CREWE. Crewe Alexandra conquered Doncaster Rovers.

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 Martin Coy who was helped by Steve Rushton and Ollie Williams. The 4th official was Benjamin Wyatt. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.04 degrees Celsius or 39.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Crewe Alexandra

3 - 2

Doncaster Rovers

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 19 Total 22
  • 9 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 5 Shots blocked 9
  • 83 Attack 120
  • 31 Dangerous attack 64
  • 138 Ball safe 125
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 8
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Crewe Alexandra was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Doncaster Rovers that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Doncaster Rovers was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Crewe Alexandra succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Crewe Alexandra shot 19 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Doncaster Rovers shot 22 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Crewe Alexandra received 1 yellow card (Conor Thomas). Regarding the opposition, Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Tom Anderson and James Maxwell).

Match Timeline

16'
19'
James Maxwell- Yellow
Luke Offord(goal)Aaron Rowe
29'
37'
Tom Anderson- Yellow
44'
57'
Joe Ironside(goal)James Maxwell
Elliott Nevitt- sub ->Courtney Baker-Richardson
62'
82'
George Broadbent- sub ->Aaron Rowe
82'
Tommy Rowe- sub ->Luke Molyneux
Conor Thomas- Yellow
90'
90'
Harrison Biggins- sub ->James Maxwell
90'
Charlie Finney- sub ->Courtney Baker-Richardson
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 this contest, Crewe Alexandra will have 35 points like Mansfield Town to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Doncaster Rovers will stay with 20 points like Colchester United to sit in the 19th 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 record in favor of Crewe Alexandra (1 draw).

Doncaster Rovers will play away agasint Grimsby Town on the 17th of February with a 4-4 head to head stats.

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra
G
Harvey Davies 1.England
7.1
D
Mickey Demetriou 5.England
7.5
D
Luke Offord 6.England
7.9
29'
D
C. O'Riordan 15.England
9.2
44', 90'
M
Ryan Cooney 2.England
7.0
M
Rio Adebisi 3.England
8.1
M
Conor Thomas 8.England
7.0
90'
M
Joe White 30.England
8.1
F
Courtney Baker-Richardson 9.England
7.1
90'
F
Shilow Tracey 10.England
7.1
F
Aaron Rowe 21.England
7.7
Substitutes
G
Tom Booth 13.England
D
Lewis Billington 28.England
D
Zak Kempster-Down 29.England
M
Charlie Colkett 16.England
M
Charlie Finney 24.England
90'
F
Elliott Nevitt 20.England
6.4
62'

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 (7.1), Luke Offord (7.9), Connor O’Riordan (9.2), Mickey Demetriou (7.5), Ryan Cooney (7.0), Conor Thomas (7.0), Joe White (8.1), Rio Adebisi (8.1), Shilow Tracey (7.1), Courtney Baker-Richardson (7.1) and Aaron Rowe (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Booth, Charlie Colkett, Elliott Nevitt (6.4), Charlie Finney, Lewis Billington, Zak Down and Calum Agius.

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 2 changes: Courtney Baker-Richardson for Elliott Nevitt (62′) and Courtney Baker-Richardson for Charlie Finney (90′).

Player of the match: Connor O’Riordan​

The player that probably impressed the most for Crewe Alexandra was Connor O’Riordan.

His rating is (9.2) with 2 goals, 39 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 12.

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Louis Jones 12.England
7.7
D
Tom Anderson 4.England
6.6
37'
D
Owen Bailey 17.England
7.0
D
Jack Senior 23.England
6.3
M
James Maxwell 3.Scotland
6.8
90' 19'
M
Luke Molyneux 7.England
7.0
82'
M
Tom Nixon 16.England
7.0
M
Joe Ironside 20.England
8.4
57'
M
Zain Westbrooke 24.England
7.1
M
Ben Close 33.England
7.3
M
Mo Faal 36.Gambia
7.9
16'
Substitutes
G
Ian Lawlor 1.Republic of Ireland
D
Richard Wood 6.England
M
George Broadbent 8.England
6.4
82'
M
Tommy Rowe 10.England
6.7
82'
M
Harrison Biggins 14.England
90'
F
Kyle Hurst 21.England
F
Jack Goodman 35.England

Doncaster Rovers started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Grant McCann played with: Louis Jones (7.7), Owen Bailey (7.0), Tom Anderson (6.6), Jack Senior (6.3), Thomas Nixon (7.0), Ben Close (7.3), Zain Westbrooke (7.1), Luke Molyneux (7.0), James Maxwell (6.8), Joe Ironside (8.4) and Mo Faal (7.9).

They had on the bench: Ian Lawlor, Richard Wood, George Broadbent (6.4), Tommy Rowe (6.7), Harrison Biggins, Kyle Hurst and Jack Goodman.

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: James Maxwell for Harrison Biggins (90′), Luke Molyneux for Tommy Rowe (82′) and Aaron Rowe for George Broadbent (82′).

Player of the match: Joe Ironside​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Joe Ironside.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 11 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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