CREWE. Crewe Alexandra recovers against Northampton Town with 2 goals from S. Hoskins from a goal on the 90′ and a goal on the 43′. Northampton Town was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%)
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 David Webb with the assistance of James Wilson and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Lee Freeman. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.4 degrees Celsius or 72.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 6 Total 14
- 3 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 63 Attack 126
- 28 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Northampton Town had a superior ball possession 63% while Crewe Alexandra was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Northampton Town was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Northampton Town to win the match.
Crewe Alexandra shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Northampton Town shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Crewe Alexandra received 2 yellow cards (K. Mellor and D. Agyei). Regarding the opposition, Northampton Town received 3 yellow cards (S. Hoskins, S. McWilliams and L. Burge).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Crewe Alexandra will have 3 points like Walsall, Harrogate Town, AFC Wimbledon, Leyton Orient, Salford City, Barrow, Northampton Town, Stevenage and Carlisle United to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Northampton Town will have 3 points like Walsall, Harrogate Town, AFC Wimbledon, Leyton Orient, Salford City, Barrow, Crewe Alexandra, Stevenage and Carlisle United to sit in the 7th place.
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 record in favor of Crewe Alexandra (2 draws).
Northampton Town will play away agasint Sutton United on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Sutton United (1 draw).
Crewe Alexandra – Formation
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 , Kelvin Mellor , Luke Offord , Rod McDonald , Zac Williams , Conor Thomas , Tariq Uwakwe , Lachlan Brook , Callum Ainley , Daniel Agyei and Courtney Baker-Richardson .
The home team had on the bench: Billy Sass-Davies , Oliver Finney, Dave Richards, Regan Griffiths, Joel Tabiner, Thakgalo Khanya Leshabela and Charlie Finney.
Crewe Alexandra could not rely on the presence of T. K. Leshabela (injured).
Substitutions
Crewe Alexandra made 2 changes: L. Brook for T. K. Leshabela (56′) and C. Ainley for B. Sass-Davies (80′).
Best player: Courtney Baker-Richardson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Courtney Baker-Richardson.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (56% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 12.
Northampton Town – Formation
Northampton Town started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Jon Brady played with: Lee Burge , Harvey Lintott , Tyler Magloire , Jon Guthrie , Ali Koiki , Shaun McWilliams , Mitchell Pinnock , Kieron Bowie , Marc Leonard , Sam Hoskins and Danny Hylton .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Liam Cross, Jonathan Maxted, Louis Appéré , Max Dyche, Ryan Haynes , Akinwale Odimayo and Ben Fox .
Substitutions
Northampton Town made 3 changes: D. Hylton for L. Appere (64′), A. Koiki for R. Haynes (86′) and S. McWilliams for B. Fox (86′).
Best player: Sam Hoskins
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Northampton Town was Sam Hoskins.
His rating is with 2 goals, 34 passes (64% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Swindon Town – Rochdale – 3-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Salford City – 2-1
- Crawley Town – AFC Wimbledon – 0-2
- Hartlepool United – Bradford City – 1-3
- Barrow – Harrogate Town – 1-0
- Colchester United – Leyton Orient – 1-3
- Crewe Alexandra – Northampton Town – 2-2
- Gillingham – Walsall – 0-0
- Grimsby Town – Sutton United – 0-0
- Mansfield Town – Stockport County – 2-1
- Newport County – Tranmere Rovers – 2-1
- Stevenage – Carlisle United – 2-1