BARROW-IN-FURNESS. Crewe Alexandra managed to reverse the scoreline against Barrow. It was Barrow to score first with a goal from Robbie Gotts. Notwithstanding, later Crewe Alexandra found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Elliott Nevitt (19′), Lewis Billington (64′) and Matus Holicek (84′).
The match was played at the The Dunes Hotel Stadium stadium in Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,757 spectators. The referee was Thomas Parsons with the assistance of Daniel Woodward and Bradley Hall. The 4th official was Darren Williams. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.96 degrees Celsius or 44.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 5 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 5
- 109 Attack 88
- 63 Dangerous attack 33
- 78 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 0
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Barrow was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Crewe Alexandra that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Barrow had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Crewe Alexandra was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Barrow shot 13 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crewe Alexandra shot 13 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Barrow received 1 yellow card (James Chester). Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra received 6 yellow cards (Elliott Nevitt, Lewis Billington, Mickey Demetriou, Luke Offord, Connor O’Riordan and Shilow Tracey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Barrow stays with 49 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra will has 50 points like Mansfield Town to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Barrow will host Newport County on the 16th of September with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Barrow (2 draws).
Crewe Alexandra will play away against Morecambe on the 23rd of January with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Crewe Alexandra (3 draws).
Barrow – Formation
Barrow started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Peter Wild decided to play with the following team: Paul Farman
, James Chester , George Ray , Niall Canavan , David Worrall , Kian Spence , Tom White , Robbie Gotts , Elliot Newby , Ben Whitfield and Jamie Proctor .The home team had on the bench: Dean Campbell
, Josh Lillis, Luca Stephenson , Dom Telford , Emile Acquah , Cole Stockton and Rory Feely .Substitutions
Barrow made 5 changes: Robbie Gotts for Dean Campbell (61′), Jamie Proctor for Cole Stockton (70′), George Ray for Dom Telford (70′), Tom White for Luca Stephenson (80′) and Ben Whitfield for Emile Acquah (80′).
Player of the match: Tom White
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Barrow was Tom White.
His rating is
with 47 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 12.Crewe Alexandra – Formation
Crewe Alexandra started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Lee Bell played with: Tom Booth
, Lewis Billington , Connor O’Riordan , Mickey Demetriou , Rio Adebisi , Luke Offord , Shilow Tracey , Aaron Rowe , Conor Thomas , Christopher Long and Elliott Nevitt .These were the players on the bench: Harvey Davies, Ryan Cooney
, Courtney Baker-Richardson , Lewis Leigh, Charlie Colkett, Matus Holicek and Josh Austerfield .Substitutions
Crewe Alexandra made 4 changes: Aaron Rowe for Ryan Cooney (82′), Christopher Long for Josh Austerfield (61′), Shilow Tracey for Courtney Baker-Richardson (74′) and Conor Thomas for Matus Holicek (82′).
Player of the match: Matus Holicek
The most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Matus Holicek.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 3 passes (33% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 2.His performance was extraordinary also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 82′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Newport County – Wrexham – 1-0
- Milton Keynes Dons – Morecambe – 1-2
- Gillingham – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
- Barrow – Crewe Alexandra – 1-3