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Match Preview – Swindon Town (A)

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Tomorrow afternoon sees Crewe Alexandra travel to the County Ground to face Swindon Town with Alex summer signings Charlie Colkett and Conor Thomas returning to their old employers.

This Season:

They sit in 6th place in the league after beating Rochdale, Sutton United, Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town, Newport County, Colchester United, Hartlepool United and Mansfield Town, they have drawn against Salford City, Leyton Orient, Stockport County, Gillingham, Bradford City and Tranmere Rovers while they have lost against Harrogate Town, Northampton Town and Stevenage.

They lost to Stockport in the FA Cup 1st Round, lost against Walsall in the same round of the Carabao Cup while they finished bottom in their EFL Trophy group after losing all three group games against Crystal Palace’s Under-21s, Plymouth Argyle and Bristol Rovers.

Transfers:

This summer has seen the club make 19 signings – 15 permanent and 4 season-long loans. Goalkeepers Conor Brann and loanee Sol Brynn are joined by defenders Reece Devine, Cian Harries, Tom Clayton, Remeao Hutton, Angus MacDonald, Marcel Lavinier and loanees Ciaran Brennan and Frazer Blake-Tracy. Midfielders Ronan Darcy, Saidou Khan and Morgan Roberts while forwards Oscar Massey, Tyrese Shade, Jacob Wakeling, Tomi Adeloye, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy and loanee Luke Jephcott complete their signings.

They have allowed 13 players to leave the club permanently, including former Alex forward Harry McKirdy, while 9 players have left the club on loan deals.

Head-to-Head:

Alex Wins: 15
Robins Wins: 21
Draws: 6

Biggest Alex Win: 3-0 at the Alexandra Stadium in February 1983
Biggest Robins Win: 5-0 at the County Ground in August 2013

Last Meeting

Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Swindon Town, 6th November 2021 (FA Cup)

Louis Reed opened the scoring in the 25th minute before Tyreece Simpson doubled the lead 7 minutes after the break. Reed added his second 11 minutes from time.

Crewe: Richards; Daniels (Bennett 46), Sass-Davies, Thomas (Lundstram 64), Offord, Adebisi; Lowery, Murphy (Robertson 75), Gomes (Finney 75); Porter (Mandron 63), Kashket

Swindon: Wollacott; Kessler, Odimayo, Conroy, Baudry (Hunt 14), Iandolo; Williams (Gladwin 71), Reed (East 84), Payne; McKirdy (Mitchell-Lawson 84), Simpson (Gilbert 84)

Played for Both:

The following players have been contracted to both teams:

Goalkeepers: n/a

Defenders: Marlon Broomes, Chris Hussey, Olly Lancashire, Patrick Noubissie, Colin Prophett, Alan Sheehan, Ashley Westwood

Midfielders: Charlie Colkett, Alex Downie, Paul Edwards, Mark Gardiner, Anthony Grant, Tony Grant, Danny Hollands, Anthony McNamee, Alan Navarro, Gary Roberts, Kevin Stewart, Conor Thomas, Teddy Ware, Gareth Whalley

Forwards: Nicky Ajose, Billy Bodin, Fred Chandler, Peter Coyne, Joel Grant, Harry McKirdy, Marc Richards, Jimmy Thompson, Tommy Weale

Officials:

The officials for this game have been announced here with Andrew Kitchen the referee, Joseph Stokes and Michael Chard are his assistants with Louis Marks the fourth official. Parsons had refereed the following Crewe game:

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