Crewe Alexandra prevails over Notts County 1-0 with a late goal scored by C. Baker-Richardson. HIGHLIGHTS

CREWE. Crewe Alexandra snatched a late win Notts County 1-0 after C. Baker-Richardson scored a penalty (90').

November 13, 2023

CREWE. Crewe Alexandra snatched a late win Notts County 1-0 after C. Baker-Richardson scored a penalty (90′). Notts County lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Alexandra Stadium stadium in Crewe on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,663 spectators. The referee was Simon Mather with the collaboration of Darren Wilding and Danny Gratton. The 4th official was Richard Wigglesworth. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.77 degrees Celsius or 47.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.

Match Statistics

Crewe Alexandra

1 - 0

Notts County

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

15 Total 12
4 On Target 3
8 Off Target 5
3 Shots blocked 5

70 Attack 104
33 Dangerous attack 61
138 Ball safe 124

1 Penalties 0
3 Corners 7

Fouls

16 Total 13
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Notts County had a superior ball possession 57% while Crewe Alexandra was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Notts County was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Crewe Alexandra succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Crewe Alexandra shot 15 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Notts County shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Crewe Alexandra received 2 yellow cards (Ryan Cooney and Luke Offord). Regarding the opposition, Notts County received 5 yellow cards (Will Randall, Jodi Jones, Jim O’Brien, Kyle Cameron and Aden Baldwin).

Match Timeline

Luke Offord- Yellow

14'

45'

Kyle Cameron - Yellow

50'

Aden Baldwin- Yellow

70'

Jim O'Brien- Yellow

75'

Will Randall- sub ->Aaron Nemane

Charlie Finney- sub ->Aaron Rowe

76'

Charlie Colkett- sub ->Shilow Tracey

80'

Dan Gosling- sub ->Sam Austin

Lewis Billington- sub ->Conor Thomas

84'

88'

Jodi Jones- Yellow

89'

Will Randall- Yellow

Ryan Cooney- Yellow

90'

Courtney Baker-Richardson(penalty)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Crewe Alexandra will have 32 points like Mansfield Town to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Notts County will stay with 30 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

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

Notts County will play away agasint Wrexham on the 17th of February with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Notts County (3 draws).

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra

Harvey Davies 1.England

7.3

Mickey Demetriou 5.England

7.8

Luke Offord 6.England

7.5

14'

C. O'Riordan 15.England

8.1

Ryan Cooney 2.England

6.1

90'

Rio Adebisi 3.England

7.0

Conor Thomas 8.England

7.7

84'

Aaron Rowe 21.England

7.0

76'

Joe White 30.England

7.9

Courtney Baker-Richardson 9.England

6.6

90'

Shilow Tracey 10.England

7.0

76'

Substitutes

Tom Booth 13.England

Lewis Billington 28.England

6.8

84'

Charlie Colkett 16.England

6.7

76'

Charlie Finney 24.England

6.4

76'

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

The manager Lee Bell decided to play with the following team: Harvey Davies (7.3), Luke Offord (7.5), Connor O’Riordan (8.1), Mickey Demetriou (7.8), Ryan Cooney (6.1), Conor Thomas (7.7), Joe White (7.9), Rio Adebisi (7.0), Shilow Tracey (7.0), Courtney Baker-Richardson (6.6) and Aaron Rowe (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Booth, Charlie Colkett (6.7), Charlie Finney (6.4), Lewis Billington (6.8), Calum Agius, Lewis Nolan and Nathan Robinson.

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 3 changes: Shilow Tracey for Charlie Colkett (76′), Conor Thomas for Lewis Billington (84′) and Aaron Rowe for Charlie Finney (76′).

Best player: Connor O’Riordan

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

His rating is (8.1) with 51 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Notts County – Formation

Notts County

Sam Slocombe 1.England

7.0

Kyle Cameron 4.Scotland

7.0

45'

Aden Baldwin 15.England

7.3

50'

David McGoldrick 17.Republic of Ireland

6.7

Lewis Macari 28.England

7.3

Jim O'Brien 6.Scotland

6.7

70'

Dan Crowley 7.England

7.9

Sam Austin 8.England

7.0

80'

Jodi Jones 10.Malta

6.4

88'

Aaron Nemane 11.France

7.3

75'

Macaulay Langstaff 9.England

6.4

Substitutes

Aidan Stone 26.England

Richard Brindley 2.England

Connell Rawlinson 5.Wales

Tobi Adebayo-Rowling 21.England

Will Randall 14.England

6.8

75'

89'

Dan Gosling 32.England

6.8

80'

Junior Morias 27.Jamaica

Notts County started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Luke Williams played with: Sam Slocombe (7.0), Lewis Macari (7.3), Aden Baldwin (7.3), Kyle Cameron (7.0), Aaron Nemane (7.3), Jim O’Brien (6.7), Sam Austin (7.0), Jodi Jones (6.4), Daniel Crowley (7.9), David McGoldrick (6.7) and Macaulay Langstaff (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Richard Brindley, Connell Rawlinson, Will Randall (6.8), Tobi Adebayo-Rowling, Aidan Stone, Junior Morias and Dan Gosling (6.8).