Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Northampton Town · League Two
Crewe Alexandra beat Northampton Town 1-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Crewe Alexandra and Northampton Town met in the League Two at Alexandra Stadium in Crewe on Saturday, 22 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Crewe Alexandra: J. March 53'. Northampton Town did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Crewe Alexandra had 6 shots with 3 on target, Northampton Town 15 with 6 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 7 to Crewe Alexandra and 6 to Northampton Town. Crewe Alexandra conceded 14 fouls, Northampton Town 12. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Crewe Alexandra, 1 for Northampton Town).
Line-ups
Crewe Alexandra started in a 4-2-3-1: Tom Booth, Lewis Billington, Luke Offord, Joshua Stephenson, Reece Hutchinson, Matúš Holíček, Joel Tabiner, Jack Lankester, Calum Agius, Jordan Gibson, Josh March.
Northampton Town started in a 4-4-2: Zach Jeacock, Janoi Donacien, Elliott Moore, Jon Guthrie, James Maxwell, Harvey Saunders, Lee Evans, Tyrese Fornah, Logan Briggs, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, Matty Warhurst.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Northampton Town.
- 53'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Northampton Town. J. March (Crewe Alexandra) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Northampton Town.
Full commentary (48 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Crewe Alexandra vs Northampton Town.
- 24'Attempt saved. L. Briggs (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 29'Attempt missed. L. Briggs (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 32'Offside, Crewe Alexandra.
- 32'Attempt saved. C. Lemonheigh-Evans (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 34'Attempt missed. C. Agius (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
- 37'Yellow card for J. March (Crewe Alexandra).
- 38'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 39'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 39'Attempt saved. C. Agius (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 39'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 42'Attempt missed. H. Saunders (Northampton Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 43'Attempt missed. J. Maxwell (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Northampton Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 51'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 52'Attempt blocked. R. Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 53'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Northampton Town. J. March (Crewe Alexandra) scores.
- 58'Attempt saved. C. Agius (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 61'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 65'Attempt missed. L. Billington (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 66'Substitution, Northampton Town: J. O. Whitmarsh comes on for L. Briggs.
- 67'Substitution, Northampton Town: E. List comes on for H. Saunders.
- 72'Corner, Northampton Town.
- 72'Attempt missed. E. Moore (Northampton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 72'Attempt saved. E. List (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 73'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 74'Corner, Northampton Town.
- 75'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: K. Ure comes on for J. Tabiner.
- 75'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: C. McNeill comes on for J. Lankester.
- 75'Corner, Northampton Town.
- 77'Substitution, Northampton Town: S. Hoskins comes on for M. Warhurst.
- 80'Attempt missed. T. Fornah (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 81'Attempt saved. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 81'Attempt saved. E. List (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 83'Corner, Northampton Town.
- 83'Attempt missed. E. Moore (Northampton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 83'Corner, Northampton Town.
- 85'Attempt blocked. T. Fornah (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 87'Yellow card for L. Evans (Northampton Town) for foul.
- 88'Attempt saved. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: A. Thibaut comes on for J. Gibson.
- 90'Attempt missed. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.27.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+5'Corner, Northampton Town.
- 90+6'Attempt blocked. J. Guthrie (Northampton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Northampton Town.