English League Two

FT Saturday, January 27, 2024
Salford City LLDWD 3
–
Crewe Alexandra DWWWW 2
1st2ndT
SAL123
CAX202
Mornflake Stadium · 4,938 att.

Head to Head

SAL leads series 3-2

Lineups

CAX · 4-1-4-1

  1. 13Tom BoothG
  2. 5Mickey DemetriouCD-L
  3. 6Luke OffordCD-R
  4. 25Joshua AusterfieldDM
  5. 3Rio AdebisiLB
  6. 28Lewis BillingtonRB
  7. 8Conor ThomasCM-L
  8. 21Aaron RoweCM-R
  9. 7Chris LongLM
  10. 10Shilow TraceyRM
  11. 20Elliott NevittF

Substitutes

  1. 14Lewis LeighSUB
  2. 2Ryan CooneySUB
  3. 17Matús HolícekSUB
  4. 1Harvey DaviesSUB
  5. 9Courtney Baker-RichardsonSUB
  6. 16Charlie ColkettSUB

SAL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alex CairnsG
  2. 16Curtis TiltCD-L
  3. 42Theo VassellCD-R
  4. 29Luke GarbuttLB
  5. 3Declan JohnRB
  6. 6Elliot WattCM
  7. 54Junior LuambaLM
  8. 7Ryan WatsonRM
  9. 17Matt SmithF
  10. 18Conor McAlenyLF
  11. 24Luke BoltonRF

Substitutes

  1. 32Liam ShephardSUB
  2. 9Callum HendrySUB
  3. 5Adrian MariappaSUB
  4. 30Kelly N'MaiSUB
  5. 31Joel TorranceSUB
  6. 8Matthew LundSUB
  7. 11Connor MclennanSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Crewe Alexandra 0, Salford City 1. Matt Smith (Salford City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Bolton.
  2. 23' Declan John (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 27' Aaron Rowe (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 40' Luke Garbutt (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 44' Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1, Salford City 1. Aaron Rowe (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Thomas.
  6. 45'+2' Goal! Crewe Alexandra 2, Salford City 1. Elliott Nevitt (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Billington with a cross.
  7. 45' Substitution, Salford City. Kelly N'Mai replaces Junior Luamba.
  8. 45' Substitution, Salford City. Liam Shephard replaces Declan John.
  9. 55' Goal! Crewe Alexandra 2, Salford City 2. Matt Smith (Salford City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Garbutt with a cross following a corner.
  10. 63' Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Courtney Baker-Richardson replaces Chris Long.
  11. 63' Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Ryan Cooney replaces Lewis Billington.
  12. 75' Substitution, Salford City. Matthew Lund replaces Ryan Watson.
  13. 75' Substitution, Salford City. Callum Hendry replaces Conor McAleny.
  14. 81' Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Matús Holícek replaces Aaron Rowe.
  15. 85' Goal! Crewe Alexandra 2, Salford City 3. Matt Smith (Salford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Lund.
  16. 89' Matthew Lund (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 89' Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Lewis Leigh replaces Josh Austerfield.
  18. 90'+4' Callum Hendry (Salford City) is shown the yellow card.

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