CREWE. Crewe Alexandra overcomes Tranmere Rovers 1-0 after C. Colkett scored just 1 goal (34′). Tranmere Rovers was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Alexandra Stadium stadium in Crewe on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Woolmer with the help of Matthew Jones and James Wilson. The 4th official was James Oldham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 11 Total 19
- 4 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 17
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 74 Attack 158
- 35 Dangerous attack 83
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 13
Fouls
- 7 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Tranmere Rovers had a strong ball possession 63% while Crewe Alexandra was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tranmere Rovers had a more offensive attitude with 83 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Crewe Alexandra found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Crewe Alexandra shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tranmere Rovers shot 19 times, 2 on target, 17 off target.
Cards
Crewe Alexandra received 1 yellow card (Dan Agyei). On the opposite side, Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card (Tom Davies).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Crewe Alexandra will have 28 points to sit in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Tranmere Rovers will stay with 33 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Crewe Alexandra will host AFC Wimbledon on the 7th of January with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Crewe Alexandra (3 draws).
Tranmere Rovers will play away agasint Rochdale on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Rochdale (3 draws).
Crewe Alexandra – Formation
Crewe Alexandra started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Lee Bell decided to play with the following team: Arthur Okonkwo, Rodney McDonald, Rio Adebisi, Conor Thomas, Kelvin Mellor, Charlie Colkett, Tariq Uwakwe, Lachlan Brook, Regan Griffiths, Daniel Agyei and Bassala Sambou.
The home team had on the bench: Oliver Finney, Dave Richards, Matúš Holíček, Connor Salisbury, Eli King, Joel Tabiner and Owen Lunt.
Substitutions
Crewe Alexandra made 2 changes: Charlie Colkett for Joel Tabiner (54′) and Lachlan Brook for Eli King (80′).
Tranmere Rovers – Formation
Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Micky Mellon played with: Ross Doohan, Jordan Turnbull, Tom Davies, Lee O’Connor, Josh Cogley, Ethan Bristow, Kieron Morris, Josh Hawkes, Christopher Merrie, Kane Hemmings and Elliot Nevitt.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kyle Jameson, Jake Burton, Dynel Simeu, Joel Mumbongo, Rhys Hughes, John Nolan and Mateusz Hewelt.
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 2 changes: Elliot Nevitt for Joel Mumbongo (58′) and Josh Hawkes for Jon Nolan (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – AFC Wimbledon – 2-1
- Doncaster Rovers – Carlisle United – 2-1
- Bradford City – Salford City – 3-2
- Walsall – Mansfield Town – 2-1
- Hartlepool United – Harrogate Town – 3-3
- Grimsby Town – Stockport County – 1-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Tranmere Rovers – 1-0
- Colchester United – Swindon Town – 1-0