Forest Green Rovers conquers Crewe Alexandra 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

CREWE. Forest Green Rovers was finally too strong for Crewe Alexandra.

April 2, 2024

CREWE. Forest Green Rovers was finally too much to handle for Crewe Alexandra with the goal of Jordon Garrick (13′), Jordon Garrick (26′) and Jamie Robson (28′). Crewe Alexandra was definitely better in terms of ball possession (71%).

The match was played at the Alexandra Stadium stadium in Crewe on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,478 spectators. The referee was Geoff Eltringham with the assistance of Mark Dwyer and Ryan Williams. The 4th official was Ben Speedie. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.83 degrees Celsius or 47.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.

Match Statistics

Crewe Alexandra

0 - 3

Forest Green Rovers

! 71 Ball Possession 29

Shots

22 Total 9
5 On Target 6
13 Off Target 3
5 Shots blocked 1

97 Attack 82
61 Dangerous attack 26
140 Ball safe 125

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 2

Fouls

11 Total 9
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Crewe Alexandra had a superior ball possession 71% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Crewe Alexandra was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Forest Green Rovers managed to find the solution to win this match.

Crewe Alexandra shot 22 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Crewe Alexandra received 3 yellow cards (Charlie Kirk, Rio Adebisi and Elliott Nevitt). On the opposite side, Forest Green Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Callum Jones, Emmanuel Osadebe and Ryan Inniss).

Match Timeline

13'

Jordon Garrick(goal)Christian Doidge

26'

Jordon Garrick(goal)Ryan Inniss

28'

Jamie Robson(goal)Charlie McCann

Ryan Cooney- sub ->Ed Turns

34'

Lewis Leigh- sub ->Josh Austerfield

35'

Elliott Nevitt- Yellow

43'

Ryan Inniss- Yellow

Aaron Rowe- sub ->Chris Long

46'

52'

Emmanuel Osadebe- Yellow

65'

Tyrese Omotoye- sub ->Jordon Garrick

Charlie Kirk- Yellow

75'

Rio Adebisi- Yellow

76'

Zac Williams- sub ->Charlie Kirk

77'

90'

Fankaty Dabo- sub ->Christian Doidge

90'

Harvey Bunker- sub ->Emmanuel Osadebe

90'

Jacob Maddox- sub ->Charlie McCann

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Crewe Alexandra stays with 66 points to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers will has 36 points to sit in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Crewe Alexandra will play away against Accrington Stanley on the 6th of April with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Accrington Stanley (2 draws).

Forest Green Rovers will host Milton Keynes Dons on the 6th of April with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (2 draws).

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra

Tom Booth 13.England

6.6

Rio Adebisi 3.England

6.4

76'

Mickey Demetriou 5.England

7.0

Ed Turns 12.Wales

5.7

34'

Lewis Billington 28.England

7.3

Chris Long 7.England

6.0

46'

Shilow Tracey 10.England

6.6

Matus Holicek 17.Slovakia

7.3

Josh Austerfield 25.England

6.6

35'

Charlie Kirk 30.England

7.7

77'

75'

Elliott Nevitt 20.England

6.8

43'

Substitutes

Harvey Davies 1.England

Ryan Cooney 2.England

7.0

34'

Zac Williams 4.Wales

7.0

77'

Lewis Leigh 14.England

7.1

35'

Aaron Rowe 21.England

7.5

46'

Max Woodcock 32.Scotland

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

The manager Lee Bell decided to play with the following team: Tom Booth (6.6), Lewis Billington (7.3), Ed Turns (5.7), Mickey Demetriou (7.0), Rio Adebisi (6.4), Matus Holicek (7.3), Josh Austerfield (6.6), Shilow Tracey (6.6), Chris Long (6.0), Charlie Kirk (7.7) and Elliott Nevitt (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Harvey Davies, Ryan Cooney (7.0), Zac Williams (7.0), Lewis Leigh (7.1), Aaron Rowe (7.5), Max Woodcock and C. Agius.

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 4 changes: Ed Turns for Ryan Cooney (34′), Josh Austerfield for Lewis Leigh (35′), Chris Long for Aaron Rowe (46′) and Charlie Kirk for Zac Williams (77′).

Player of the match: Charlie Kirk

The most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Charlie Kirk.

His rating is 7.7 with 41 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers

Vicente Reyes 39.Chile

8.5

Ryan Inniss 5.England

8.2

43'

Jordan Moore-Taylor 15.England

7.7

Richard Keogh 36.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Kyle McAllister 7.Scotland

6.8

64'

Charlie McCann 8.Republic of Ireland

7.3

90'

Dominic Thompson 16.England

7.5

Jamie Robson 17.Scotland

7.7

28'

Emmanuel Osadebe 46.Republic of Ireland

7.0

90'

52'

Christian Doidge 10.Wales

7.3

90'

Jordon Garrick 11.England

8.7

65'

13', 26'

Substitutes

Jamie Searle 20.New Zealand

Dominic Bernard 3.England

Fankaty Dabo 25.England

6.4

90'

Jacob Maddox 18.England

90'

Harvey Bunker 27.England

90'

Tyrese Omotoye 23.Belgium

6.7

65'

Forest Green Rovers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Steve Cotterill played with: V. Reyes (8.5), Ryan Inniss (8.2), Richard Keogh (7.3), Jordan Moore-Taylor (7.7), Dominic Thompson (7.5), Emmanuel Osadebe (7.0), Charlie McCann (7.3), Jamie Robson (7.7), Kyle McAllister (6.8), Christian Doidge (7.3) and Jordon Garrick (8.7).

They had on the bench: Dominic Bernard , Jacob Maddox, Jamie Searle, Tyrese Omotoye (6.7), Fankaty Dabo (6.4), Harvey Bunker and Callum Jones (6.4).

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 4 changes: Jordon Garrick for Tyrese Omotoye (65′), Christian Doidge for Fankaty Dabo (90′), Charlie McCann for Jacob Maddox (90′) and Emmanuel Osadebe for Harvey Bunker (90′).