Tomorrow evening sees Crewe Alexandra travelling for the first of two away games this week as we head to Stevenage with winger David Amoo moving to the Alex in January set to play against his previous club.
This Season:
They sit in 3rd place in the league after wins against Tranmere Rovers, Stockport County, Rochdale, Carlisle United, us, Newport County, Harrogate Town, Crawley Town twice, Sutton United, Swindon Town, Doncaster Rovers, Hartlepool United, Barrow, Gillingham, Leyton Orient, AFC Wimbledon and Walsall, have drawn against Walsall, Gillingham, Grimsby Town, Mansfield Town, Leyton Orient, Harrogate and Newport while they have lost against Salford City, Bradford City twice, Northampton Town, Stockport, Tranmere and Rochdale.
They have beaten both Reading and Peterborough United in the Carabao Cup before losing a third-round tie against Charlton Athletic on penalties while they reached the 4th Round of the FA Cup, beating Gateshead, King’s Lynn Town and Aston Villa before losing to Stoke City. They topped their EFL Trophy group after wins against Peterborough United, Wycombe Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur’s Under-21s before beating Arsenal’s youngsters in Round 2 and then losing to Portsmouth in the 3rd Round.
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they have signed goalkeepers Adam Przybek and loanees Jokull Andresson and Jon McCracken, defenders Jonathan Tomkinson and Josh Reid have joined. Midfielders Jake Forster-Caskey and loanees Alex Gilbey and Daryl Horgan have also arrived while forward Josh March completes the signings.
They have allowed goalkeeper Aaron Chapman, midfielder Arthur Read and forward Amoo while a few players have left the club on loan deals.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 6
Boro Wins: 6
Draws: 3
Biggest Alex Win: 5-1 at Broadhall Way in December 2019
Biggest Boro Win: 3-0 at Gresty Road in October 2013
Last Meeting:
Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Stevenage, 3rd September 2022
Rod McDonald opened the scoring for the Alex in the 27th minute before a second-half brace from Jamie Reed (48 and 67) gave the visitors all three points.
Crewe: Okonkwo; Uwakwe, Offord, McDonald, Williams; Thomas, King; Agyei, Ainley, Sambou (Long 69); Baker-Richardson
Boro: Ashby-Hammond; Wildin, Sweeney, Piergianni, Vancouten; Earley, Taylor, Reeves, Gilbey (Roberts 62); Reid, Norris (Read 90)
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Dean Greygoose
Defenders: Danny Blanchett, Ryan Kirby, Callum McFadzean, Ben Nugent, Mark Roberts, Efe Sodje, Ashley Westwood, Harry Worley
Midfielders: Andy Bond, Anthony Grant, David Gray, Steven Schumacher, Steve Walters, Simon Walton
Forwards: David Amoo, Chuks Aneke, Lee Barnard, Anthony Elding, Marcus Haber, Harry McKirdy, Daniel Udoh, Offrande Zanzala, Calvin Zola
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Alan Young the referee, Paul Lister-Flynn and Marc Wilson are his assistants with Damith Bandara the fourth official. Young has refereed the following Crewe games in the previous 5 years:
- Crewe Alexandra 6-0 Morecambe (4th August 2018) – Kirk, Nicholls (2), Jones (2), Porter
- Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Walsall (17th August 2019) – Nolan
- Gillingham 4-1 Crewe Alexandra (26th January 2021) – Porter
