This afternoon sees Ipswich Town make the trip north to the Alexandra Stadium.
This Season:
They sit in 10th place following wins against Wigan Athletic, Bristol Rovers, Rochdale, Blackpool, Accrington Stanley, Gillingham, us, Shrewsbury Town, Plymouth Argyle and Burton Albion twice, they have drawn with MK Dons and Oxford United while they have lost against Doncaster Rovers, Lincoln City, Sunderland twice, Hull City, Charlton Athletic, Portsmouth, Swindon Town and Peterborough United.
They would beat Bristol Rovers in the first round of the EFL Cup before being knocked out by Fulham in Round 2 and lost to Portsmouth in the first round of the FA Cup. In their EFL Trophy group, they currently finished bottom of the group after defeats against Arsenal’s Under-21s and Crawley Town either side of a win over Gillingham.
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they have signed winger Luke Thomas from Barnsley and midfielder Josh Harrop from Preston North End, both on loan deals. They have also allowed goalkeeper Adam Przybek, full-back Janoi Donacien and midfielder Idris El Mizouni to leave the club on loan.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 3
Ipswich Wins: 11
Draws: 3
Biggest Alex Win: 2-1 at Portman Road in April 1999
Biggest Ipswich Win: 5-1 at Portman Road in April 2005
Last Meeting:
Ipswich Town 1-0 Crewe Alexandra, 31st October 2020
Oliver Hawkins scored the only goal of the game in the 62nd minute, heading in a cross from Alan Judge.
Alex: Jaaskelainen; Ng, Beckles, Offord, Pickering; Lowery, Wintle, Ainley (Finney 82); Dale (Powell 71), Mandron (Porter 71), Kirk
Town: Holy; Chambers, Woolfenden, McGuinness, Ward; Bishop (Lankester 80), Dozzell, Judge; Edwards, Hawkins (Jackson 69), Sears (Bennetts 84)
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Nick Colgan
Defenders: David Wright
Midfielders: Conor Grant, Paul Green, Jake Livermore, Gary Roberts, Simon Walton, Jermaine Wright
Forwards: Jack Connor, Nathan Ellington, Danny Haynes, Dave Pearson, Jimmy Robertson, Luke Varney, Jonathan Walters
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Ross Joyce the referee, Richard Wigglesworth and Andrew Dallison are his assistants with James the fourth official. The following Crewe games have been refereed by Joyce in the last 5 years: