Tomorrow afternoon, Crewe Alexandra host Accrington Stanley at the Alexandra Stadium with Kelvin Mellor amongst the visitors’ squad.
This Season:
This season sees the ‘Owd Reds sitting in 10th place having beaten Newport County, Harrogate Town, Salford City, Sutton United, Forest Green Rovers, Grimsby Town, MK Dons, AFC Wimbledon and Wrexham, they have drawn with Barrow, Morecambe and Doncaster Rovers while they have lost against Gillingham, Notts County, Mansfield Town, Tranmere Rovers, Stockport County, Colchester United, Crawley Town, Bradford City and Swindon Town.
They lost against Doncaster after extra time in the FA Cup 1st Round after a replay and against Bradford after extra time in the Carabao Cup 1st Round. In the EFL Trophy, they finished top in their group after wins against Carlisle United and Harrogate before losing to Nottingham Forest’s Under-21s in the final group game with them beating Lincoln City in the second round on Tuesday night.
Transfers:
This summer has seen them make 3 permanent and 6 loan signings while 17 players have left the club permanently with Alex Henderson, Jack McIntyre, Owen Devonport, Jack Massey, Oliver Patrick and Jack Massey leaving on loan deals.
Joining the ranks at the Crown Ground are goalkeeper Jack McIntyre, defender Mellor and midfielder Ben Woods. Goalkeepers Jon McCracken and Joe Walsh, defenders Brad Hills, Lewis Shipley and Joe Gubbins and forward Josh Andrews have joined the club on loan.
Leaving the club permanently were Mo Sangare, Mitch Clark, Max Clayton, Rhys-James Fenion, Brandon Gough, Joe Hardy, Calvin Harper, Enock Lusiama, Harvey Monk, Dylan Moonan, Anthony Mancini, Jasper Newton, Michael Nottingham, Harvey Rodgers, Alhagi Sisay, David Morgan and Ethan Hamilton.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 7
Accrington Wins: 9
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 4-1 Crewe Alexandra, 12th February 2022
Ross Sykes opened the scoring in the 12th minute with Tommy Leigh doubling the lead in the 51st minute. Sykes (60) and Sean McConville (64) added more goals for the hosts with Dan Agyei scoring a consolation in stoppage time.
Crewe: Richards; Alebiosu (Murphy 68), Johnson, O’Riordan, Offord, Uwakwe; Robertson, Griffiths, Harper (Ainley 61); Agyei, Porter (Long 68)
Booked – Agyei 16, Johnson 63, Alebiosu 67
Stanley: Savin; Clark, Sykes, Nottingham, Amankwah; Leigh, Butcher (Conneely 58), Hamilton; Adedoyin (Longelo 65), Bishop; McConville (Lewis 70)
Booked – Butcher 29, Sykes 90
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, Kelvin Mellor, Colin Murdock, Michael Nottingham, Mark Roberts, Gus Wilson
Midfielders: Daniel Barlaser, Wayne Goodison, Tony Grant, Lee Molyneux, Alan Navarro, Liam Nolan, Gary Roberts, James Robinson, Tariq Uwakwe
Forwards: Courtney Baker-Richardson, Wes Fletcher, Andy Gayle, John Miles, Michael Symes, Offrande Zanzala
Officials:
The EFL have announced that Paul Howard is tomorrow’s referee with Alistair Nelson and Mark Jones assisting him and Richard Woodward the fourth official. The following Crewe games have been refereed by Howard in the last 5 years:
- Crewe Alexandra 0-6 Oxford United (10th April 2021)
- Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Morecambe (21st September 2021) – Mandron
- Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Grimsby Town (4th February 2023)
