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Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Cheltenham Town · League Two

Crewe Alexandra beat Cheltenham Town 4-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Crewe Alexandra fixtures and results · Cheltenham Town fixtures and results · League Two table

Match report

Crewe Alexandra and Cheltenham Town met in the League Two at Alexandra Stadium in Crewe on Thursday, 1 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Crewe Alexandra: M. Holíček 1'; J. March 22', 77'; J. Connolly 34'. Cheltenham Town: G. Miller 43'.

How the match went

Cheltenham Town saw more of the ball, 62% of it. Crewe Alexandra had 14 shots with 6 on target, Cheltenham Town 13 with 3 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 6 to Crewe Alexandra and 5 to Cheltenham Town. Crewe Alexandra conceded 10 fouls, Cheltenham Town 14. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Crewe Alexandra, 1 for Cheltenham Town).

Line-ups

Crewe Alexandra started in a 4-2-3-1: Sam Waller, Lewis Billington, James Connolly, Mickey Demetriou, Reece Hutchinson, Owen Lunt, Max Sanders, Tommi O'Reilly, Matúš Holíček, Calum Agius, Josh March.

Cheltenham Town started in a 4-3-3: Joe Day, Arkell Jude-Boyd, Robbie Cundy, James Wilson, Jonathan Tomkinson, Luke Young, Ben Stevenson, Isaac Hutchinson, Ethon Archer, George Miller, Hakeeb Adelakun.

More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 1'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Cheltenham Town. M. Holíček (Crewe Alexandra) scores.
  2. 22'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Cheltenham Town. J. March (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by T. O'Reilly.
  3. 34'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Cheltenham Town. J. Connolly (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by M. Demetriou.
  4. 43'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Cheltenham Town. G. Miller (Cheltenham Town) scores, assisted by E. Archer.
  5. 45'Half-time. Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Cheltenham Town.
  6. 77'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Cheltenham Town. J. March (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by C. Agius.
  7. 90'Full-time. Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Cheltenham Town.
Full commentary (44 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Crewe Alexandra vs Cheltenham Town.
  2. 1'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Cheltenham Town. M. Holíček (Crewe Alexandra) scores.
  3. 1'Attempt saved. C. Agius (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  4. 20'Yellow card for H. Adelakun (Cheltenham Town) for foul.
  5. 22'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Cheltenham Town. J. March (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by T. O'Reilly.
  6. 26'Attempt missed. T. O'Reilly (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 29'Attempt saved. G. Miller (Cheltenham Town), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  8. 34'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Cheltenham Town. J. Connolly (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by M. Demetriou.
  9. 34'Attempt blocked. M. Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  10. 42'Attempt missed. T. O'Reilly (Crewe Alexandra), header. xG 0.04.
  11. 43'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Cheltenham Town. G. Miller (Cheltenham Town) scores, assisted by E. Archer.
  12. 44'Attempt blocked. R. Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  13. 45'Attempt saved. M. Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  14. 45'1 minute of added time.
  15. 45'Half-time. Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Cheltenham Town.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 46'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: J. Bickerstaff comes on for H. Adelakun.
  18. 46'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: J. Thomas comes on for A. Jude-Boyd.
  19. 53'Attempt missed. M. Holíček (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  20. 57'Attempt missed. I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  21. 58'Attempt missed. C. Agius (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  22. 62'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: J. Martin comes on for G. Miller.
  23. 62'Attempt blocked. J. Wilson (Cheltenham Town), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  24. 62'Attempt saved. I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  25. 63'Attempt missed. L. Young (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  26. 63'Attempt blocked. I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  27. 65'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: C. Finney comes on for M. Holíček.
  28. 66'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: O. Bogle comes on for T. O'Reilly.
  29. 73'Attempt missed. I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  30. 77'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Cheltenham Town. J. March (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by C. Agius.
  31. 77'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: C. Thomas comes on for M. Sanders.
  32. 80'Attempt missed. R. Cundy (Cheltenham Town), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  33. 84'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: J. Powell comes on for J. March.
  34. 84'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: P. Croker comes on for M. Demetriou.
  35. 85'Attempt missed. C. Agius (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  36. 87'Attempt blocked. B. Stevenson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
  37. 88'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: D. Power comes on for E. Archer.
  38. 88'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: L. Kinsella comes on for I. Hutchinson.
  39. 89'Attempt blocked. R. Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  40. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  41. 90+2'Attempt missed. J. Martin (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  42. 90+3'Off the woodwork! J. Bickerstaff (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.81.
  43. 90+3'Attempt blocked. J. Thomas (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  44. 90'Full-time. Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Cheltenham Town.
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