Tomorrow evening sees Crewe Alexandra travel to Doncaster Rovers, knowing that they could be relegated if they don’t win or they do win and both Fleetwood Town and Morecambe win. Both teams have players that will be familiar to the opposition fans with midfielder Madger Gomes in the Alex midfield while Rovers have former Alex midfielder Dan Gardner who 2 appearances back in 2010.
This Season:
They sit in 23rd place following wins against Morecambe, MK Dons, Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town, MK Dons, Sunderland, Lincoln City, Accrington Stanley, they have drawn against Portsmouth, Cambridge United, us, Lincoln, AFC Wimbledon and Fleetwood Town while they have lost against AFC Wimbledon, Sheffield Wednesday twice, Accrington Stanley, Rotherham United twice, Wigan Athletic twice, Plymouth Argyle twice, Ipswich Town twice, Wycombe Wanderers twice, Gillingham twice, Charlton Athletic, Bolton Wanderers, Burton Albion, Oxford United, Sunderland, Morecambe, Fleetwood, Cambridge, Portsmouth, Cheltenham and Charlton Athletic.
They were knocked out by Stoke City in the Carabao Cup 2nd Round after knocking Walsall out on penalties and would be eliminated from the FA Cup at the same stage by Mansfield Town after knocking out Scunthorpe United in the previous round.
They would finish 2nd in their EFL Trophy group after a defeat against Rotherham followed by wins against Manchester City’s Under-21s and Scunthorpe before losing to us in Round 2.
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they have signed goalkeeper Jonathan Mitchell, defenders Ollie Younger and Ben Jackson (loan), midfielder Adam Clayton and forwards Kieran Agard, Reo Griffiths, Josh Martin and Mipo Odubeko (the latter two on loan).
They have allowed forward Omar Bogle to join Hartlepool United permanently while 6 players have left the club on loan deals.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 35
Donny Wins: 42
Draws: 25
Biggest Alex Win: 8-0 at the Alexandra Stadium in December 2002, EFL Trophy
Biggest Donny Win: 6-0 at Belle Vue in April 1961
Last Meeting:
Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Doncaster Rovers, 1st December 2021 (EFL Trophy)
Ben Knight would open the scoring in the 33rd minute with Oli Finney adding the second 18 minutes from time.
Alex: Jaaskelainen; O’Riordan, Thomas, Offord; Ainley (Johnson 46), Murphy, Gomes (Lundstram 46), Woodthorpe (Tabiner 77); Finney; Mandron, Knight
Donny: Jones; Knoyle, Anderson, Olowu, Horton (Rowe 46); Smith, Galbraith; Dodoo, Barlow (Hasani 57), Hiwula; Cukur (Kuleya 68)
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Ademola Bankole, David Button, Ross Etheridge, Stuart Jones, Ross Turnbull
Defenders: Richard Annan, Donervon Daniels, Peter Johnson, Ryan Kirby, Stuart Mason, George Page, Aaron Taylor-Sinclair, Barry Swallow, Harry Worley
Midfielders: Peter Clark, Peter Farrell, Dan Gardner, Madger Gomes, Conor Grant, Paul Green, Scott Robertson, Jermaine Wright
Forwards: George Alcock, Billy Boardman, Jordan Bowery, Colin Cramb, Alan Daley, Paul Edwards, Uche Ikpeazu, Alex Kiwomya, Eddie McMorran, Mike Newell, George Ratcliffe, John Regan, Ray Sambrook, Barry Tait, Gareth Taylor, Albert Valentine, Robbie Wakenshaw, Billy Whitehurst
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Declan Bourne the referee, Ravel Cheosiaua and Marvyn Amphlett are his assistants with Declan Ford the fourth official. The following Crewe games have been refereed by Bourne in the last 5 years:
- Crewe Alexandra 3-4 Shrewsbury Town (10th November 2020, EFL Trophy) – Powell (2), Zanzala
- Wigan Athletic 2-0 Crewe Alexandra (17th April 2021)
- Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Lincoln City (7th December 2021) – Mandron (2)
