HARTLEPOOL. Crewe Alexandra was capable to capture a draw against Hartlepool United with a late goal from D. Agyei scored in the (86′) after Hartlepool United got a lead with a penalty from J. Umerah (33′).

The match was played at the The Northern Gas and Power Stadium stadium in Hartlepool on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Martin Coy who had the assistance of Darren Williams and Connor Brown. The 4th official was Wayne Grunnill.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Hartlepool United was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Crewe Alexandra that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Hartlepool United was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Hartlepool United to win the match​.

Hartlepool United shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Hartlepool United didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Crewe Alexandra received 1 yellow card (E. King).

Standings

After this contest, Hartlepool United will have 4 points to hold in the 23rd place. On the other side, Crewe Alexandra will have 12 points like Grimsby Town to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Hartlepool United will play away against Salford City on the 18th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Salford City (3 draws).

Crewe Alexandra will host AFC Wimbledon on the 18th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Crewe Alexandra (2 draws).

Hartlepool United – Formation

Hartlepool United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Paul Hartley decided to play with the following team: Ben Killip (6.2), Rollin Menayese (6.5), Alex Lacey (6.7), Euan Murray (7.0), Reghan Tumilty (7.3), Mouhamed Niang (6.5), Callum Cooke (7.1), Brody Paterson (7.1), Tom Crawford (7.3), Wesley McDonald (7.0) and Josh Umerah (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: D. Ferguson, M. Ndjoli, J. Hastie, Clarke Oduor (6.8), K. Letheren, Mark Shelton and Joe Grey (6.4).

Substitutions

Hartlepool United made 3 changes: C. Cooke for J. Grey (73′), W. McDonald for C. Oduor (77′) and R. Tumilty for M. Shelton (87′).

Best player: Reghan Tumilty​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hartlepool United was Reghan Tumilty.

His rating is (7.3) with 40 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

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

Alex Morris played with: Arthur Okonkwo (7.3), Kelvin Mellor (6.5), Luke Offord (7.2), Rod McDonald (6.9), Zac Williams (7.2), Conor Thomas (6.5), Eli King (6.5), Daniel Agyei (7.3), Callum Ainley (5.5), Tariq Uwakwe (7.1) and Courtney Baker-Richardson (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Thakgalo Khanya Leshabela (6.4), J. Tabiner, Bassala Sambou (6.6), R. Adebisi, Charlie Finney (7.2), D. Richards and B. Sass-Davies.

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 3 changes: C. Ainley for B. Sambou (46′), C. Thomas for T. K. Leshabela (57′) and M. I. Williams for C. Finney (81′).

Best player: Daniel Agyei​

The player that probably impressed the most for Crewe Alexandra was Daniel Agyei.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 22 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Crawley Town – Stockport County – 3-2
• Tranmere Rovers – Bradford City – 1-2
• Rochdale – Leyton Orient – 0-1
• Mansfield Town – Carlisle United – 0-0
• Hartlepool United – Crewe Alexandra – 1-1
• Harrogate Town – Salford City – 0-1
• AFC Wimbledon – Northampton Town – 0-2
• Walsall – Colchester United – 1-1
• Grimsby Town – Gillingham – 1-1
• Swindon Town – Sutton United – 3-2
• Stevenage – Newport County – 1-0
• Barrow – Doncaster Rovers – 2-0