CREWE. Crewe Alexandra and Doncaster Rovers draw 1-1. C. Porter scored the first goal (33′) for Crewe Alexandra. J. Olowu settled the score 1-1 (45′). Crewe Alexandra was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Alexandra Stadium stadium in Crewe on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Simon Mather who had the assistance of Mark Jones and Joe Clark. The 4th official was Ben Toner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Crewe Alexandra had a strong ball possession 60% while Doncaster Rovers was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Doncaster Rovers was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Doncaster Rovers to win the match​.

Crewe Alexandra shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Crewe Alexandra didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers received 5 yellow cards (P. Dahlberg, M. Smith, T. Anderson, R. Williams and E. Galbraith).

Standings

After this match, Crewe Alexandra will have 9 points to stay in the 24th place. Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers will have 12 points to stay in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Crewe Alexandra will play away with Bolton Wanderers on the 12th of November with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Crewe Alexandra (1 draw).

Doncaster Rovers will host Fleetwood Town on the 13th of November with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Fleetwood Town (3 draws).

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager David Artell decided to play with the following team: Dave Richards (6.7), Rio Adebisi (6.1), Luke Offord (7.4), Billy Sass-Davies (7.3), Terell Thomas (6.9), Tom Lowery (7.1), Scott Robertson (6.5), Luke Murphy (7.2), Christopher Long (6.5), Chris Porter (8.0) and Scott Kashket (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Mikael Mandron (6.2), B. Knight, J’Neil Lloyd Bennett (6.7), D. Daniels, O. Finney, W. Jääskeläinen and Madger Gomes (6.3).

Crewe Alexandra could not rely on the presence of M. Gomes (injured).

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 3 changes: C. Long for M. Gomes (12′), S. Robertson for M. Mandron (69′) and S. Kashket for J. Bennett (85′).

Best player: Chris Porter​

The most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Chris Porter.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 24 passes (54% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 22.

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Richard Wellens played with: Pontus Dahlberg (6.6), Kyle Knoyle (7.6), Tom Anderson (7.3), Ro-Shaun Williams (6.8), Joseph Olowu (7.1), Ethan Galbraith (7.4), Matthew Smith (6.4), Joe Dodoo (6.2), Tommy Rowe (7.0), Jordy Hiwula (6.4) and Tiago Cukur (6.8).

They had on the bench: L. Hasani, R. Vilca, B. Horton, A. Barlow, L. Jones, B. Blythe and John Bostock (6.2).

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made only 1 change substituting J. Hiwula for J. Bostock (84′)​.

Best player: Kyle Knoyle​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Kyle Knoyle.

His rating is (7.6) with 20 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Charlton Athletic – Rotherham United – 1-1
• Crewe Alexandra – Doncaster Rovers – 1-1
• Morecambe – Cambridge United – 0-2
• Portsmouth – Cheltenham Town – 1-1
• Fleetwood Town – Wigan Athletic – 2-3
• Sheffield Wednesday – Sunderland – 3-0
• Wycombe Wanderers – Ipswich Town – 1-4