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Match Preview – Shrewsbury Town (A, EFL Trophy)

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Tomorrow evening sees the Alex make the short journey to New Meadow to face Shrewsbury Town in the opening game of the EFL Trophy.

Last Season & This Season:

They would finish 17th place in League 1 as they won 13, drawn 15 and lost 18. They would be knocked out of the Carabao Cup in the 1st Round against Middlesbrough before losing in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup to Southampton.

This season has seen them defeats against Burton Albion, Morecambe, Portsmouth and Plymouth Argyle before winning their first game of the season on Saturday at home to Gillingham. They defeated Lincoln City on penalties before losing to Rochdale last week in the Carabao Cup.

Transfers:

Shrewsbury have made 8 signings this summer, 6 permanent signings and 2 season-long loans, with goalkeeper Marko Marosi, defenders Luke Leahy, Matthew Pennington and George Nurse, midfielders Elliott Bennett and Khanya Leshabela (loan) and forward Ryan Bowman and Sam Cosgrove (loan) completing the signings.

They have allowed 12 players to leave on permanent deals.

Head-to-Head:

Alex Wins: 15
Shrews Wins: 18
Draws: 13

Biggest Alex Win: 5-1 at the Alexandra Stadium in November 1996
Biggest Shrews Win: 4-1 at Gay Meadow in December 1992

Last Meeting

Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Shrewsbury Town, 9th May 2021

A Mika Mandron double saw the Alex two ahead within the opening 20 minutes before Shaun Whalley would reduce the deficit in the 34th minute. Former Alex striker Daniel Udoh levelled the score just before half-time before substitute Chris Porter would score the winner with 9 minutes remaining.

Alex: Jaaskelainen; Adebisi, Lancashire (Lundstram 65), Daniels (Beckles 39), Pickering; Lowery (Finney 79), Wintle, Ainley (Murphy 65); Dale, Mandron (Porter 79), Kirk

Shrews: Burgoyne; Pennington, Ebanks-Landell, Pierre; Davis, Vela, Norburn, Goss (Edwards 79), Ogbeta (Bloxham 85); Whalley, Udoh

Played for Both:

The following players have been contracted to both teams:

Goalkeepers: Joe Anyon, David Button, Paul Edwards, Geoff Hickson, Ken Mulhearn, John Phillips, Steve Phillips, Jack Prince, Scott Shearer

Defenders: Arthur Allman, David Artell, Omar Beckles, Danny Bowers, Junior Brown, Sagi Burton, David Collier, Mark Ellis, Darran Kempson, Olly Lancashire, Joe Maloney, Darren Moss, Colin Murdock, Danny O’Donnell, Michael Jackson, Matt Tootle, Dave Walton, Julian Watts

Midfielders: Lee Bell, Keith Briggs, Maurice Doyle, Peter Farrell, William Galley, Anthony Grant, David Fox, Albert Harley, Stan Keery, Tony Rigby, Antoni Sarcevic, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Neil Sorvel, Kevin Street, Brad Walker

Forwards: Steve Anthrobus, John Clowes, Colin Cramb, John Cull, Steve Guinan, John Grant, Terry Harkin, Fred Haycock, AJ Leitch-Smith, Ryan Lowe, Mikael Mandron, John Manning, Shaun Miller, John Moore, Percy Oldacre, Reg Phillips, Chris Porter, John Regan, Luke Rodgers, Darran Rowbotham, Michael Symes, Alan Tarbuck, Daniel Udoh, Dave Waller

Officials:

The officials for this game have been announced here with Simon Mather the referee, Hristo Karaivanov and Paul Stonier are his assistants with Lewis Smith the fourth official. This is the first time that Mather has refereed the Alex as he is a first-year Football League referee.

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