Tomorrow evening sees the Alex host Oxford United, both squads having a familiar face to opposition fans with former Alex loanee Billy Bodin with the Yellows while the hosts will have Dan Agyei in their squad following his January move to South Cheshire.
This Season:
They sit in 4th place following wins against Charlton Athletic twice, us, Lincoln City, Accrington Stanley, Sheffield Wednesday twice, Shrewsbury Town, Burton Albion, Morecambe, Fleetwood Town, Doncaster Rovers, MK Dons, AFC Wimbledon, Gillingham and Portsmouth, they have drawn with Cambridge United, Wycombe Wanderers, Gillingham, Ipswich Town, Rotherham United, Sunderland, Cheltenham Town, and Wigan Athletic while they have lost against Bolton Wanderers twice, AFC Wimbledon, Cheltenham, Plymouth Argyle, Wigan, Lincoln, Wycombe and Accrington.
They lost to Queens Park Rangers in the Carabao Cup 2nd Round after knocking out Burton on penalties while they lost to Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup 1st Round after extra time in the replay.
They finished bottom of their EFL Trophy group following a win against Tottenham Hotspur Under-21s following defeats against Cambridge and Stevenage.
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they have signed goalkeeper Mackenzie Chapman, midfielders Ben Davis, Marcus Browne and Oisin Symth and forward Sam Baldock on permanent deals as well as defender Ciaron Brown on loan from Cardiff City.
Leaving the club were forwards Derick Osei, Jack Stevens and Agyei.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 7
U’s Wins: 8
Draws: 5
Biggest Alex Win: 3-1 at the Alexandra Stadium in September 2011
Biggest U’s Win: 6-0 at the Alexandra Stadium in April 2021
Last Meeting:
Oxford United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra, 14th August 2021
James Henry scored the only goal of the game in the 33rd minute from the penalty spot.
Alex: Richards; Ramsay, Thomas, Offord, Adebisi; Lundstram (Griffiths 84), Murphy, Finney (Porter 77); Knight, Mandron, Ainley
Oxford: Stevens; Williams (Mousinho 55), McNally, Thorniley, Seddon; Henry, Rodriguez, Brannagan; Bodin (Whyte 76), Taylor, Holland (Agyei 16)
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Neil Cutler, Bruce Grobbelaar, Scott Shearer
Defenders: Steve Davis, Cheyenne Dunkley, Michael Raynes, Anthony Tonkin, Harry Worley
Midfielders: Billy Bodin, Junior Brown
Forwards: Dan Agyei, Steve Anthrobus, Jordan Bowery, Bernard Evans, John Grant, Dean Morgan, Billy Whitehurst
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Scott Oldham the referee, Andrew Hendley and Steven Plane are his assistants with Ollie Williams the fourth official. The following Crewe games have been refereed by Oldham in the last 5 years:
- Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Rotherham United (4th November 2017, FA Cup) – Walker, Ainley
- Morecambe 0-1 Crewe Alexandra (21st November 2017) – Ng
- Northampton Town 2-0 Crewe Alexandra (3rd November 2018)
- Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Cheltenham Town (18th January 2020) – Ng
- Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Lincoln City (5th September 2020, Carabao Cup) – Sass-Davies
- Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Plymouth Argyle (15th December 2020) – Kirk, Dale
