crewe Alexandra (3rd February 2018) – Miller
- Newport County 1-0 Crewe Alexandra (11th August 2018)
- Cheltenham Town 0-0 Crewe Alexandra (15th September 2018)
- Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Oldham Athletic (8th December 2018)
