Crewe Alexandra vs Portsmouth, 2020-21 English League One, Regular Season
· English League OneAbout
Crewe Alexandra are hosting Portsmouth
at Mornflake Stadium, Crewe, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League One.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Antony Evans (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth).
- 2': Foul by Owen Dale (Crewe Alexandra).
- 2': Tom Naylor (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Marcus Harness (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ronan Curtis with a cross.
- 7': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Luke Offord.
- 8': Dangerous play by Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth).
- 8': Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Tom Lowery (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Porter.
- 18': Foul by Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra).
- 18': Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Offside, Portsmouth. Charlie Daniels tries a through ball, but Sean Raggett is caught offside.
- 20': Ben Close (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Antony Evans (Crewe Alexandra).
- 20': Tom Lowery (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card.
- 20': Foul by Antony Evans (Crewe Alexandra).
- 20': Tom Naylor (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Offside, Portsmouth. Ben Close tries a through ball, but John Marquis is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt missed. Tom Lowery (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antony Evans with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Luke Murphy (Crewe Alexandra).
- 23': Tom Naylor (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Sean Raggett (Portsmouth).
- 24': Owen Dale (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Chris Porter (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Sean Raggett (Portsmouth).
- 29': Sean Raggett (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Donervon Daniels replaces Rio Adebisi because of an injury.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Antony Evans (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Sean Raggett.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Owen Dale (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Porter with a headed pass.
- 33': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Callum Johnson.
- 35': Charlie Kirk (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Callum Johnson (Portsmouth).
- 41': Foul by Harry Pickering (Crewe Alexandra).
- 41': Marcus Harness (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt missed. Charlie Daniels (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 43': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
- 45'+1': Foul by Nathan Wood (Crewe Alexandra).
- 45'+1': John Marquis (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Sean Raggett (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Daniels with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. John Marquis (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Sean Raggett following a corner.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Jack Whatmough (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Marquis.
- 45'+2': Chris Porter (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ben Close (Portsmouth).
- 45'+4': Foul by Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra).
- 45'+4': Marcus Harness (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. John Marquis (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Crewe Alexandra 0, Portsmouth 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Crewe Alexandra 0, Portsmouth 0.
- 48': Antony Evans (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Ryan Williams (Portsmouth).
- 49': Ryan Williams (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt saved. Owen Dale (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Porter.
- 55': Offside, Portsmouth. Ryan Williams tries a through ball, but Callum Johnson is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt saved. John Marquis (Portsmouth) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
- 58': Penalty Portsmouth. Ronan Curtis draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 58': Penalty conceded by Will Jaaskelainen (Crewe Alexandra) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 59': Penalty saved! John Marquis (Portsmouth) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 60': Ben Close (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Owen Dale (Crewe Alexandra).
- 61': Attempt saved. Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 61': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Will Jaaskelainen.
- 61': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Mikael Mandron replaces Charlie Kirk.
- 62': Attempt missed. Jack Whatmough (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charlie Daniels with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
- 62': Attempt missed. Tom Naylor (Portsmouth) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ronan Curtis with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Attempt missed. Antony Evans (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mikael Mandron.
- 67': Callum Johnson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Owen Dale (Crewe Alexandra).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Owen Dale (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Lowery.
- 72': Hand ball by Tom Lowery (Crewe Alexandra).
- 72': Substitution, Portsmouth. Harvey White replaces Ben Close.
- 73': Callum Johnson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Chris Porter (Crewe Alexandra).
- 74': Substitution, Portsmouth. George Byers replaces Ryan Williams.
- 75': Foul by Antony Evans (Crewe Alexandra).
- 75': Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
- 76': Antony Evans (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Callum Johnson (Portsmouth).
- 77': Callum Johnson (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Foul by Chris Porter (Crewe Alexandra).
- 77': Tom Naylor (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Callum Johnson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Owen Dale (Crewe Alexandra).
- 80': Foul by Luke Murphy (Crewe Alexandra).
- 80': Harvey White (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt missed. Tom Lowery (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Owen Dale.
- 85': Attempt missed. George Byers (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 85': Offside, Portsmouth. George Byers tries a through ball, but John Marquis is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Marcus Harness (Portsmouth).
- 87': Harry Pickering (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Owen Dale (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Porter.
- 89': Offside, Portsmouth. Ronan Curtis tries a through ball, but George Byers is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Offside, Crewe Alexandra. Harry Pickering tries a through ball, but Owen Dale is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Foul by Harry Pickering (Crewe Alexandra).
- 90'+6': Marcus Harness (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Crewe Alexandra 0, Portsmouth 0.
- 0': Match ends, Crewe Alexandra 0, Portsmouth 0.
- 0': Match ends, Crewe Alexandra 0, Portsmouth 0.
Game Information
Competition: English League One
Venue: Mornflake Stadium
Location: Crewe, England
Venue: Mornflake Stadium
Location: Crewe, England
EFL League One Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | +7 | 13 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | +6 | 12 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 6 | +2 | 12 |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 6 | +2 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Crewe Alexandra (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Will Jaaskelainen (GK) |
| 17 | Luke Offord |
| 33 | Nathan Wood |
| 3 | Harry Pickering |
| 21 | Rio Adebisi |
| 28 | Luke Murphy |
| 8 | Tom Lowery |
| 10 | Charlie Kirk |
| 32 | Antony Evans |
| 9 | Chris Porter |
| 19 | Owen Dale |
Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Craig MacGillivray (GK) |
| 20 | Sean Raggett |
| 6 | Jack Whatmough |
| 21 | Charlie Daniels |
| 2 | Callum Johnson |
| 7 | Ryan Williams |
| 8 | Ben Close |
| 4 | Tom Naylor |
| 9 | John Marquis |
| 11 | Ronan Curtis |
| 19 | Marcus Myers-Harness |
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