Crewe Alexandra travel to Stadium:MK to face MK Dons with former Alex defender Anthony Stewart as part of the hosts’ playing squad.
This Season:
This season sees the Dons sitting in 5th place having beaten Wrexham, Tranmere Rovers twice, Colchester United twice, Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City, Swindon Town twice, Salford City twice, Forest Green Rovers, Morecambe, Crawley Town, AFC Wimbledon, Gillingham, Accrington Stanley, Newport County and Mansfield Town, they have drawn with Notts County, Sutton United, Walsall, Barrow, Newport, Grimsby Town and Wrexham while they have lost against Crawley, us, Stockport County, Harrogate Town, Gillingham, Accrington, Doncaster, Morecambe, Barrow, Bradford, AFC Wimbledon and Grimsby.
They lost against Reading in the FA Cup 1st Round and lost against Wycombe Wanderers in the Carabao Cup at the same stage. In the EFL Trophy, they finished top of their group after wins against Chelsea’s Under-21s, Oxford United and Northampton Town before losing to Brighton & Hove Albion’s Under-21s in the second round.
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they have signed goalkeeper Michael Kelly and midfielder Stephen Wearne on permanent deals with goalkeeper Filip Marschall, defender Kyran Lofthouse, midfielder Lewis Bate and forward Emre Tezgel joining on loan deals.
Leaving the club permanently were defender Tommy Smith and forward Ashley Hunter while several players have left the club on loan deals.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 7
Dons Wins: 6
Draws: 3
Biggest Alex Win: 3-1 at Gresty Road in September 2023
Biggest Dons Win: 6-1 at Stadium:MK in September 2014
Last Meeting
Crewe Alexandra 3-1 MK Dons, 2nd September 2023
Jonathan Leko opened the scoring for the visitors in the 8th minute before Conor Thomas equalised in the 62nd minute. Courtney Baker-Richardson gave the hosts the lead 7 minutes later with Chris Long doubling the lead in the final minute.
Crewe: Davies; Offord, O’Riordan, Demetriou; Cooney (Tracey 46), Tabiner, Thomas (White 63), Powell, Adebisi (Williams 80); Baker-Richardson (Rowe 75), Long
Booked – Thomas 55, O’Riordan 89, Rowe 90, Davies 90
Dons: MacGillivray; O’Hora, Tucker, Smith (Tomlinson 63); Norman, Gilbey, Robson, Devoy (Payne 79), Hardie; Leko, Hunter (Dean 35)
Booked – Gilbey 75
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Ademola Bankole, Paul Rachubka
Defenders: Jon Otsemobor, Anthony Stewart, James Tunnicliffe, Danny Woodards
Midfielders: Mark Carrington, Jake Livermore, Anthony McNamee, Alan Navarro
Forwards: David Amoo, Chuks Aneke, Jordan Bowery, Simon Church, Ryan Colclough, Tom Hitchcock, Chris Long, Ryan Lowe, Nicky Maynard, John Miles, Dean Morgan, Daniel Powell, Ryan Seager, Allan Smart, Stephen Walker
Officials:
The EFL have announced that Paul Howard is tomorrow’s referee with Paul Kelly and Paul Stonier assisting him and Adrian Tranter the fourth official. The following Crewe games have been refereed by Howard in the last 5 years:
- Crewe Alexandra 0-6 Oxford United (10th April 2021)
- Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Morecambe (21st September 2021) – Mandron
- Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Grimsby Town (4th February 2023)
- Crewe Alexandra 3-3 Accrington Stanley (16th December 2023) – Rowe, Demetriou, Nevitt
