This evening sees Crewe Alexandra hosting Newport County at the Alexandra Stadium with both sides having strikers that have played for the opposition with Courtney Baker-Richardson part of the Alex’s squad while the visitors have Offrande Zanzala who made 10 appearances during the 20/21 season for Crewe.
This Season:
They sit in 18th place in the league with wins against Tranmere Rovers, Harrogate Town, Leyton Orient, Colchester United and Gillingham, they have drawn against Sutton United, Carlisle United, Mansfield Town and Northampton Town while they have lost against Walsall, Bradford City, Salford City, Grimsby Town, Stevenage, Barrow, Swindon Town, Rochdale, Crawley Town and Stockport County.
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:
This summer has seen the club make 12 signings – 7 permanent and 5 season-long loans. Defenders Declan Drysdale and Adam Lewis are joined by midfielders Sam Bowen, Aaron Wildig, Josh Edwards, Nathan Moriah-Welsh and Hayden Lindley (the latter 2 on loan) while forwards Zanzala, Will Evans, Omar Bogle, Chanka Zimba and Thierry Nevers (last 2 also on loan) completing the signings.
They have allowed 17 players to leave the club permanently, including Baker-Richardson, while 2 players have left the club on loan deals.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 13
Newport Wins: 14
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
Newport County 1-0 Crewe Alexandra, 24th August 2019
Padraig Amond scored the only goal of the game in second-half stoppage time.
Crewe: Jaaskelainen; Ng, Nolan, Lancashire, Hunt; Wintle, Green, Lowery; Powell, Anene, Kirk (Dale 76)
Newport: King; McNamara, Howkins, O’Brien, Haynes; Willmott (Collins 87), Dolan (Maloney 66); Whitely (Nurse 62), Sheehan; Amond, Abrahams
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 Rebecca Welch the referee, Richard Morris and Mark Cunliffe are his assistants with Thomas Parsons the fourth official. Welch has refereed the following Crewe games:
- Crewe Alexandra 2-4 Rotherham United (4th January 2022, EFL Trophy) – Mandron, Robertson
- Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Crawley Town (17th September 2022) – Baker-Richardson
