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Match Preview – Northampton Town (A)

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Tomorrow afternoon sees Crewe Alexandra travel to Northampton Town, who are captained by former Alex defender Jon Guthrie.

This Season:

They currently sit in 4th place having beaten Colchester United twice, Hartlepool United, Crawley Town twice, Barrow twice, AFC Wimbledon, Rochdale, Stockport County, Swindon Town, Stevenage, Gillingham, Bradford City, Carlisle United, Leyton Orient and Mansfield Town, they have drawn against Grimsby Town, us, Leyton Orient, Sutton United, Newport County, Tranmere Rovers, Mansfield, Walsall, Rochdale, AFC Wimbledon, Harrogate Town and Hartlepool while they have lost against Doncaster Rovers, Walsall, Salford City twice, Swindon, Stockport and Grimsby.

They would lose to Chesterfield in the FA Cup 1st Round and to Wycombe Wanderers in the Carabao Cup at the same stage. They would finish bottom in their EFL Trophy group having lost to Ipswich Town, Cambridge United and Arsenal’s Under-21s.

Transfers:

Since the last meeting, they have signed goalkeeper Tom King, defender Paul Osew, midfielders Josh Harrop and Will Hondermarck also arrive while forwards Josh Eppiah, Tete Yengi and D’Margio Wright-Phillips, all loanees, complete the signings.

They have allowed a number of players to leave on loan deals.

Head-to-Head:

Alex Wins: 26
Town Wins: 29
Draws: 17

Biggest Alex Win: 3-0 at Gresty Road in March 1971
Biggest Town Win: 5-0 at Gresty Road in November 1986

Last Meeting

Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Northampton Town, 20th August 2022

Courtney Baker-Richardson gave the Alex a 2-goal lead with goals in the 26th and 41st minutes before Sam Hoskins scored in the 43rd minute with him getting an equaliser deep into second-half stoppage-time direct from a corner.

Alex: Okonkwo; Mellor, Offord, McDonald, Williams; Thomas, Uwakwe; Brook (Leshabela 56), Ainley (Sass-Davies 79), Agyei; Baker-Richardson

Northampton: Burge; Lintott, Magloire, Guthrie, Koiki (Haynes 86); McWilliams (Fox 86); Pinnock, Bowie, Leonard, Hoskins; Hylton (Appere 64)

Played for Both:

The following players have been contracted to both teams:

Goalkeepers: Marlon Beresford, Steve Collis, Dick Graham, Paul Rachubka

Defenders: David Artell, Anthony Charles, Wakeley Gage, Jon Guthrie, Ryan Kirby, Chris McCready, Rod McDonald, Jimmy McKechnie, Gregor Robertson, Alan Sheehan, Ashley Westwood, Adam Yates

Midfielders: Paul Bancroft, Len Bathurst, Billy Bodin, John Hold, Ben Marshall, Abdul Osman

Forwards: John Aitken, Lee Barnard, Steve Guinan, Peter Kane, Harry King, Burt Llewellyn, Chris Long, Harry Lovatt, Tommy McCulloch, Terry McPhillips, Alex Nicholls, Vadaine Oliver, Daniel Powell, Billy Poyntz, Marc Richards, Arthur Seabrook, Allan Smart, Billy Waters, Mart Watkins

Officials:

The officials for this game have been announced here with Andrew Kitchen the referee, Mark Jones and Christopher Husband are his assistants with Darren Wilding the fourth official. Kitchen has refereed the following Crewe games in the last 5 years:

  • Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Portsmouth (8th Mar 2022) – Long
  • Lincoln City 2-1 Crewe Alexandra (30th Apr 2022) – Long
  • Rochdale 1-2 Crewe Alexandra (30th July 2022) – Agyei, Brook
  • Swindon Town 0-1 Crewe Alexandra (19th November 2022) – Agyei

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