Tomorrow afternoon sees Crewe Alexandra play their final game of the 22/23 season as they make the long trip to Newport County, the hosts’ squad containing former Alex striker Offrande Zanzala.
This Season:
They sit in 15th place in the league with wins against Tranmere Rovers twice, Harrogate Town, Leyton Orient, Colchester United, Gillingham twice, us, Swindon Town, Barrow, Hartlepool United, Northampton Town and Doncaster Rovers, they have drawn against Sutton United, Carlisle United, Mansfield Town, Northampton, AFC Wimbledon, Leyton Orient, Crawley Town, Rochdale, Stevenage, Walsall, Grimsby Town, Bradford City and Colchester United while they have lost against Walsall, Bradford, Salford City twice, Grimsby, Stevenage, Barrow, Swindon, Rochdale, Crawley, Stockport County twice, Doncaster, Carlisle United, Sutton, Mansfield and Harrogate.
They lost against Derby County in the FA Cup 2nd Round after knocking out Colchester and lost against Leicester City in the 3rd round of the Carabao Cup (after knocking out Luton Town and Portsmouth). They finished 2nd in their EFL Trophy group after wins against Exeter City and Southampton’s Under-21s either side of a defeat against Forest Green Rovers before losing to MK Dons in the 2nd Round.
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they have signed defender Matt Baker on loan, midfielder Harry Charsley as well as loan forwards Calum Kavanagh and Charlie McNeill while they have allowed 5 players to leave the club on loan deals.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 13
Newport Wins: 15
Draws: 14
Biggest Alex Win: 4-0 at the Alexandra Stadium in April 1976
Biggest Newport Win: 7-1 at Rodney Parade in October 1962
Last Meeting
Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Newport County, 2nd December 2022
Lachlan Brook opened the scoring for the hosts in the 13th minute before Cameron Norman equalised on 62 minutes with Zanzala coming off the bench to score his first goal for the Exiles 5 minutes from time.
Crewe: Okonkwo; Mellor, Offord, McDonald, Williams; Colkett (Tabiner 74), Uwakwe (King 65), Thomas; Brook, Agyei, Sambou
Newport: Day; Drysdale, Farquharson, Demetriou; Norman, Moriah-Welsh, Bennett, Waite, Lewis; Bogle, Evans (Zanzala 74)
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Rhys Taylor
Defenders: Paul Bignot, Darren Carr, Billy Jones, Tom Thornton, Harry Worley
Midfielders: Terry Lees, Les Riggs
Forwards: Courtney Baker-Richardson, Dave Gwyther, Jack Holland, John Lythgoe, Nicky Maynard, Harry McKirdy, John Moore, Jamie Moralee, Dean Morgan, Billy Stark, Billy Waters, Offrande Zanzala
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Anthony Backhouse the referee, Daniel Flynn and Lisa Rashid are his assistants with Kevin Howick the fourth official. Backhouse has refereed the following Crewe games:
- Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Stevenage (29th December 2018) – Porter
- Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Burton Albion (3rd September 2019) – Green
- Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Crewe Alexandra (8th September 2020, EFL Trophy) – Mandron (2), Dale
- Accrington Stanley 1-0 Crewe Alexandra (24th November 2020)
- Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Shrewsbury Town (8th May 2021) – Mandron (2), Porter
- Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Gillingham (20th November 2021) – Long, Lowery
- Cheltenham Town 1-2 Crewe Alexandra (26th February 2022) – Long, Porter
