Grimsby Town beats Crewe Alexandra 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

CREWE. Grimsby Town was after all too much to handle for Crewe Alexandra.

April 14, 2024

CREWE. Grimsby Town was in the end too strong for Crewe Alexandra with the goal of Toby Mullarkey (38′), Curtis Thompson (59′) and Denver Hume (90′). Crewe Alexandra lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

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 5,665 spectators. The referee was Simon Mather with the support of Lewis Raper and Declan Ford. The 4th official was Ruebyn Ricardo. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.02 degrees Celsius or 55.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.

Match Statistics

Crewe Alexandra

0 - 3

Grimsby Town

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

5 Total 21
2 On Target 5
0 Off Target 9
3 Shots blocked 7

77 Attack 102
32 Dangerous attack 56
115 Ball safe 101

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 13

Fouls

11 Total 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Crewe Alexandra had a strong ball possession 56% while Grimsby Town was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Grimsby Town was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Grimsby Town won the match.

Crewe Alexandra shot 5 times, 2 on target, 0 off target. Regarding the opposition, Grimsby Town shot 21 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Crewe Alexandra received 2 yellow cards (Zac Williams and Ryan Cooney). On the other side, Grimsby Town received 1 yellow card (Toby Mullarkey).

Match Timeline

22'

Donovan Wilson- sub ->Danny Rose

Ryan Cooney- Yellow

34'

38'

Toby Mullarkey(goal)Doug Tharme

45'

Toby Mullarkey- Yellow

Joel Tabiner- sub ->Josh Austerfield

54'

Charlie Finney- sub ->Charlie Kirk

55'

59'

Curtis Thompson(goal)

Zac Williams- Yellow

62'

82'

Harry Clifton- sub ->Kieran Green

83'

Denver Hume- sub ->Charles Vernam

88'

Callum Ainley - sub ->Justin Obikwu

88'

Jamie Andrews- sub ->Gavan Holohan

90'

Denver Hume(goal)Donovan Wilson

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Crewe Alexandra stays with 70 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Grimsby Town will has 46 points to sit in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Crewe Alexandra will host Wrexham on the 20th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Crewe Alexandra (1 draw).

Grimsby Town will play away against Colchester United on the 16th of April with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Colchester United (4 draws).

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra

Max Stryjek 42.Poland

6.6

Zac Williams 4.Wales

6.3

62'

Mickey Demetriou 5.England

7.5

Lewis Billington 28.England

6.3

Ryan Cooney 2.England

6.3

34'

Rio Adebisi 3.England

6.6

Matus Holicek 17.Slovakia

7.5

Aaron Rowe 21.England

6.7

62'

Josh Austerfield 25.England

7.0

54'

Charlie Kirk 30.England

6.6

55'

Elliott Nevitt 20.England

6.8

Substitutes

Zak Kempster-Down 29.England

Joel Tabiner 11.England

6.4

54'

Charlie Finney 24.England

6.3

55'

Max Woodcock 32.Scotland

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

The manager Lee Bell decided to play with the following team: Max Stryjek (6.6), Lewis Billington (6.3), Mickey Demetriou (7.5), Zac Williams (6.3), Ryan Cooney (6.3), Josh Austerfield (7.0), Matus Holicek (7.5), Rio Adebisi (6.6), Aaron Rowe (6.7), Charlie Kirk (6.6) and Elliott Nevitt (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Joel Tabiner (6.4), Charlie Finney (6.3), Zak Kempster-Down, Max Woodcock, C. Agius (6.4), L. Sant and M. Lenarcik.

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 2 changes: Josh Austerfield for Joel Tabiner (54′) and Charlie Kirk for Charlie Finney (55′).

Player of the match: Mickey Demetriou

The player that probably impressed the most for Crewe Alexandra was Mickey Demetriou.

His rating is 7.5 with 40 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 18.

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town

Jake Eastwood 12.England

7.3

Harvey Rodgers 5.England

8.1

Doug Tharme 24.Wales

7.5

Toby Mullarkey 28.England

8.1

45'

38'

Curtis Thompson 6.England

7.5

59'

Gavan Holohan 8.Republic of Ireland

7.0

88'

Charles Vernam 10.England

7.5

83'

Liam Smith 2.Scotland

7.0

Kieran Green 4.England

7.5

82'

Justin Obikwu 20.England

7.1

88'

Danny Rose 32.England

7.0

22'

Substitutes

Denver Hume 33.England

7.7

83'

90'

Harry Clifton 15.Wales

7.1

82'

Callum Ainley 16.England

88'

Jamie Andrews 19.England

88'

Abo Eisa 7.Sudan

Donovan Wilson 25.England

7.3

22'

Grimsby Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

David Artell played with: Jake Eastwood (7.3), Toby Mullarkey (8.1), Doug Tharme (7.5), Harvey Rodgers (8.1), Liam Smith (7.0), Curtis Thompson (7.5), Kieran Green (7.5), Charles Vernam (7.5), Gavan Holohan (7.0), Justin Obikwu (7.1) and Danny Rose (7.0).

They had on the bench: Abo Eisa, Harry Clifton (7.1), Callum Ainley , Jamie Andrews, Donovan Wilson (7.3), Denver Hume (7.7) and S. Auton.

Grimsby Town could not rely on the presence of Donovan Wilson (injured).

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 5 changes: Danny Rose for Donovan Wilson (22′), Kieran Green for Harry Clifton (82′), Charles Vernam for Denver Hume (83′), Justin Obikwu for Callum Ainley (88′) and Gavan Holohan for Jamie Andrews (88′).