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​

Barrow

1 - 3

Crewe Alexandra

  • 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

9'
Shilow Tracey- Yellow
Robbie Gotts(goal)David Worrall
9'
19'
Elliott Nevitt(goal)Christopher Long
61'
Josh Austerfield- sub ->Christopher Long
Dean Campbell- sub ->Robbie Gotts
61'
64'
Lewis Billington(goal)Shilow Tracey
Cole Stockton- sub ->Jamie Proctor
70'
Dom Telford- sub ->George Ray
70'
74'
Courtney Baker-Richardson- sub ->Shilow Tracey
Emile Acquah- sub ->Ben Whitfield
80'
Luca Stephenson- sub ->Tom White
80'
80'
Lewis Billington- Yellow
82'
Ryan Cooney- sub ->Aaron Rowe
82'
Matus Holicek- sub ->Conor Thomas
84'
Matus Holicek(goal)
86'
Mickey Demetriou- Yellow
90'
Luke Offord- Yellow
90'
James Chester- Yellow
90'
90'
Elliott Nevitt- Yellow

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, 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
G
Paul Farman 1.England
6.3
D
George Ray 5.Wales
6.6
70'
D
Niall Canavan 6.Republic of Ireland
6.6
D
James Chester 17.Wales
6.6
90'
M
David Worrall 7.England
7.0
M
Kian Spence 8.England
6.6
M
Elliot Newby 11.England
6.6
M
Tom White 13.England
7.3
80'
M
Robbie Gotts 15.England
7.1
61' 9'
F
Jamie Proctor 9.England
7.0
70'
F
Ben Whitfield 34.England
7.0
80'
Substitutes
G
Josh Lillis 12.England
D
Rory Feely 24.Republic of Ireland
6.4
M
Dean Campbell 4.Scotland
7.0
61'
M
Luca Stephenson 18.England
6.6
80'
F
Dom Telford 19.England
6.8
70'
F
Emile Acquah 20.England
7.0
80'
F
Cole Stockton 23.England
6.8
70'

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 (6.3), James Chester (6.6), George Ray (6.6), Niall Canavan (6.6), David Worrall (7.0), Kian Spence (6.6), Tom White (7.3), Robbie Gotts (7.1), Elliot Newby (6.6), Ben Whitfield (7.0) and Jamie Proctor (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Dean Campbell (7.0), Josh Lillis, Luca Stephenson (6.6), Dom Telford (6.8), Emile Acquah (7.0), Cole Stockton (6.8) and Rory Feely (6.4).

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 7.3 with 47 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 12.

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra
G
Tom Booth 13.England
7.1
D
C. O'Riordan 15.England
6.7
90'
D
Lewis Billington 28.England
7.9
80' 64'
D
Rio Adebisi 3.England
7.8
D
Mickey Demetriou 5.England
7.5
86'
M
Conor Thomas 8.England
6.3
82'
M
Shilow Tracey 10.England
7.3
74' 9'
M
Aaron Rowe 21.England
7.0
82'
M
Luke Offord 6.England
7.3
90'
M
Chris Long 7.England
7.3
61'
F
Elliott Nevitt 20.England
6.8
90' 19'
Substitutes
G
Harvey Davies 1.England
D
Ryan Cooney 2.England
7.0
82'
M
Lewis Leigh 14.England
M
Charlie Colkett 16.England
M
Matus Holicek 17.Slovakia
8.2
82' 84'
M
Josh Austerfield 25.England
6.7
61'
F
Courtney Baker-Richardson 9.England
6.6
74'

Crewe Alexandra started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Lee Bell played with: Tom Booth (7.1), Lewis Billington (7.9), Connor O’Riordan (6.7), Mickey Demetriou (7.5), Rio Adebisi (7.8), Luke Offord (7.3), Shilow Tracey (7.3), Aaron Rowe (7.0), Conor Thomas (6.3), Christopher Long (7.3) and Elliott Nevitt (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Harvey Davies, Ryan Cooney (7.0), Courtney Baker-Richardson (6.6), Lewis Leigh, Charlie Colkett, Matus Holicek (8.2) and Josh Austerfield (6.7).

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 8.2 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.​