THORNTON. Wrexham and Crewe Alexandra went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3.

The match was played at the Poolfoot Farm stadium in Thornton on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was Lee Swabey with the support of Jacob Lehane and Paul Stonier. The 4th official was Kevin Morris. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.51 degrees Celsius or 68.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Wrexham

3 - 3

Crewe Alexandra

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 12 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 100 Attack 92
  • 46 Dangerous attack 39
  • 68 Ball safe 50
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Wrexham was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Crewe Alexandra that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Wrexham had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Wrexham to win the match​.

Wrexham shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crewe Alexandra shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Wrexham received 4 yellow cards (Ollie Palmer, Paul Mullin, William Boyle and James McClean). On the other side, Crewe Alexandra received 4 yellow cards (Shilow Tracey, Harvey Davies, Matus Holicek and Zac Williams).

(Wrexham) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (36′).

Match Timeline

Ollie Palmer- Yellow
11'
25'
Mickey Demetriou(goal)Joel Tabiner
33'
Shilow Tracey- Yellow
Ryan Barnett- Red
36'
Paul Mullin(goal)Aaron Hayden
40'
James McClean- Yellow
45'
Will Boyle- Yellow
45'
45'
Chris Long(penalty)
Paul Mullin(goal)Ollie Palmer
47'
65'
Shilow Tracey(goal)Rio Adebisi
Steven Fletcher- sub ->James Jones
76'
Jacob Mendy- sub ->James McClean
76'
79'
Zac Williams- Yellow
82'
Harvey Davies- Yellow
81'
Matus Holicek- sub ->Shilow Tracey
Sam Dalby- sub ->Ollie Palmer
82'
85'
Ryan Cooney- sub ->Zac Williams
87'
Matus Holicek- Yellow
87'
Elliott Nevitt- sub ->Christopher Long
Andy Cannon- sub ->Ben Tozer
90'
Paul Mullin- Yellow
90'
Steven Fletcher(goal)Jacob Mendy
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After playing this contest, Wrexham will have 16 points to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Crewe Alexandra will have 17 points like AFC Wimbledon and Stockport County to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Wrexham will host Notts County on the 17th of February with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Notts County (3 draws).

Crewe Alexandra will host Harrogate Town on the 17th of February with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Crewe Alexandra (1 draw).

Wrexham – Formation

Wrexham
G
Arthur Okonkwo 33.England
7.5
D
Aaron Hayden 5.England
7.5
D
Ben Tozer 4.England
6.3
90'
D
Will Boyle 25.England
6.4
45'
M
James McClean 23.Republic of Ireland
6.3
76' 45'
M
James Jones 30.Scotland
6.7
76'
M
George Evans 12.England
7.3
M
Elliot Lee 38.England
7.1
M
Ryan Barnett 29.England
5.4
36'
F
Ollie Palmer 9.England
7.5
82' 11'
F
Paul Mullin 10.England
9.1
90' 40', 47'
Substitutes
G
Mark Howard 21.England
D
Max Cleworth 32.Wales
D
Jacob Mendy 19.Gambia
7.7
76'
M
Andy Cannon 20.England
90'
M
Thomas O'Connor 22.Republic of Ireland
F
Steven Fletcher 26.Scotland
8.1
76' 90'
F
Sam Dalby 18.England
6.8
82'

Wrexham adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Phil Parkinson decided to play with the following team: Arthur Okonkwo (7.5), Aaron Hayden (7.5), Ben Tozer (6.3), William Boyle (6.4), Ryan Barnett (5.4), James Jones (6.7), George Evans (7.3), Elliot Lee (7.1), James McClean (6.3), Ollie Palmer (7.5) and Paul Mullin (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Andy Cannon, Steven Fletcher (8.1), Max Cleworth, Thomas O’Connor, Mark Howard, Jacob Mendy (7.7) and Sam Dalby (6.8).

Substitutions

Wrexham made 4 changes: Ben Tozer for Andy Cannon (90′), James Jones for Steven Fletcher (76′), James McClean for Jacob Mendy (76′) and Ollie Palmer for Sam Dalby (82′).

Best player: Paul Mullin​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wrexham was Paul Mullin.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 27 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra
G
Harvey Davies 1.England
6.8
82'
D
C. O'Riordan 15.England
6.8
D
Mickey Demetriou 5.England
7.3
25'
D
Luke Offord 6.England
6.3
M
Jack Powell 23.England
6.6
M
Shilow Tracey 10.England
6.8
81' 33' 65'
M
Zac Williams 4.Wales
6.8
85' 79'
M
Rio Adebisi 3.England
8.1
M
Courtney Baker-Richardson 9.England
7.5
M
Joel Tabiner 11.England
7.3
F
Chris Long 7.England
7.3
87' 45'
Substitutes
G
Tom Booth 13.England
D
Ryan Cooney 2.England
6.4
85'
M
Matus Holicek 17.Slovakia
6.8
81' 87'
M
Joe White 30.England
M
Charlie Finney 24.England
M
Aaron Rowe 21.England
F
Elliott Nevitt 20.England
7.0
87'

Also Crewe Alexandra adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Lee Bell played with: Harvey Davies (6.8), Luke Offord (6.3), Connor O’Riordan (6.8), Mickey Demetriou (7.3), Rio Adebisi (8.1), Shilow Tracey (6.8), Jack Powell (6.6), Joel Tabiner (7.3), Zac Williams (6.8), Courtney Baker-Richardson (7.5) and Christopher Long (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Matus Holicek (6.8), Joe White, Ryan Cooney (6.4), Elliott Nevitt (7.0), Tom Booth, Charlie Finney and Aaron Rowe.

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 3 changes: Christopher Long for Elliott Nevitt (87′), Shilow Tracey for Matus Holicek (81′) and Zac Williams for Ryan Cooney (85′).

Best player: Rio Adebisi​

The most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Rio Adebisi.

His rating is (8.1) with 27 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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