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Under-23s End Calendar Year With First Defeat In 9

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Crewe Alexandra’s Under-23 team fell to their first defeat in 9 games in their final game of the year at Alfreton Town as we lost 3-0 to Nottingham Forest.

Manager Alex Morris would name Dave Richards in goal behind a back 4 of Travis Johnson, Josh Lundstram, Luke Offord and Kevin O’Connor. The four in midfield were Oliver Finney, Paul Green (back for his first action since breaking his leg in August), Tom Lowery and Joe Lynch with Lewis Reilly partnered by Owen Dale up front.

The goals came in the final 30 minutes of the game with an own goal opening the scoring before Forest midfielder Brennan Johnson adding the second, both goals coming within 2 minutes of each other before substitute Tyrese Fornah added the third in stoppage-time

The next game for Morris’ men is against Sheffield United at Reaseheath on Monday 7th January with a 1 pm kick-off.

Crewe (4-4-2): Richards; T. Johnson, Lundstram, Offord, O’Connor; Finney, Green (Heath 46), Lowery, Lynch; Reilly, Dale

Forest: Bossin, Lawrence-Gabriel, Preston (c), Coveney, Ahmedhodzic, Stewart, Taylor, Johnson (Hayes 69), Gomis, En-Neyah, Mighten (Fornah 76)

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