CREWE. Crewe Alexandra defeats Sutton United 1-0 after E. Nevitt scored just 1 goal (71′).
The match was played at the Alexandra Stadium stadium in Crewe on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 3,562 spectators. The referee was Andrew Humphries assisted by Mark Cunliffe and . The 4th official was Marc Edwards. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.26 degrees Celsius or 52.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 7 Total 11
- 3 On Target 2
- 2 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 78 Attack 120
- 28 Dangerous attack 37
- 125 Ball safe 122
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Crewe Alexandra was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Sutton United that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sutton United was putting more pressure with 37 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Crewe Alexandra was able to find the solution to win this match.
Crewe Alexandra shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Sutton United shot 11 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Crewe Alexandra received 1 yellow card (Josh Austerfield). Regarding the opposition, Sutton United received 4 yellow cards (Stephen Duke-McKenna, Harry Beautyman, Joe Kizzi and Omar Sowunmi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Crewe Alexandra has 64 points like Milton Keynes Dons to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Sutton United will stays with 27 points to hold in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Crewe Alexandra will play away with Milton Keynes Dons on the 16th of March with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Crewe Alexandra (3 draws).
Sutton United will play away against Forest Green Rovers on the 16th of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Forest Green Rovers (2 draws).
Crewe Alexandra – Formation
Crewe Alexandra
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71'Crewe Alexandra adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Lee Bell decided to play with the following team: Tom Booth , Rio Adebisi , Ed Turns , Mickey Demetriou , Zac Williams , Conor Thomas , Josh Austerfield , Shilow Tracey , Joel Tabiner , Charlie Kirk and Courtney Baker-Richardson.
The home team had on the bench: Harvey Davies, Ryan Cooney, Lewis Leigh , Elliott Nevitt , Aaron Rowe , Charlie Finney and Lewis Billington.
Crewe Alexandra could not rely on the presence of Elliott Nevitt (injured).
Substitutions
Crewe Alexandra made 3 changes: Courtney Baker-Richardson for Elliott Nevitt (5′), Joel Tabiner for Lewis Leigh (61′) and Charlie Kirk for Aaron Rowe (60′).
Player of the match: Elliott Nevitt
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Elliott Nevitt.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was sensational also because he commenced the encounter from the bench before entering in the 5′.
Sutton United – Formation
Sutton United
Also Sutton United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Steve Morison played with: Steve Arnold , Ryan Jackson , Omar Sowunmi , Joe Kizzi , Sashiel Adom-Malaki , Charlie Lakin , Craig Clay , Josh Coley , Harry Beautyman , Deon Moore and Harry Smith .
They had on the bench: Christian N’Guessan, Craig Eastmond , Matt Kerbey, Jack Taylor, Oliver Sanderson , Sam Hart and Stephen Duke-McKenna .
Substitutions
Sutton United made 4 changes: Harry Beautyman for Stephen Duke-McKenna (53′), Deon Moore for Sam Hart (73′), Craig Clay for Craig Eastmond (73′) and Josh Coley for Oliver Sanderson (73′).
Player of the match: Sashiel Adom-Malaki
The most impressive player for Sutton United was Sashiel Adom-Malaki.
His rating is with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Harrogate Town – 0-0
- Walsall – Barrow – 1-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Mansfield Town – 2-1
- Swindon Town – Accrington Stanley – 1-2
- Newport County – Morecambe – 5-3
- Grimsby Town – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Sutton United – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Notts County – 2-1
- Bradford City – Forest Green Rovers – 0-2
- AFC Wimbledon – Gillingham – 2-0
