CREWE. Salford City overcame Crewe Alexandra 3-2 thanks to M. Smith who scored in the 4th, 55th and 85th minute.

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 Stephen Parkinson with the assistance of Kevin Howick and Ollie Williams. The 4th official was Marc Edwards. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.27 degrees Celsius or 45.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Crewe Alexandra

2 - 3

Salford City

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 11 Total 18
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 9
  • 98 Attack 144
  • 49 Dangerous attack 74
  • 124 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Crewe Alexandra was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Salford City that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Salford City was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Salford City won the encounter.​

Crewe Alexandra shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Salford City shot 18 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Crewe Alexandra received 1 yellow card (Aaron Rowe). On the opposite side, Salford City received 4 yellow cards (Luke Garbutt, Callum Hendry, Matthew Lund and Declan John).

Match Timeline

4'
Matt Smith(goal)Luke Bolton
23'
Declan John- Yellow
Aaron Rowe- Yellow
27'
40'
Luke Garbutt- Yellow
Aaron Rowe(goal)Conor Thomas
44'
Elliott Nevitt(goal)Lewis Billington
45'
46'
Kelly N'Mai- sub ->Junior Luamba
46'
Liam Shephard- sub ->Declan John
55'
Matt Smith(goal)Luke Garbutt
Courtney Baker-Richardson- sub ->Christopher Long
63'
Ryan Cooney- sub ->Lewis Billington
63'
75'
Callum Hendry- sub ->Conor McAleny
75'
Matty Lund- sub ->Ryan Watson
Matus Holicek- sub ->Aaron Rowe
81'
85'
Matt Smith(goal)Matthew Lund
89'
Matty Lund- Yellow
Lewis Leigh- sub ->Josh Austerfield
89'
90'
Callum Hendry- 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, Crewe Alexandra stays with 50 points like Barrow to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Salford City will has 31 points to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Crewe Alexandra will play away against Tranmere Rovers on the 3rd of February with a 6-6 head to head.

Salford City will host Wrexham on the 3rd of February with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Wrexham (0 draws).

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra
G
Tom Booth 13.England
6.4
D
Rio Adebisi 3.England
6.4
D
Mickey Demetriou 5.England
7.5
D
Luke Offord 6.England
6.8
D
Lewis Billington 28.England
7.7
63'
M
Chris Long 7.England
6.3
63'
M
Conor Thomas 8.England
6.7
M
Shilow Tracey 10.England
6.8
M
Aaron Rowe 21.England
6.8
81' 27' 44'
M
Josh Austerfield 25.England
6.8
89'
F
Elliott Nevitt 20.England
7.5
45'
Substitutes
G
Harvey Davies 1.England
D
Ryan Cooney 2.England
6.8
63'
M
Lewis Leigh 14.England
89'
M
Charlie Colkett 16.England
M
Matus Holicek 17.Slovakia
6.8
81'
F
Courtney Baker-Richardson 9.England
6.7
63'

Crewe Alexandra started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Lee Bell decided to play with the following team: Tom Booth (6.4), Lewis Billington (7.7), Luke Offord (6.8), Mickey Demetriou (7.5), Rio Adebisi (6.4), Josh Austerfield (6.8), Shilow Tracey (6.8), Aaron Rowe (6.8), Conor Thomas (6.7), Christopher Long (6.3) and Elliott Nevitt (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Harvey Davies, Ryan Cooney (6.8), Courtney Baker-Richardson (6.7), Lewis Leigh, Charlie Colkett and Matus Holicek (6.8).

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 4 changes: Aaron Rowe for Matus Holicek (81′), Christopher Long for Courtney Baker-Richardson (63′), Lewis Billington for Ryan Cooney (63′) and Josh Austerfield for Lewis Leigh (89′).

Player of the match: Lewis Billington​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Lewis Billington.

His rating is 7.7 with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Salford City – Formation

Salford City
G
Alex Cairns 1.England
6.6
D
Declan John 3.Wales
6.1
46' 23'
D
Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica
7.0
D
Luke Garbutt 29.England
7.3
40'
D
Theo Vassell 42.England
7.0
M
Elliot Watt 6.Scotland
7.3
M
Ryan Watson 7.England
6.4
75'
M
Junior Luamba 54.England
7.1
46'
F
Matt Smith 17.England
10.2
4', 55', 85'
F
Conor McAleny 18.England
7.0
75'
F
Luke Bolton 24.England
7.5
Substitutes
G
Joel Torrance 31.England
D
Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica
D
Liam Shephard 32.Wales
7.1
46'
M
Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland
7.7
75' 89'
M
Kelly N'Mai 30.Netherlands
6.6
46'
F
Callum Hendry 9.Scotland
6.7
75' 90'
F
Connor McLennan 11.Scotland

Salford City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Karl Robinson played with: Alex Cairns (6.6), Declan John (6.1), Theo Vassell (7.0), Curtis Tilt (7.0), Luke Garbutt (7.3), Ryan Watson (6.4), Elliot Watt (7.3), Junior Luamba (7.1), Luke Bolton (7.5), Matt Smith (10.2) and Conor McAleny (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Adrian Mariappa, Matthew Lund (7.7), Callum Hendry (6.7), Connor McLennan, Kelly N’Mai (6.6), Joel Torrance and Liam Shephard (7.1).

Substitutions

Salford City made 4 changes: Declan John for Liam Shephard (46′), Junior Luamba for Kelly N’Mai (46′), Conor McAleny for Callum Hendry (75′) and Ryan Watson for Matthew Lund (75′).

Player of the match: Matthew Lund​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was Matthew Lund even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.7 with 11 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was sensational also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 75′.

Results of the day

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