Crewe Alexandra host Sutton United tomorrow evening with former Alex forward Scott Kashket as part of their squad.
This Season:
This season sees the Us sitting in 24th place having beaten Notts County twice, Walsall, Bradford City and AFC Wimbledon, they have drawn with MK Dons, Colchester United twice, Tranmere Rovers, Grimsby Town, us, Newport County, Barrow, Mansfield Town, Walsall and Doncaster Rovers while they have lost against Barrow, Gillingham twice, AFC Wimbledon, Newport, Forest Green Rovers, Swindon Town, Accrington Stanley, Crawley Town, Salford City, Doncaster, Morecambe twice, Wrexham twice, Stockport County, Mansfield, Harrogate Town, Bradford and Tranmere.
They lost against Plymouth in the FA Cup 3rd Round (having knocked out AFC Fylde and Horsham in the previous rounds) and lost against Port Vale in the Carabao Cup 3rd Round following wins against Cambridge United and Wycombe Wanderers in the previous rounds. In the EFL Trophy, they finished 3rd in their group after defeats against Aston Villa’s Under-21s (on penalties) and Charlton Athletic either side of a penalties win against Crawley.
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they have signed defender Jay Williams and forward Deon Moore on permanent deals with defender Nino Adom-Malaki, midfielders Charlie Lakin and Stephen Duke-McKenna and forward Olly Sanderson joining on loan deals.
Leaving the club permanently were midfielder Dominic Gape and forward Hisham Kasimu while defender Tobi Ogundega and forward Tope Fadahunsi have left the club on loan deals.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 1
Sutton Wins: 0
Draws: 2
Biggest Alex Win: 1-0 at Gresty Road in August 2022
Biggest Sutton Win: n/a
Last Meeting
Sutton United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra, 28th November 2023
Courtney Baker-Richardson opened the scoring for the visitors in the 17th minute before Louis John equalised 11 minutes later for the hosts.
Crewe: Davies; Offord, O’Riordan, Demetriou; Cooney, Thomas, White, Adebisi; Tracey, Baker-Richardson, Nevitt (Rowe 90)
Booked – Cooney 45
Sutton: Arnold; Jackson, Sowunmi, John (O’Brien 48), Kizzi; Coley, Clay, N’Guessan, Beautyman; Angol (Pereira 63), Smith
Booked – Coley 82, Pereira 88
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, Scott Kashket
Officials:
The EFL have announced that Andrew Humphries is tomorrow’s referee with Mark Cunliffe and Emily Carney assisting him and Marc Edwards the fourth official. This is the first Alex game that Humphries will referee.
