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Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Accrington Stanley · Carabao Cup

Crewe Alexandra beat Accrington Stanley 2-1 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Crewe Alexandra and Accrington Stanley met in the Carabao Cup at Alexandra Stadium in Crewe on Saturday, 8 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Crewe Alexandra: J. Lankester 7'; L. Moore 85'. Accrington Stanley: F. Rawson 65'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 50% to 50%. Crewe Alexandra had 15 shots with 3 on target, Accrington Stanley 16 with 4 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 1 to Crewe Alexandra and 6 to Accrington Stanley. Crewe Alexandra conceded 15 fouls, Accrington Stanley 13. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (0 for Crewe Alexandra, 3 for Accrington Stanley).

Line-ups

Crewe Alexandra started in a 4-2-3-1: Tom Booth, Lewis Billington, Luke Offord, Mickey Demetriou, Reece Hutchinson, Matúš Holíček, Joe White, Calum Agius, Jack Lankester, Jordan Gibson, Josh March.

Accrington Stanley started in a 3-1-4-2: Louie Moulden, Devon Matthews, Farrend Rawson, Joseph Anderson, Seamus Conneely, Connor O'Brien, Donald Love, Alex Henderson, David Tutonda, Josh Woods, Cole Stockton.

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Minute by minute

  1. 7'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Accrington Stanley. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra) converts the penalty.
  2. 45'Half-time. Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Accrington Stanley.
  3. 65'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Accrington Stanley. F. Rawson (Accrington Stanley) scores, assisted by S. Mols.
  4. 85'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Accrington Stanley. L. Moore (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by L. Billington.
  5. 90'Full-time. Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Accrington Stanley.
Full commentary (56 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Crewe Alexandra vs Accrington Stanley.
  2. 3'Attempt missed. C. Stockton (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  3. 4'Attempt missed. C. Agius (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  4. 7'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Accrington Stanley. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra) converts the penalty.
  5. 16'Off the woodwork! J. March (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  6. 17'Attempt missed. C. Agius (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.13.
  7. 17'Attempt missed. J. Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  8. 20'Attempt blocked. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  9. 20'Attempt blocked. M. Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  10. 20'Attempt blocked. J. White (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  11. 21'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
  12. 32'Attempt blocked. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  13. 32'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
  14. 33'Attempt missed. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  15. 33'Attempt missed. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  16. 37'Attempt missed. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), header. xG 0.04.
  17. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  18. 45+4'Attempt saved. J. Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  19. 45+5'Yellow card for F. Rawson (Accrington Stanley) for foul.
  20. 45+6'Attempt missed. L. Billington (Crewe Alexandra), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  21. 45'Half-time. Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Accrington Stanley.
  22. 46'The second half is under way.
  23. 46'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
  24. 49'Offside, Accrington Stanley.
  25. 51'Attempt missed. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), header. xG 0.05.
  26. 54'Offside, Accrington Stanley.
  27. 59'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: T. Moore comes on for D. Matthews.
  28. 60'Attempt missed. D. Love (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  29. 62'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: C. Caton comes on for C. Stockton.
  30. 62'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: S. Mols comes on for A. Henderson.
  31. 62'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: J. Tabiner comes on for J. Lankester.
  32. 65'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
  33. 65'Attempt blocked. F. Rawson (Accrington Stanley), header from a corner. xG 0.67.
  34. 65'Attempt blocked. C. Caton (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  35. 65'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Accrington Stanley. F. Rawson (Accrington Stanley) scores, assisted by S. Mols.
  36. 67'Attempt missed. J. March (Crewe Alexandra), header. xG 0.06.
  37. 67'Attempt missed. J. Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), header. xG 0.03.
  38. 72'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: A. Thibaut comes on for J. White.
  39. 73'Attempt saved. C. O'Brien (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  40. 73'Attempt blocked. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  41. 73'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
  42. 74'Yellow card for J. Anderson (Accrington Stanley) for foul.
  43. 78'Attempt missed. J. Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  44. 79'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: C. Brown comes on for S. Conneely.
  45. 79'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: F. Sass comes on for D. Tutonda.
  46. 82'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: L. Moore comes on for J. Gibson.
  47. 85'Attempt saved. C. Caton (Accrington Stanley), header. xG 0.10.
  48. 85'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Accrington Stanley. L. Moore (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by L. Billington.
  49. 87'Attempt missed. C. Caton (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  50. 90'Attempt missed. D. Love (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  51. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  52. 90+2'Yellow card for D. Love (Accrington Stanley) for argument.
  53. 90+5'Attempt missed. C. Brown (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  54. 90+6'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
  55. 90+6'Attempt missed. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  56. 90'Full-time. Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Accrington Stanley.
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