Crewe Alexandra defeats Notts County 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

NOTTINGHAM. Crewe Alexandra defeats Notts County 3-1.

February 25, 2024

NOTTINGHAM. Crewe Alexandra defeats Notts County 3-1. Crewe Alexandra was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Mickey Demetriou (5′), Elliott Nevitt (19′) and Josh Austerfield (77′). Notts County reduced the distance with a goal (83′) by Jim O’Brien, but there was not much to do for them. Notts County was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (78%).

The match was played at the Meadow Lane Stadium stadium in Nottingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 11,470 spectators. The referee was Ross Joyce assisted by Johnathon Bickerdike and Ryan Head. The 4th official was Richard Wigglesworth. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.92 degrees Celsius or 44.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.

Match Statistics

Notts County

1 - 3

Crewe Alexandra

! 78 Ball Possession 22

Shots

14 Total 9
7 On Target 3
4 Off Target 4
4 Shots blocked 2

114 Attack 45
51 Dangerous attack 23
91 Ball safe 58

0 Penalties 1
9 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 5

Fouls

10 Total 7
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Notts County was in firm control of the ball 78% while Crewe Alexandra was struggling with a 22% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Notts County had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Crewe Alexandra found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Notts County shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crewe Alexandra shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Notts County received 4 yellow cards (Alassana Jatta, Macaulay Langstaff, John Bostock and Luca Ashby-Hammond). Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra received 4 yellow cards (Ed Turns, Rio Adebisi, Mickey Demetriou and Charlie Kirk).

Match Timeline

Mickey Demetriou(goal)Rio Adebisi

Luca Ashby-Hammond- Yellow

18'

19'

Elliott Nevitt(penalty)

27'

Charlie Kirk- Yellow

Aaron Nemane- sub ->Jaden Warner

26'

Alassana Jatta- sub ->David McGoldrick

49'

53'

Mickey Demetriou- Yellow

John Bostock- Yellow

54'

63'

Courtney Baker-Richardson- sub ->Elliott Nevitt

64'

Aaron Rowe- sub ->Shilow Tracey

Adam Chicksen- sub ->Kyle Cameron

69'

Jim O'Brien- sub ->Scott Robertson

69'

Sam Austin- sub ->John Bostock

70'

77'

Josh Austerfield(goal)Rio Adebisi

75'

Joel Tabiner- sub ->Charlie Kirk

76'

Ryan Cooney- sub ->Matus Holicek

76'

Lewis Leigh- sub ->Conor Thomas

Macaulay Langstaff- Yellow

81'

Ed Turns- Yellow

Jim O'Brien(goal)

83'

88'

Rio Adebisi- Yellow

Alassana Jatta- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Notts County stays with 47 points like AFC Wimbledon to remain in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Crewe Alexandra will has 61 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Notts County will host Sutton United on the 27th of February with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Notts County (2 draws).

Crewe Alexandra will host Morecambe on the 2nd of March with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of Crewe Alexandra (3 draws).

Notts County – Formation

Notts County

Luca Ashby-Hammond 31.England

5.4

18'

Kyle Cameron 4.Scotland

6.4

69'

Aden Baldwin 15.England

7.0

Lewis Macari 28.England

6.7

Jaden Warner 32.England

6.3

26'

Dan Crowley 7.England

7.3

Jodi Jones 10.Malta

6.3

John Bostock 16.Trinidad and Tobago

6.6

70'

54'

Scott Robertson 20.Scotland

6.3

69'

Macaulay Langstaff 9.England

6.3

81'

David McGoldrick 17.Republic of Ireland

6.8

49'

Substitutes

Aidan Stone 26.England

Connell Rawlinson 5.Wales

Adam Chicksen 23.Zimbabwe

6.6

69'

Jim O'Brien 6.Scotland

7.3

69'

83'

Sam Austin 8.England

6.3

70'

Aaron Nemane 11.France

7.1

26'

Alassana Jatta 29.Gambia

6.6

49'

90'

Notts County started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Stuart Maynard decided to play with the following team: Luca Ashby-Hammond (5.4), Lewis Macari (6.7), Jaden Warner (6.3), Aden Baldwin (7.0), Kyle Cameron (6.4), Jodi Jones (6.3), John Bostock (6.6), Scott Robertson (6.3), Daniel Crowley (7.3), David McGoldrick (6.8) and Macaulay Langstaff (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Connell Rawlinson, Jim O’Brien (7.3), Sam Austin (6.3), Aaron Nemane (7.1), Adam Chicksen (6.6), Aidan Stone and Alassana Jatta (6.6).

Notts County could not rely on the presence of Alassana Jatta (injured).

Substitutions

Notts County made 5 changes: Jaden Warner for Aaron Nemane (26′), David McGoldrick for Alassana Jatta (49′), Kyle Cameron for Adam Chicksen (69′), Scott Robertson for Jim O’Brien (69′) and John Bostock for Sam Austin (70′).

Player of the match: Jim O’Brien

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Notts County was Jim O’Brien.

His rating is 7.3 with 1 goal, 24 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes.

His performance was exceptional also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 69′.

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra

Harvey Davies 1.England

7.3

Rio Adebisi 3.England

8.2

88'

Mickey Demetriou 5.England

8.1

53'

Ed Turns 12.Wales

7.0

81'

Lewis Billington 28.England

7.0

Conor Thomas 8.England

6.7

76'

Shilow Tracey 10.England

7.0

64'

Matus Holicek 17.Slovakia

7.0

76'

Josh Austerfield 25.England

7.8

77'

Charlie Kirk 30.England

7.0

75'

27'

Elliott Nevitt 20.England

7.9

63'

19'

Substitutes

Tom Booth 13.England

Keiren Westwood 27.Republic of Ireland

Ryan Cooney 2.England

6.6

76'

Joel Tabiner 11.England

6.6

75'

Lewis Leigh 14.England

6.4

76'

Aaron Rowe 21.England

6.8

64'

Courtney Baker-Richardson 9.England

6.3

63'

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

Lee Bell played with: Harvey Davies (7.3), Lewis Billington (7.0), Ed Turns (7.0), Mickey Demetriou (8.1), Rio Adebisi (8.2), Josh Austerfield (7.8), Conor Thomas (6.7), Shilow Tracey (7.0), Matus Holicek (7.0), Charlie Kirk (7.0) and Elliott Nevitt (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Cooney (6.6), Courtney Baker-Richardson (6.3), Joel Tabiner (6.6), Tom Booth, Lewis Leigh (6.4), Aaron Rowe (6.8) and Kieren Westwood.

Crewe Alexandra could not rely on the presence of Joel Tabiner (injured).

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 5 changes: Elliott Nevitt for Courtney Baker-Richardson (63′), Matus Holicek for Ryan Cooney (76′), Shilow Tracey for Aaron Rowe (64′), Conor Thomas for Lewis Leigh (76′) and Charlie Kirk for Joel Tabiner (75′).