CREWE. Crewe Alexandra was ultimately too much to handle for Harrogate Town with the goal of D. Agyei (44′), K. Mellor (45′) and C. Baker-Richardson (77′).

The match was played at the Alexandra Stadium stadium in Crewe on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Declan Bourne with the support of Hristo Karaivanov and Grant Taylor. The 4th official was Jake Topp. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Crewe Alexandra

3 - 0

Harrogate Town

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 4 Total 4
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 1 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 70 Attack 64
  • 18 Dangerous attack 28
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 1

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Harrogate Town was more aggressive with 28 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Crewe Alexandra managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Crewe Alexandra shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Harrogate Town shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Crewe Alexandra received 2 yellow cards (B. Sambou and T. Uwakwe). On the opposite side, Harrogate Town didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

44'
45'
61'
65'
68'
Jack Muldoon- sub ->J. Austerfield
Courtney Baker-Richardson- sub ->L. Brook
68'
Courtney Baker-Richardson(goal)
77'
81'
84'
84'
84'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leyton Orient
91
46
Stevenage
85
46
Northampton Town
83
46
Stockport County
79
46
Carlisle United
76
46
Bradford City
76
46
Salford City
75
46
Mansfield Town
75
46
Barrow
62
46
Swindon Town
61
46
Grimsby Town
61
46
Tranmere Rovers
58
46
Crewe Alexandra
58
46
Sutton United
58
46
Newport County
57
46
Walsall
55
46
Gillingham
55
46
Doncaster Rovers
55
46
Harrogate Town
52
46
Colchester United
49
46
AFC Wimbledon
48
46
Crawley Town
46
46
Hartlepool United
43
46
Rochdale
38
46

After playing this encounter, Crewe Alexandra has 3 points to occupy the 8th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Harrogate Town stays with 3 points (2nd).

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Crewe Alexandra will host AFC Wimbledon on the 18th of April with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Crewe Alexandra (2 draws).

Harrogate Town will host Walsall on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Harrogate Town (3 draws).

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra
G
Arthur Okonkwo 13.England
7.4
D
Rod McDonald 5.England
7.1
D
Zac Williams 4.Wales
7.2
61'
D
Kelvin Mellor 2.England
7.8
45'
D
Luke Offord 6.England
6.7
M
Conor Thomas 8.England
6.6
M
Callum Ainley 10.England
7.4
84'
M
Tariq Uwakwe 21.England
7.1
81'
M
L. Brook 17.Australia
7.1
68'
M
Bassala Sambou 19.England
7.3
84' 65'
F
Dan Agyei 11.England
7.4
84' 44'
Substitutes
G
Tom Booth 23.England
D
Billy Sass-Davies 22.Wales
M
T. Leshabela 18.South Africa
6.4
84'
M
R. Griffiths 12.England
7.0
84'
M
Oliver Finney 14.England
6.4
84'
M
Charlie Colkett 16.England
6.6
61'
F
Courtney Baker-Richardson 9.England
7.1
68' 77'

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

The manager Alex Morris decided to play with the following team: Arthur Okonkwo (7.4), Kelvin Mellor (7.8), Rod McDonald (7.1), Luke Offord (6.7), Zac Williams (7.2), Conor Thomas (6.6), Tariq Uwakwe (7.1), Lachlan Brook (7.1), Callum Ainley (7.4), Bassala Sambou (7.3) and Daniel Agyei (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Booth, Thakgalo Khanya Leshabela (6.4), Regan Griffiths (7.0), Oliver Finney (6.4), Courtney Baker-Richardson (7.1), Charlie Colkett (6.6) and Billy Sass-Davies.

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 5 changes: M. I. Williams for C. Colkett (61′), L. Brook for C. Baker-Richardson (68′), B. Sambou for O. Finney (84′), C. Ainley for T. K. Leshabela (84′) and D. Agyei for R. Griffiths (84′).

Best player: Kelvin Mellor​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Kelvin Mellor.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 41 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Harrogate Town – Formation

Harrogate Town
G
Peter Jameson 21.England
6.5
D
Joe Mattock 3.England
6.4
D
Miles Welch-Hayes 2.England
6.2
D
Warren Burrell 6.England
6.8
M
Stephen Dooley 22.Northern Ireland
6.2
M
George Thomson 7.England
7.0
M
Josh Austerfield 17.England
6.2
68'
M
Jaheim Headley 15.England
6.4
F
Alex Pattison 16.England
7.0
F
Matty Daly 28.England
6.3
F
Luke Armstrong 29.England
7.4
Substitutes
G
Mark Oxley 1.England
D
Lewis Richards 14.England
D
Kyle Ferguson 24.Scotland
M
George Horbury 25.England
F
Emmanuel Ilesanmi 26.England
F
Jack Muldoon 18.England
6.2
68'

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

Simon Weaver played with: Peter Jameson (6.5), Miles Welch-Hayes (6.2), Warren Burrell (6.8), Joe Mattock (6.4), George Thomson (7.0), Stephen Dooley (6.2), Josh Austerfield (6.2), Jaheim Headley (6.4), Alexander Pattison (7.0), Matty Daly (6.3) and Luke Armstrong (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Emmanuel Ilesanmi, George Horbury, Lewis Richards, Mark Oxley, Jack Muldoon (6.2) and Kyle Ferguson.

Substitutions

Harrogate Town made only 1 change substituting J. Austerfield for J. Muldoon (68′)​.

Best player: Luke Armstrong​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Harrogate Town was Luke Armstrong.

His rating is (7.4) with 25 passes (48% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 19 duels out of 33.

Results of the day

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