Tomorrow afternoon sees Crewe Alexandra host Crawley Town at the Alexandra Stadium with the visitors’ squad containing former Alex defender Travis Johnson.
This Season:
This season sees The Red Devils sitting in 14th place having beaten Bradford City twice, MK Dons, Newport County, Tranmere Rovers, Grimsby Town, Sutton United, Accrington Stanley, Harrogate Town, Colchester United, Gillingham and Swindon Town, they have drawn with Salford City, Stockport County and Walsall while they have lost against Gillingham, Swindon, Doncaster Rovers, Wrexham, us Forest Green Rovers, Barrow, Notts County, Mansfield Town, AFC Wimbledon, MK Dons, Salford and Morecambe.
They lost to Exeter City in the Carabao Cup Round 1 and lost to Notts County at the same stage of the FA Cup. In the EFL Trophy, they topped their group after winning against Charlton Athletic and Aston Villa’s Under-21s either side of a penalties defeat to Sutton United before beating Bristol Rovers in Round 2 and losing against Peterborough United in the third round.
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they have signed goalkeeper Ryan Sandford and midfielder Jeremy Kelly on permanent deals as well as Mustapha Olagunju on loan while Jayden Davis and Sonny Fish have both left the club on loan deals.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 10
Town Wins: 3
Draws: 5
Biggest Alex Win: 6-0 at the Alexandra Stadium in March 2019
Biggest Town Win: 3-0 at Broadfield Stadium in December 1955
Last Meeting
Crawley Town 2-4 Crewe Alexandra, 21st October 2023
Klaidi Lolos gave the hosts the lead in the 15th minute before Shilow Tracey levelled the score 5 minutes later. Ronan Darcy once again gave the Red Devils the lead on 28 minutes before a 56th-minute Dion Conroy own goal, Courtney Baker-Richardson (75) and substitute Elliott Nevitt’s goal in stoppage-time saw the Alex leave with all three points.
Crewe: Davies; Adebisi, Offord, O’Riordan, Williams; Powell, Tabiner; Tracey (Rowe 82), White (Demetriou 61), Long (Nevitt 70); Baker-Richardson
Booked – Baker-Richardson 54, Nevitt 90
Crawley: Addai; Wright, Conroy, Maguire; Darcy (Roles 89), Kelly (Khaleel 89), Williams, Henry (Gordon 60), Tsaroulla; Orsi, Lolos
Booked – Conroy 2, Wright 45, Lolos 66, Williams 90
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Scott Shearer
Defenders: Dean Howell, Travis Johnson
Midfielders: Chris Atkinson, Andy Bond, John Crabbe, Anthony Grant, Dale Jasper, Jack Powell, Simon Walton
Forwards: Nicky Ajose, Lee Barnard, Paul Fishenden, Shaun Miller, Dean Morgan, Mathias Pogba, Daniel Powell
Officials:
The EFL have announced that Martin Coy is tomorrow’s referee with Jake Topp and Paul Stonier assisting him and Steven Plane the fourth official. Coy has refereed the following Crewe games in the last 5 years:
- Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Crewe Alexandra (8th March 2019)
- Crewe Alexandra 5-0 Morecambe (23rd November 2019) – Finney (2), Lowery, Kirk, Wintle
- Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Wigan Athletic (10th October 2020) – Offord, Pickering, Mandron
- Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Bristol Rovers (19th January 2021) – Kirk, Wintle, Lancashire
- Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s (9th November 2021, EFL Trophy) – Mandron (2), Robbins
- Hartlepool United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra (13th September 2022) – Agyei
- Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Doncaster Rovers (24th November 2023) – Offord, O’Riordan
