CREWE. Crewe Alexandra beats Crawley Town 1-0 after R. Adebisi scored just 1 goal (61′).

The match was played at the Alexandra Stadium stadium in Crewe on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 4,189 spectators.​ The referee was Martin Coy with the assistance of Jake Topp and Paul Stonier. The 4th official was Steven Plane. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.05 degrees Celsius or 48.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Crewe Alexandra

1 - 0

Crawley Town

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 10 Total 8
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 92 Attack 84
  • 42 Dangerous attack 33
  • 57 Ball safe 44
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 5 Total 9
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Crewe Alexandra was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Crawley Town that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Crewe Alexandra was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Crewe Alexandra won the match​.

Crewe Alexandra shot 10 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crawley Town shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Crewe Alexandra received 4 yellow cards (Lewis Leigh, Luke Offord, Ryan Cooney and Aaron Rowe). On the other side, Crawley Town received 3 yellow cards (Corey Addai, Adam Campbell and A. Campbell).

Match Timeline

Aaron Rowe- Yellow
11'
13'
A. Campbell- Yellow
Ryan Cooney- Yellow
16'
Lewis Billington- sub ->Ryan Cooney
46'
54'
C. Addai- Yellow
Rio Adebisi(goal)Lewis Billington
61'
Charlie Kirk- sub ->Shilow Tracey
69'
Lewis Leigh- sub ->Matus Holicek
69'
Courtney Baker-Richardson- sub ->Elliott Nevitt
70'
70'
R. Darcy- sub ->Adam Campbell
70'
J. Kelly- sub ->Harry Forster
75'
A. Adeyemo- sub ->Nick Tsaroulla
Josh Austerfield- sub ->Aaron Rowe
80'
Luke Offord- Yellow
90'
Lewis Leigh- 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 54 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Crawley Town will stays with 39 points to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Crewe Alexandra will play away against Stockport County on the 13th of February with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).

Crawley Town will host Walsall on the 13th of February with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Walsall (7 draws).

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra
G
Harvey Davies 1.England
7.7
D
Mickey Demetriou 5.England
7.5
D
Luke Offord 6.England
7.5
90'
D
Ed Turns 12.Wales
7.5
M
Ryan Cooney 2.England
7.0
46' 16'
M
Rio Adebisi 3.England
7.7
61'
M
Conor Thomas 8.England
6.4
M
Shilow Tracey 10.England
7.0
69'
M
Matus Holicek 17.Slovakia
7.1
69'
M
Aaron Rowe 21.England
6.4
80' 11'
F
Elliott Nevitt 20.England
6.8
70'
Substitutes
G
Keiren Westwood 27.Republic of Ireland
D
Lewis Billington 28.England
7.9
46'
M
Lewis Leigh 14.England
6.4
69' 90'
M
Josh Austerfield 25.England
6.4
80'
F
Courtney Baker-Richardson 9.England
7.1
70'
F
Charlie Kirk 30.England
6.8
69'

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: Harvey Davies (7.7), Luke Offord (7.5), Ed Turns (7.5), Mickey Demetriou (7.5), Ryan Cooney (7.0), Matus Holicek (7.1), Conor Thomas (6.4), Rio Adebisi (7.7), Shilow Tracey (7.0), Aaron Rowe (6.4) and Elliott Nevitt (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Courtney Baker-Richardson (7.1), Lewis Leigh (6.4), Josh Austerfield (6.4), Kieren Westwood, Lewis Billington (7.9), Charlie Kirk (6.8) and Calum Agius.

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 5 changes: Ryan Cooney for Lewis Billington (46′), Shilow Tracey for Charlie Kirk (69′), Elliott Nevitt for Courtney Baker-Richardson (70′), Matus Holicek for Lewis Leigh (69′) and Aaron Rowe for Josh Austerfield (80′).

Player of the match: Lewis Billington​

The player that probably impressed the most for Crewe Alexandra was Lewis Billington even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 11 passes (55% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was sensational also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Crawley Town – Formation

Crawley Town
G
C. Addai 1.Jamaica
6.3
54'
D
D. Conroy 3.England
6.4
D
H. Ransom 5.England
6.8
D
L. Maguire 6.England
7.1
M
L. Kelly 4.Republic of Ireland
7.3
M
H. Forster 14.England
6.4
70'
M
N. Tsaroulla 25.Cyprus
6.0
75'
M
W. Wright 30.England
7.0
F
Klaidi Lolos 8.Greece
7.0
F
D. Orsi 9.England
6.4
F
A. Campbell 28.England
6.7
70' 13'
Substitutes
G
R. Sandford 13.England
D
K. Gordon 2.England
D
M. Olagunju 12.England
M
R. Darcy 10.England
6.7
70'
M
J. Roles 11.Cyprus
M
J. Kelly 19.United States
7.0
70'
F
A. Adeyemo 22.England
6.6
75'

Crawley Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Scott Lindsey played with: Corey Addai (6.3), Harry Ransom (6.8), Dion Conroy (6.4), Laurence Maguire (7.1), Nick Tsaroulla (6.0), Will Wright (7.0), Liam Kelly (7.3), Harry Forster (6.4), Klaidi Lolos (7.0), Danilo Orsi-Dadomo (6.4) and Adam Campbell (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kellan Gordon, Ronan Darcy (6.7), Jack Roles, Mustapha Olagunju, Ryan Sandford, Jeremy Kelly (7.0) and Ade Adeyemo (6.6).

Substitutions

Crawley Town made 3 changes: Nick Tsaroulla for Ade Adeyemo (75′), Adam Campbell for Ronan Darcy (70′) and Harry Forster for Jeremy Kelly (70′).

Player of the match: Liam Kelly​

The player that probably impressed the most for Crawley Town was Liam Kelly.

His rating is 7.3 with 45 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

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