CREWE. Crewe Alexandra defeats Bradford City 1-0 after C. Long scored a penalty (13′). Bradford City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Alexandra Stadium stadium in Crewe on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,529 spectators.​ The referee was Peter Wright with the collaboration of Chris Husband and . The 4th official was Thomas Harty. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.86 degrees Celsius or 44.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Crewe Alexandra

1 - 0

Bradford City

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 4 Total 16
  • 1 On Target 4
  • 1 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 90 Attack 137
  • 31 Dangerous attack 53
  • 157 Ball safe 142
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 15
  • 5 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Bradford City was in firm control of the ball 56% while Crewe Alexandra was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bradford City was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Crewe Alexandra was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Crewe Alexandra shot 4 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bradford City shot 16 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Crewe Alexandra received 5 yellow cards (Courtney Baker-Richardson, Lewis Billington, Tom Booth, Mickey Demetriou and Aaron Rowe). On the opposite side, Bradford City received 3 yellow cards (Brad Halliday, Graham Alexander and Richard Smallwood  ).

Match Timeline

Chris Long(penalty)
13'
38'
Richard Smallwood - Yellow
Aaron Rowe- Yellow
39'
Elliott Nevitt- sub ->Christopher Long
60'
61'
Matt Derbyshire- sub ->Tyler Smith
Tom Booth- Yellow
69'
75'
75'
Bobby Pointon- sub ->Liam Ridehalgh
Lewis Billington- Yellow
77'
Ryan Cooney- sub ->Shilow Tracey
84'
Mickey Demetriou- Yellow
87'
90'
Brad Halliday- Yellow
Courtney Baker-Richardson- 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 this match, Crewe Alexandra has 41 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Bradford City will stays with 34 points like Harrogate Town to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Crewe Alexandra will play away against Mansfield Town on the 6th of January with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Mansfield Town (5 draws).

Bradford City will host Crawley Town on the 6th of January with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Crawley Town (3 draws).

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra
G
Tom Booth 13.England
7.7
69'
D
Rio Adebisi 3.England
7.1
D
Mickey Demetriou 5.England
7.3
87'
D
Luke Offord 6.England
7.0
D
C. O'Riordan 15.England
7.3
D
Lewis Billington 28.England
6.7
77'
M
Chris Long 7.England
7.5
60' 13'
M
Aaron Rowe 21.England
6.4
39'
M
Joe White 30.England
6.7
F
Courtney Baker-Richardson 9.England
7.3
90'
F
Shilow Tracey 10.England
6.3
84'
Substitutes
G
Harvey Davies 1.England
D
Ryan Cooney 2.England
6.4
84'
D
Zak Kempster-Down 29.England
F
Elliott Nevitt 20.England
6.4
60'

Crewe Alexandra started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Lee Bell decided to play with the following team: Tom Booth (7.7), Lewis Billington (6.7), Connor O’Riordan (7.3), Luke Offord (7.0), Mickey Demetriou (7.3), Rio Adebisi (7.1), Aaron Rowe (6.4), Joe White (6.7), Christopher Long (7.5), Courtney Baker-Richardson (7.3) and Shilow Tracey (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Harvey Davies, Ryan Cooney (6.4), Elliott Nevitt (6.4), Zak Down, Calum Agius, Lewis Nolan and Nathan Robinson.

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 2 changes: Christopher Long for Elliott Nevitt (60′) and Shilow Tracey for Ryan Cooney (84′).

Player of the match: Tom Booth​

The player that probably impressed the most for Crewe Alexandra was the goalkeeper: Tom Booth. His rating is 7.65. He performed 4 saves.

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City
G
Harry Lewis 1.England
6.7
D
Matty Platt 5.England
7.1
D
Ciaran Kelly 18.Republic of Ireland
6.7
D
J. Tomkinson 31.United States
6.3
M
Brad Halliday 2.England
7.5
90'
M
Liam Ridehalgh 3.England
6.6
75'
M
Richard Smallwood 6.England
7.5
38'
M
Alex Gilliead 11.England
7.5
75'
M
Clarke Oduor 12.Kenya
7.3
F
Andy Cook 9.England
7.3
F
Tyler Smith 14.England
6.3
61'
Substitutes
G
Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Ash Taylor 4.Wales
M
Emmanuel Osadebe 8.Republic of Ireland
M
Kevin McDonald 26.Scotland
F
Vadaine Oliver 19.England
7.0
75'
F
Bobby Pointon 23.England
6.8
75'
F
Matt Derbyshire 27.England
7.0
61'

Bradford City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Graham Alexander played with: Harry Lewis (6.7), Jonathan Tomkinson (6.3), Matty Platt (7.1), Ciaran Kelly (6.7), Brad Halliday (7.5), Alex Gilliead (7.5), Richard Smallwood   (7.5), Liam Ridehalgh (6.6), Clarke Oduor (7.3), Andy Cook (7.3) and Tyler Smith (6.3).

They had on the bench: Ash Taylor, Emmanuel Osadebe, Colin Doyle, Vadaine Oliver (7.0), Bobby Pointon (6.8), Kevin McDonald and Matt Derbyshire (7.0).

Substitutions

Bradford City made 3 changes: Tyler Smith for Matt Derbyshire (61′), Liam Ridehalgh for Bobby Pointon (75′) and Alex Gilliead for Vadaine Oliver (75′).

Player of the match: Brad Halliday​

The most impressive player for Bradford City was Brad Halliday.

His rating is 7.5 with 41 passes (68% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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