HARROGATE. Crewe Alexandra beats Harrogate Town 1-0 after Z. Williams scored just 1 goal (31′). Crewe Alexandra capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the CNG Stadium stadium in Harrogate on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Declan Bourne with the support of Wayne Grunnill and Oliver Bickle. The 4th official was Christopher Ward. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.05 degrees Celsius or 48.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Harrogate Town

0 - 1

Crewe Alexandra

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 12 Total 15
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 6
  • 84 Attack 101
  • 43 Dangerous attack 49
  • 86 Ball safe 103
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Crewe Alexandra had a superior ball possession 56% while Harrogate Town was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Crewe Alexandra was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Crewe Alexandra won the match.​

Harrogate Town shot 12 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crewe Alexandra shot 15 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Harrogate Town received 3 yellow cards (Rod McDonald, Sam Folarin and Levi Sutton). Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

31'
Zac Williams(goal)Mickey Demetriou
39'
Aaron Rowe- sub ->Christopher Long
Levi Sutton- Yellow
45'
46'
Ryan Cooney- sub ->Zac Williams
Lewis Thomas- sub ->Mark Oxley
50'
Sam Folarin- sub ->Josh Falkingham
66'
75'
Conor Thomas- sub ->Joel Tabiner
90'
Courtney Baker-Richardson- sub ->Elliott Nevitt
Sam Folarin- Yellow
90'
Rod McDonald- Yellow
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 match, Harrogate Town will stay with 19 points to remain in the 18th place. On the other side, Crewe Alexandra will have 29 points like Mansfield Town to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Harrogate Town will play away with Crewe Alexandra on the 17th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Crewe Alexandra (1 draw).

Crewe Alexandra will host Harrogate Town on the 17th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Crewe Alexandra (1 draw).

Harrogate Town – Formation

Harrogate Town
G
Mark Oxley 1.England
6.4
50'
D
Anthony O'Connor 15.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
Rod McDonald 16.England
7.1
90'
D
Kayne Ramsay 20.England
7.1
D
Matty Foulds 23.England
7.8
M
Josh Falkingham 4.England
7.0
66'
M
George Thomson 7.England
6.6
M
Abraham Odoh 9.England
7.5
M
Matty Daly 10.England
6.7
M
Levi Sutton 17.England
7.0
45'
M
Luke Armstrong 29.England
6.7
Substitutes
G
Lewis Thomas 13.England
7.3
50'
M
Dean Cornelius 8.Scotland
M
George Horbury 25.England
F
James Daly 11.England
F
Sam Folarin 12.England
7.0
66' 90'
F
Jack Muldoon 18.England
F
Jeremy Sivi 19.England

Harrogate Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Simon Weaver decided to play with the following team: Mark Oxley (6.4), Kayne Ramsay (7.1), Anthony O’Connor (7.5), Rod McDonald (7.1), Matthew Foulds (7.8), George Thomson (6.6), Josh Falkingham (7.0), Levi Sutton (7.0), Abraham Odoh (7.5), Matty Daly (6.7) and Luke Armstrong (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Dean Cornelius, James Daly, Sam Folarin (7.0), Lewis Thomas (7.3), Jack Muldoon, Jeremy Sivi and George Horbury.

Harrogate Town could not rely on the presence of Lewis Thomas (injured) and Sam Folarin (injured).

Substitutions

Harrogate Town made 2 changes: Mark Oxley for Lewis Thomas (50′) and Josh Falkingham for Sam Folarin (66′).

Best player: Matthew Foulds​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Harrogate Town was Matthew Foulds.

His rating is (7.8) with 31 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses.

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra
G
Harvey Davies 1.England
7.8
D
Mickey Demetriou 5.England
8.7
D
Luke Offord 6.England
7.5
D
C. O'Riordan 15.England
7.5
M
Rio Adebisi 3.England
7.0
M
Zac Williams 4.Wales
7.7
46' 31'
M
Joel Tabiner 11.England
6.3
75'
M
Joe White 30.England
7.3
F
Chris Long 7.England
7.0
39'
F
Shilow Tracey 10.England
6.8
F
Elliott Nevitt 20.England
7.0
90'
Substitutes
G
Tom Booth 13.England
D
Ryan Cooney 2.England
7.0
46'
M
Conor Thomas 8.England
6.4
75'
M
Charlie Colkett 16.England
M
Matus Holicek 17.Slovakia
M
Aaron Rowe 21.England
6.4
39'
F
Courtney Baker-Richardson 9.England
90'

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

Lee Bell played with: Harvey Davies (7.8), Luke Offord (7.5), Connor O’Riordan (7.5), Mickey Demetriou (8.7), Rio Adebisi (7.0), Joe White (7.3), Joel Tabiner (6.3), Zac Williams (7.7), Shilow Tracey (6.8), Elliott Nevitt (7.0) and Christopher Long (7.0).

They had on the bench: Ryan Cooney (7.0), Conor Thomas (6.4), Courtney Baker-Richardson, Tom Booth, Charlie Colkett, Matus Holicek and Aaron Rowe (6.4).

Crewe Alexandra could not rely on the presence of Aaron Rowe (injured), Ryan Cooney (injured) and Conor Thomas (injured).

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 4 changes: Christopher Long for Aaron Rowe (39′), Zac Williams for Ryan Cooney (46′), Joel Tabiner for Conor Thomas (75′) and Elliott Nevitt for Courtney Baker-Richardson (90′).

Best player: Mickey Demetriou​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Mickey Demetriou even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.7) with 77 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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