Tomorrow afternoon sees Crewe Alexandra face Bolton Wanderers in the second home game of this week.
This Season:
They sit in 11th place following wins against Lincoln City twice, Oxford United twice, Ipswich Town twice, Charlton Athletic twice, Shrewsbury Town twice, us, Doncaster Rovers, Sunderland, Cambridge United, AFC Wimbledon and Gillingham, they’ve drawn with MK Dons, AFC Wimbledon, Burton Albion, Gillingham, Cheltenham Town and Morecambe twice whilst they have lost against Cambridge, Rotherham United twice, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan Athletic, Plymouth Argyle twice, Portsmouth, Wycombe Wanderers twice, Fleetwood Town, Accrington Stanley, Burton and MK Dons.
They lost to Wigan in the Carabao Cup 2nd Round after knocking out Barnsley (both on penalties) while they lost to Stockport County in the FA Cup 1st Round after a replay.
They finished top of their EFL Trophy group following wins against Port Vale, Liverpool’s Under-21s and Rochdale. They would knock out Fleetwood Town in Round 2 before losing to Hartlepool United in the 3rd Round.
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they have signed midfielders Aaron Morley, Kieran Sadlier and Kyle Dempsey as well as forward Jon Dadi Bodvarsson on permanent deals while goalkeeper James Trafford and defender Marlon Fossey on loan deals.
They have allowed Ryan Colvin, Ali Crawford, Eoin Doyle, Matt Gilks, Harry Brockbank, Dennis Politic and Bright Amoateng on permanent deals while 5 players have left the club on loan deals.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 6
Bolton Wins: 13
Draws: 6
Biggest Alex Win: 3-1 at the University of Bolton Stadium in February 1999
Biggest Bolton Win: 4-1 at the University of Bolton Stadium in December 2000
Last Meeting:
Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Crewe Alexandra, 12th November 2021
Josh Sheehan opened the scoring in the 50th minute from the penalty spot before Amadou Bakayoko would double the score 4 minutes later.
Alex: Richards; Adebisi, Offord, Thomas, Williams, McFadzean; Lowery, Robertson, Gomes; Mandron (Porter 76), Long (Kashket 70)
Bolton: Dixon; Isgrove, Santos, Aimson, John; William, Sheehan; Kachunga, Lee, Afolayan; Bakayoko (Amaechi 87)
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Adam Bogdan, David Felgate, Will Jaaskelainen, Paul Rachubka, Ben Williams
Defenders: Sagi Burton, Neil Cox, Mark Ellis, Nicky Hunt, Fred Halliday, Jon Otsemobor, Warwick Rimmer, Eric Snookes, Chris Stokes
Midfielders: William Galley, Geoff Gay, Frank Marsh, Danny Murphy, Luke Murphy, Antoni Sarcevic, Sammy Sharp
Forwards: Max Clayton, Wyn Davies, Clayton Donaldson, Wayne Entwistle, John Manning, Frank Roberts, Steve Saunders, Joe Smith, Jonathan Walters
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Sam Purkiss the referee, Joe Clark and Chris Isherwood are his assistants with Mark Cunliffe the fourth official. The following Crewe games have been refereed by Purkiss in the last 5 years:
- Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Eastleigh (10th December 2019, FA Cup) – Anene (2), og
- Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Oldham Athletic (8th February 2020) – Jones, Kirk
