Tranmere Rovers vs Crewe Alexandra, 2022-23 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Tranmere Rovers
  • 22': Dynel Simeu
  • 56': Elliott Nevitt
  • 89': Elliott Nevitt
FT
3 - 0
Crewe Alexandra

    About

    Tranmere Rovers are hosting Crewe Alexandra at Prenton Park, Birkenhead, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Dacres-Cogley.
    • 7': Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Chris Merrie tries a through ball, but Paul Lewis is caught offside.
    • 8': Offside, Crewe Alexandra. Kelvin Mellor tries a through ball, but Courtney Baker-Richardson is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Paul Lewis (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 9': Kelvin Mellor (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Lee O'Connor (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 10': Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra).
    • 21': Attempt saved. Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kane Hemmings.
    • 21': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
    • 22': Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1, Crewe Alexandra 0. Dynel Simeu (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieron Morris following a corner.
    • 25': Foul by Ethan Bristow (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 25': Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Foul by Kelvin Mellor (Crewe Alexandra).
    • 26': Lee O'Connor (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Dynel Simeu.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eli King with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Lee O'Connor tries a through ball, but Paul Lewis is caught offside.
    • 33': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Elliott Nevitt replaces Paul Lewis because of an injury.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Dacres-Cogley with a cross.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Merrie.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Elliott Nevitt (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Hawkes with a cross.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 1, Crewe Alexandra 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Tranmere Rovers 1, Crewe Alexandra 0.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 49': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Dynel Simeu.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eli King with a cross following a corner.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Thomas.
    • 52': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Luke Offord.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 52': Daniel Agyei (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 52': Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Ethan Bristow.
    • 56': Goal! Tranmere Rovers 2, Crewe Alexandra 0. Elliott Nevitt (Tranmere Rovers) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Dacres-Cogley with a cross.
    • 58': Foul by Conor Thomas (Crewe Alexandra).
    • 58': Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 60': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Lachlan Brook replaces Conor Thomas.
    • 60': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Bassala Sambou replaces Thakgalo Leshabela.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kane Hemmings.
    • 61': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 66': Foul by Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 66': Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Courtney Baker-Richardson with a headed pass.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lee O'Connor with a cross.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliott Nevitt.
    • 69': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Joel Tabiner.
    • 69': Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Josh Dacres-Cogley tries a through ball, but Dynel Simeu is caught offside.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Elliott Nevitt (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Hawkes.
    • 71': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Kelvin Mellor.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 75': Bassala Sambou (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Dynel Simeu (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 76': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Oliver Finney replaces Joel Tabiner.
    • 76': Foul by Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra).
    • 76': Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Rio Adebisi.
    • 83': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Dynel Simeu.
    • 84': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Jordan Turnbull.
    • 84': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Jordan Turnbull.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Bassala Sambou (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eli King with a cross.
    • 86': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Charlie Finney replaces Rio Adebisi.
    • 86': Offside, Crewe Alexandra. Charlie Finney tries a through ball, but Kelvin Mellor is caught offside.
    • 87': Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Ross Doohan tries a through ball, but Elliott Nevitt is caught offside.
    • 89': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Rhys Hughes replaces Josh Hawkes.
    • 89': Goal! Tranmere Rovers 3, Crewe Alexandra 0. Elliott Nevitt (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+1': Elliott Nevitt (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Rod McDonald (Crewe Alexandra).
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
    • 90'+3': Charlie Finney (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Elliott Nevitt (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Jake Burton replaces Kane Hemmings because of an injury.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 3, Crewe Alexandra 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Tranmere Rovers 3, Crewe Alexandra 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Two

    Venue: Prenton Park
    Location: Birkenhead, England
    Attendance: 8,001

    EFL League Two Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0
    2 Barnet 0 0 0
    3 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0
    4 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0
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    Line-Ups

    TRN Tranmere Rovers (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ross Doohan (GK)
    14 Jordan Turnbull
    26 Dynel Simeu
    3 Ethan Bristow
    2 Joshua Dacres-Cogley
    6 Christopher Merrie Yellow Card
    4 Lee O'Connor
    11 Josh Hawkes
    7 Kieron Morris
    22 Paul Lewis
    10 Kane Hemmings
    Tranmere Rovers Substitutes:
    Jon Nolan, Elliott Nevitt, Reece McAlear, Rhys Hughes, Jake Burton, Neill Byrne, Mateusz Hewelt.

    CAX Crewe Alexandra (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
    5 Rod McDonald
    6 Luke Offord
    3 Rio Adebisi
    2 Kelvin Mellor
    18 Khanya Leshabela
    8 Conor Thomas
    20 Eli King
    9 Courtney Baker-Richardson
    11 Daniel Agyei
    25 Joel Tabiner
    Crewe Alexandra Substitutes:
    Bassala Sambou, Billy Sass-Davies, Lachlan Brook, Dave Richards, Charlie Finney, Oliver Finney, Michael Williams.

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