This afternoon sees Crewe Alexandra travel to Oakwell to face Barnsley in the FA Cup 2nd Round with the winners of the tie earning themselves £67,000 in prize money and a potential tie against a Premier League side in the next round.
This Season:
They sit in 6th place in League 1 with 9 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
They beat Bolton Wanderers in the FA Cup 1st Round and lost against Leeds United in the 2nd round of the Carabao Cup (after knocking out Middlesbrough). They finished 2nd in their EFL Trophy group after a defeat against Lincoln City and wins against Newcastle United’s Under-21s and Doncaster Rovers before losing to Port Vale in midweek.
Transfers:
This summer has seen the club make 12 signings – 8 permanent and 4 season-long loans. Goalkeepers Jamie Searle was joined by defenders Robbie Cundy, Conor McCarthy and loanees Tom Edwards and Ziyad Larkeche. Midfielders Luca Connell, Nicky Cadden and Adam Phillips also arrived while forwards James Norwood, Jack Butterfill and loanees Slobodan Tedic and Josh Martin complete their signings.
They have allowed 18 players to leave the club permanently while 8 players have left the club on loan deals.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 14
Barnsley Wins: 27 (3 in FA Cup)
Draws: 15 (1 in FA Cup)
Biggest Alex Win: 2-0 at Oakwell in May 2000
Biggest Barnsley Win: 7-1 at Oakwell in December 1932
Last Meeting
Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Barnsley, 5th January 2020 (FA Cup)
Jacob Brown opened the scoring in the 3rd minute for the visitors before Paul Green equalised in the 48th minute. Conor Chaplin would give the Tykes the lead again with 15 minutes to play before Luke Thomas would extend the lead in stoppage time.
Crewe: Jaaskelainen; Ng, Wintle, Hunt, Pickering; Ainley (Finney 82), Green, Lowery; Powell, Anene, Kirk (Dale 76)
Barnsley: Collins; Williams, Diaby, Andersen, Odour (Williams 78); Brown, Thomas, Mowatt; Dougall; Chaplin, Simoes (Schmidt 72)
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Marlon Beresford, David Button, Nick Colgan, Patrick Kelly, Martin Taylor, Ross Turnbull
Defenders: Steve Davis, Stephen Foster, Bert Hodgkinson, Adie Moses, Gareth Page, Barry Swallow
Midfielders: James Bailey, David Fox, Wayne Goodison, Craig Hignett, Harold Kay, John Kelly, Chris Lumsdon, Cameron Park, James Stothert, Geoff Thomas, Mitch Ward
Forwards: David Boyle, Billy Clayson, Peter Cunningham, Chris Dagnall, Darren Foreman, Ron Futcher, Danny Haynes, Lee Jones, Alex Kiwomya, John Manning, Peter McArdle, Eddie McMorran, James Moore, Marc Richards, Mike Shaw, Jon Walters, Ashley Ward, Neil Warnock
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with T0m Reeves the referee, Anthony Moore and Darren Wilding are his assistants with Ed Duckworth the fourth official. Reeves has refereed the following Crewe games:
- Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Wigan Athletic (5th October 2021) – Finney, og
- Wigan Athletic 2-0 Crewe Alexandra (15th February 2022)
