Tomorrow afternoon sees the Alex in the first of two away games this week with a trip to Wigan Athletic, the host’s squad containing former Alex players Corey Whelan and Dan Gardner while Donervon Daniels and Mika Mandron are former Latics.
NB: This game kicks off at the earlier time of 12:30 pm.
This Season:
They sit in 20th place in the league following wins against Portsmouth, Doncaster Rovers twice, Sunderland twice, Accrington Stanley, Burton Albion, Northampton Town, MK Dons and Plymouth Argyle, they have drawn with Plymouth, Bristol Rovers, Fleetwood Town twice, Shrewsbury Town, Rochdale, AFC Wimbledon and Ipswich Town while they have lost against Ipswich, Gillingham twice, us, Charlton Athletic twice, Peterborough United twice, MK Dons, Northampton, Blackpool, Oxford United, Hull City, Lincoln City, Accrington and Portsmouth.
In the cups, they were knocked out by Fleetwood and Chorley (after extra time) in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup 1st Rounds respectively while they finished third in their EFL Trophy group after a win against Liverpool’s Under-21s and defeats against Port Vale and Tranmere Rovers (the latter on penalties).
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they have signed defenders Tendayi Darikwa and Whelan as well as forwards Zach Clough and Joe Dodoo, all on permanent deals, as well as defender Scott Wootton and forward Jamie Proctor on loan deals.
They have had a clearout with Anthony Pilkington, Danny Fox, Gary Roberts, Joe Garner, Nathan Cameron, Kai Naismith, Patrick Webber, Charlie Jolley, Divin Baningime, Joe Piggott, Ollie Crankshaw and Emeka Obi on permanent deals as well as allowing defender Jack Sanders to join AFC Fylde on a loan deal.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 11
Latics Wins: 16
Draws: 6
Biggest Alex Win: 4-1 at the Alexandra Stadium in April 1994
Biggest Latics Win: 4-1 at The DW Stadium in October 2004
Last Meeting
Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Wigan Athletic, 10th October 2020
Luke Offord gave the hosts the lead in the 27th minute and Harry Pickering adding the second 5 minutes before the break with Mika Mandron getting the third just before the hour-mark.
Alex: Richards; Ng, Daniels (Beckles 13), Offord, Pickering; Murphy, Wintle, Ainley (Lowery 80); Powell, Mandron (Porter 80), Kirk
Latics: Jones; James, Johnson, Naismith, Pearce; Perry (Crankshaw 53), Merrie (Gardner 58); Solomon-Otabor, Evans, Massey; Keane (Jolley 80)
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: Adam Bogdan, Dave Felgate
Defenders: Donervon Daniels, Chey Dunkley, Nigel Hart, Ryan Kirby, John McMahon, Dave McKearney, Dave Miller, Paul Rennie, Sam Stubbs, Aaron Taylor-Sinclair, David Wright
Midfielders: Chris Duffy, Clive Evans, Geoff Gay, Chris Lightfoot, Andy Lyons, Nick Powell, Gary Roberts, Gareth Whalley, Phil Williams
Forwards: Billy Bootle, Ryan Colclough, Nathan Ellington, Wayne Entwistle, Fred Eyre, Bobby Finan, Dan Gardner, Albert Kinsey, Mark Leonard, Bert Llewellyn, Mikael Mandron, Nicky Maynard, Neil Morton, Harold Mosby, Mike Newell, Kevin Sheldon, Paul Tait
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Declan Bourne the referee, Ravel Cheosiaua and Christopher Ward are his assistants with Wayne Grunnill the fourth official. The following game is the only one that has been refereed by Bourne in the last 5 years:
- Crewe Alexandra 3-4 Shrewsbury Town (10th November 2020, EFL Trophy) – Powell (2), Zanzala
