CREWE. Crewe Alexandra overcomes Gillingham with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Long (11′) and a goal from T. Lowery (90′). Crewe Alexandra was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (61%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Alexandra Stadium stadium in Crewe on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Backhouse who was helped by Paul Stonier and Darren Wilding. The 4th official was Lewis Raper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 51.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 20 Total 12
- 8 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 67 Attack 118
- 31 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 12
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Crewe Alexandra had a strong ball possession 61% while Gillingham was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gillingham was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Crewe Alexandra was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Crewe Alexandra shot 19 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Gillingham shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Crewe Alexandra received 1 yellow card (L. Offord). On the opposite side, Gillingham received 2 yellow cards (D. Phillips and S. O’Keefe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Crewe Alexandra will have 12 points to hold in the 24th place. On the opposite side, Gillingham will stay with 17 points like AFC Wimbledon to hold in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Crewe Alexandra will play away with AFC Wimbledon on the 23rd of November with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Crewe Alexandra (2 draws).
Gillingham will host Cheltenham Town on the 23rd of November with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Gillingham (5 draws).
Crewe Alexandra – Formation
Crewe Alexandra
46'
90'
68'
Crewe Alexandra started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager David Artell decided to play with the following team: D. Richards, B. Sass-Davies, R. Adebisi, M. Williams, L. Murphy, Madger Antonio, T. Lowery, L. Offord, C. Porter, C. Long and S. Kashket.
The home team had on the bench: B. Knight, C. McFadzean, W. Jääskeläinen, M. Mandron, O. Finney, T. Thomas and R. Griffiths.
Substitutions
Crewe Alexandra made 4 changes: M. Gomes for O. Finney (46′), C. Long for M. Mandron (82′), S. Kashket for T. Thomas (90′) and S. Kashket for T. Thomas (90′).
Gillingham – Formation
Gillingham
Gillingham started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Steve Evans played with: J. Cumming, R. Jackson, R. McKenzie, J. Tucker, B. Akehurst, S. O’Keefe, M. Ehmer, D. Adshead, D. Phillips, G. Sithole and J. Akinde.
The following players were sitting on the bench: S. Gale, J. Gbode, H. Lintott, A. Chapman and M. Carayol.
Gillingham could not rely on the presence of H. Lintott (injured).
Substitutions
Gillingham made 3 changes: B. Akehurst for H. Lintott (35′), D. Adshead for M. Carayol (70′) and R. McKenzie for J. Gbode (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Accrington Stanley – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-3
- Charlton Athletic – Plymouth Argyle – 2-0
- Cheltenham Town – Shrewsbury Town – 2-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Gillingham – 2-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Lincoln City – 0-0
- Fleetwood Town – Morecambe – 1-2
- Milton Keynes Dons – Burton Albion – 1-0
- Portsmouth – AFC Wimbledon – 2-1
- Rotherham United – Cambridge United – 3-1
- Sunderland – Ipswich Town – 2-0
- Wycombe Wanderers – Bolton Wanderers – 1-0
