Tomorrow afternoon sees Crewe Alexandra host Gillingham at the Alexandra Stadium, the visitors’ squad set to contain former Alex strikers Scott Kashket and Mika Mandron who both left for the Gills this summer.
This Season:
They sit in 18th place in the league after beating Rochdale and Sutton United, they have drawn against Walsall, Swindon Town, Grimsby Town and Hartlepool United while they have lost to AFC Wimbledon, Tranmere Rovers, Harrogate Town, Carlisle United and Mansfield Town.
They lost to Exeter City in the Carabao Cup 2nd Round on penalties after defeating AFC Wimbledon in Round 1 while they beat Charlton Athletic and lost to Brighton & Hove Albion’s Under-21s in their EFL Trophy group that also contains Colchester United.
Transfers:
This summer has seen the club make 16 signings, 10 permanent and 6 season-long loan deals. Goalkeepers Jake Turner and loanees Ashley Maynard-Brewer and Glenn Morris are joined by defenders Will Wright, Cheye Alexander, Robbie McKenzie, Elkan Baggott, Ryan Law and Haji Mnoga (the last 3 are loanees). Midfielders Dom Jefferies and Shaun Williams also arrive while forwards Kashket, Mandron, Lewis Walker and loanee Hakeeb Adelakun complete the signings.
They have allowed 12 players to leave the club permanently, including former Alex striker Vadaine Oliver, while midfielder Joseph Gbode has joined Hastings United on loan.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 23
Gills Wins: 22
Draws: 8
Biggest Alex Win: 4-1 at the Alexandra in November 2004
Biggest Gills Win: 4-0 at Priestfield Stadium in December 1962
Last Meeting
Gillingham 1-0 Crewe Alexandra, 1st February 2022
Danny Lloyd would score the only goal of the game in the 16th minute from the penalty spot.
Alex: Jaaskelainen; Alebiosu, Sass-Davies, Offord, Uwakwe; Lowery, Murphy, Finney (Ainley 73); Agyei, Mandron (Porter 43), Long (Sambou 33)
Gills: Chapman; Masterson, Ehmer, Tucker; McKenzie, O’Keefe, Lee, Tutonda; Lloyd (Jackson 85); Kelman (Phillips 69), Carayol (Oliver 45)
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Bertrand Bossu, Phil Kite, Steve Mautone
Defenders: Gary Armstrong, Don Campbell, Darren Carr, Donervon Daniels, Sam Davies, Geoff Hudson, Peter Johnson, Ian Macowat, Ben Nugent, Efe Sodje, David Wright
Midfielders: Billy Bingham, Roger Challis, Justin Cochrane, John Crabbe, Phil Handford, Danny Hollands, Terry Nicholl, Les Riggs, Scott Robertson
Forwards: Harry Anstiss, Bill Baldwin, Febian Brandy, Chris Dickson, Jack Doran, Peter Henderson, Francis Joseph, Scott Kashket, Mikael Mandron, Lee Matthews, Fred Morris, Vadaine Oliver
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Robert Madden the referee, Steven Plane and Adam Ricketts are his assistants with Alex Gray the fourth official. This is the first Crewe game refereed by Madden.
