Tomorrow afternoon sees the final of three straight home games as AFC Wimbledon are the visitors to the Alexandra Stadium with cheaper than normal admission available for this game (more info here).
This Season:
They sit in 14th place in the league after beating Gillingham, Crawley Town, Colchester United twice, Rochdale, Harrogate Town, Leyton Orient, Tranmere Rovers and Grimsby Town, drawn against Hartlepool United, Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City, us, Salford City, Swindon Town and Newport County while they have lost against Mansfield Town, Barrow, Stockport County, Northampton Town, Carlisle United, Walsall and Sutton United twice.
They lost to Chesterfield in the 2nd Round of the FA Cup (after beating Weymouth following a replay in the previous round) and lost to Gillingham in the Carabao Cup 1st Round. They won their EFL Trophy group after beating Aston Villa’s Under-21s and Crawley Town before losing on penalties to Portsmouth in the final group game, beat Sutton United in Round 2 before losing on penalties to Plymouth Argyle in the following round.
Transfers:
There have been no player movements into the club while Kwaku Frimpong and Quaine Bartley have moved on loan to Potters Bar Town and Wingate & Finchley respectively.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 3
Dons Wins: 1
Draws: 2
Biggest Alex Win: 3-1 at Kingsmeadow in October 2011
Biggest Dons Win: 3-2 at Plough Lane in November 2021
Last Meeting
AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Crewe Alexandra, 25th October 2022
Ayoub Assal gave the hosts the lead in first-half stoppage time before Rio Adebisi equalised with his first senior goal in the 62nd minute. Arthur Okonkwo would save Josh Davison’s 75th-minute penalty to ensure that the Alex returned to South Cheshire with a share of the points.
Crewe: Okonkwo; Adebisi (King 78), Offord, Mellor, Williams, Uwakwe; Thomas, Tabiner (Brook 70), O. Finney (Sambou 46); Agyei, Baker-Richardson
Dons: Tzanev; Gunter, Kalambayi, Brown (Woodyard 43), Currie; Maghoma, Towler; Chislett (Senior 84), Pell. Assal; Davison
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Will Jaaskelainen
Defenders: Semi Ajayi, Danny Blanchett, Chris Hussey, Rod McDonald, Mat Mitchel-King, Terell Thomas
Midfielders: n/a
Forwards: Dan Agyei
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Christopher Pollard the referee, Lee Freeman and Jake Topp are his assistants with Matthew Parry the fourth official. Pollard has refereed the following Crewe games in the last 5 years:
- Macclesfield Town 1-1 Crewe Alexandra (21st January 2020)
- Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Hull City (2nd April 2021) – Porter
