Tranmere Rovers vs Crewe Alexandra, 2022-23 English League Two, Regular Season
· English League TwoAbout
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
Venue: Prenton Park
Location: Birkenhead, England
Attendance: 8,001
EFL League Two Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bromley | 38 | +25 | 76 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 38 | +38 | 74 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 37 | +27 | 69 |
| 4 | Notts County | 37 | +23 | 67 |
Line-Ups
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  |
| 4 | Lee O'Connor |
| 11 | Josh Hawkes |
| 7 | Kieron Morris |
| 22 | Paul Lewis |
| 10 | Kane Hemmings |
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 |
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