Crawley Town 0-1 Crewe Alexandra · League Two
Crawley Town lost to Crewe Alexandra 0-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Crawley Town and Crewe Alexandra met in the League Two at Broadfield Stadium in Crawley on Saturday, 15 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Crawley Town did not score. Crewe Alexandra: J. March 90'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 48% to 52%. Crawley Town had 9 shots with 3 on target, Crewe Alexandra 18 with 4 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 4 to Crawley Town and 11 to Crewe Alexandra. Crawley Town conceded 6 fouls, Crewe Alexandra 18. The referee showed 8 yellow cards (2 for Crawley Town, 6 for Crewe Alexandra) and 2 red cards.
Line-ups
Crawley Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Vito Mannone, Kellan Gordon, Priestley Farquharson, Charlie Barker, Ade Adeyemo, Klaudio Krasniqi, Jude Arthurs, Malcolm Ebiowei, Louie Watson, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Gianmarco Di Biase.
Crewe Alexandra started in a 4-4-2: Tom Booth, Lewis Billington, Luke Offord, Mickey Demetriou, Reece Hutchinson, Calum Agius, Matúš Holíček, Joe White, Jordan Gibson, Josh March, Jack Lankester.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Crawley Town 0-0 Crewe Alexandra.
- 51'Red card! K. Gordon (Crawley Town) is sent off for violent conduct.
- 64'Red card! M. Ebiowei (Crawley Town) is sent off for violent conduct.
- 85'Second yellow card for M. Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), who is sent off.
- 90+5'Goal! Crawley Town 0-1 Crewe Alexandra. J. March (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by J. Tabiner.
- 90'Full-time. Crawley Town 0-1 Crewe Alexandra.
Full commentary (67 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Crawley Town vs Crewe Alexandra.
- 2'Attempt blocked. J. White (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 3'Offside, Crewe Alexandra.
- 9'Attempt missed. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 10'Attempt missed. G. D. Biase (Crawley Town), header. xG 0.23.
- 10'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 16'Attempt missed. J. Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), header. xG 0.05.
- 17'Attempt saved. S. Duke-McKenna (Crawley Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 24'Attempt blocked. G. D. Biase (Crawley Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.29.
- 24'Yellow card for J. Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) for foul.
- 31'Yellow card for J. Arthurs (Crawley Town) for foul.
- 35'Attempt saved. L. Watson (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 43'Corner, Crawley Town.
- 45'8 minutes of added time.
- 45+7'Attempt blocked. G. D. Biase (Crawley Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 45+8'Corner, Crawley Town.
- 45'Half-time. Crawley Town 0-0 Crewe Alexandra.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Crawley Town: N. Michalski comes on for V. Mannone.
- 49'Attempt saved. S. Duke-McKenna (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 50'Attempt blocked. R. Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 51'Red card! K. Gordon (Crawley Town) is sent off for violent conduct.
- 51'Yellow card for J. White (Crewe Alexandra) for foul.
- 54'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 55'Substitution, Crawley Town: J. Russell comes on for G. D. Biase.
- 55'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 56'Attempt missed. J. Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.21.
- 57'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: J. Tabiner comes on for J. White.
- 58'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 59'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 59'Attempt missed. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.72.
- 59'Attempt missed. J. March (Crewe Alexandra), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
- 60'Attempt blocked. J. Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 60'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 62'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 63'Attempt saved. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 63'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 64'Red card! M. Ebiowei (Crawley Town) is sent off for violent conduct.
- 65'Yellow card for C. Agius (Crewe Alexandra) for foul.
- 66'Yellow card for C. Kazim-Richards (Crawley Town) for argument.
- 66'Yellow card for M. Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra) for argument.
- 67'Substitution, Crawley Town: P. Aderoju comes on for K. Krasniqi.
- 67'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: C. McNeill comes on for J. Gibson.
- 70'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 70'Attempt missed. L. Offord (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 72'Attempt missed. C. McNeill (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 72'Attempt saved. J. March (Crewe Alexandra), header. xG 0.07.
- 73'Substitution, Crawley Town: O. Kamara comes on for S. Duke-McKenna.
- 73'Substitution, Crawley Town: A. Odimayo comes on for A. Adeyemo.
- 78'Corner, Crawley Town.
- 79'Attempt blocked. J. Arthurs (Crawley Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 83'Attempt missed. L. Billington (Crewe Alexandra), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 84'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 85'Attempt blocked. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 85'Attempt blocked. M. Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 85'Second yellow card for M. Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), who is sent off.
- 88'Attempt saved. R. Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 90'Attempt blocked. L. Billington (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90'Offside, Crewe Alexandra.
- 90'10 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. J. Arthurs (Crawley Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.11.
- 90+5'Goal! Crawley Town 0-1 Crewe Alexandra. J. March (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by J. Tabiner.
- 90+7'Corner, Crawley Town.
- 90+7'Attempt missed. P. Aderoju (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 90+7'Offside, Crewe Alexandra.
- 90+8'Yellow card for C. McNeill (Crewe Alexandra) for time wasting.
- 90'Full-time. Crawley Town 0-1 Crewe Alexandra.