Tomorrow afternoon sees Crewe Alexandra make their first-ever trip to Gander Green Lane to face Sutton United.
This Season:
They sit in 9th place in the league after beating Barrow, Mansfield Town, Harrogate Town twice, Hartlepool United, AFC Wimbledon twice, Rochdale, Colchester United, Crawley Town, Gillingham, Swindon Town, Doncaster Rovers and Newport County, they have drawn against Newport, Grimsby Town, Walsall, Northampton Town, Carlisle United, Stevenage and Hartlepool while they have lost against Doncaster, us, Swindon, Salford City twice, Gillingham, Stevenage, Tranmere Rovers, Stockport County, Bradford City and Leyton Orient.
They lost against Farnborough in the 1st Round of the FA Cup while they lost to MK Dons in the same stage of the Carabao Cup. They finished 2nd place in their EFL Trophy group after beating Chelsea’s Under-21s and Oxford United on either side of a defeat against Leyton Orient before losing to AFC Wimbledon in Round 2.
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they signed goalkeepers Lewis Ward and loanee Tyla Dickinson, defender Aaron Pierre as well as forwards Lee Angol, Hisham Kasimu, David Ajiboye and Matthew Dennis (the latter two also on loan deals).
They have allowed Ward, Pierre and forward Jonas Mukuna to leave the club permanently while midfielder Sam Perry joined Leamington on loan.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 1
Sutton Wins: 0
Draws: 0
Biggest Alex Win: 1-0 at Gresty Road in August 2022
Biggest Sutton Win: n/a
Last Meeting
Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Sutton United, 16th August 2022
Courtney Baker-Richardson would score the only goal of the game for the hosts in the 12th minute.
Alex: Okonkwo; Mellor, Offord, Sass-Davies, Williams; Thomas, Uwakwe; Brook (Leshabela 90), Ainley (O. Finney 89), Agyei; Baker-Richardson
Sutton: Rose; Barden (Smith 81), Kizzi, John, Milsom; Neufville (Gambin 81), Eastmond, Beautyman, Boldewijn; Thomas (Kouassi 63), Wilson (Fadahunsi 81)
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: n/a
Defenders: Darren Anderson, Terell Thomas
Midfielders: Billy Bingham, Sean Priddle, Simon Walton
Forwards: Chris Dickson
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Daniel Middleton the referee, Ryan Whitaker and Declan O’Shea are his assistants with James Vallance the fourth official. Middleton has refereed the following Alex game in the last 5 years:
- Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Tranmere Rovers (18th October 2022)
