Tomorrow evening sees the Alex host Plymouth Argyle, the Pilgrims under the management of former Alex midfielder Steven Schumacher with former Alex loanee Conor Grant potentially lining up in their midfield.
This Season:
They sit in 8th place following wins against Gillingham, Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednesday, AFC Wimbledon, Doncaster Rovers twice, Burton Albion, Oxford United, Bolton Wanderers, Ipswich Town, Accrington Stanley, Charlton Athletic and Cheltenham Town, they have drawn with Cambridge United, Fleetwood Town twice, Portsmouth, us, Lincoln City, Morecambe and MK Dons while they have lost against Rotherham United, Charlton, Wycombe Wanderers, Wigan Athletic, Sunderland, Wednesday and Lincoln.
They lost to Swansea City in the Carabao Cup 2nd Round after knocking out Peterborough United while they lost to Chelsea in the FA Cup 4th Round (after extra-time) after knocking out Sheff Wed, Rochdale and Birmingham City in the previous rounds.
They finished bottom of their EFL Trophy group following defeats against Newport County and Swindon Town before winning on penalties against Arsenal’s Under-21s.
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they have signed midfielder Alfie Lewis and forward Freddie Issaka on permanent deals as well as defenders Romoney Crichlow and Steven Sessegnon on loan deals while letting a number of youngsters out on loan.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 7
Argyle Wins: 11
Draws: 6
Biggest Alex Win: 3-0 at Gresty Road in December 2004
Biggest Argyle Win: 3-0 at Home Park in February 2005
Last Meeting:
Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Crewe Alexandra, 28th September 2021
Scott Kashket gave the Alex a 3rd-minute lead before Ryan Hardie would equalise 18 minutes from time.
Alex: Jaaskelainen; Offord, Daniels, Thomas; Ramsay (Johnson 51), Robertson, Murphy (Porter 78), Adebisi; Kashket, MAndron, Bennett (Lundstram 70)
Argyle: M. Cooper; Wilson (Galloway 46), Scarr, Gillesphey; Edwards, Camara, Houghton, Broom, Grant (Garrick 32); Jephcott (Law 78), Hardie (Agard 86)
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: David Button, Geoff Crudgington, Bruce Grobbelaar, Phil Kite, Danny Milosevic, Neil Ramsbottom
Defenders: Paul Bignot, Anthony Charles, Winston Foster, David Gray, Brian McAllister, Kelvin Mellor, Aaron Taylor-Sinclair
Midfielders: George Cooper, David Fox, Conor Grant, Jamie Lowry, Ray Lugg, Lee Molyneux, Jamie Ness, Antoni Sarcevic, Barry Silkman, Nigel Walker, Simon Walton
Forwards: Simon Church, Stewart Evans, Len Featherby, Joel Grant, Steve Guinan, Tom Hitchcock, Frank Lord, Byron Moore, Hughie Reed, Darran Rowbotham, Billy Toms
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with John Busby the referee, Matthew Jones and Jonathan Hunt are his assistants with James Oldham the fourth official. The following Crewe games have been refereed by Busby in the last 5 years:
- Portsmouth 0-1 Crewe Alexandra (4th March 2017) – Ray
- Eastleigh 1-1 Crewe Alexandra (FA Cup, 30th November 2019) – og
- Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Carlisle United (1st January 2020) – Ainley, Powell (2), Anene
- Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Northampton Town (12th December 2020) – Dale, Wintle
- Lincoln City 3-0 Crewe Alexandra (6th March 2021)
