Crewe Alexandra vs Accrington Stanley, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup

Crewe Alexandra

7': Jack Lankester (P)
85': Luca Moore

FT
2 - 1

Accrington Stanley

65': Farrend Rawson

About

Crewe Alexandra are hosting Accrington Stanley at Mornflake Stadium, Crewe, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Séamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley).
1': Jack Lankester (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Offside, Crewe Alexandra. Calum Agius is caught offside.
3': Attempt missed. Cole Stockton (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Donald Love.
4': Attempt missed. Calum Agius (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
5': Foul by Cole Stockton (Accrington Stanley).
5': Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Penalty conceded by Devon Matthews (Accrington Stanley) after a foul in the penalty area.
6': Penalty Crewe Alexandra. Josh March draws a foul in the penalty area.
7': Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1, Accrington Stanley 0. Jack Lankester (Crewe Alexandra) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
11': Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Jack Lankester (Crewe Alexandra).
16': Josh March (Crewe Alexandra) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lewis Billington with a cross.
17': Attempt missed. Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
17': Attempt missed. Calum Agius (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh March.
20': Attempt blocked. Joe White (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Gibson.
20': Attempt blocked. Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matús Holícek.
20': Attempt blocked. Jack Lankester (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by David Tutonda.
21': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Luke Offord.
24': Foul by Séamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley).
24': Joe White (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Delay in match for a drinks break.
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Foul by Joe Anderson (Accrington Stanley).
28': Josh March (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Cole Stockton (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Reece Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra).
30': Foul by Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley).
30': Matús Holícek (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Connor O'Brien (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Reece Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra).
32': Attempt blocked. Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Stockton with a headed pass.
32': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Mickey Demetriou.
33': Attempt missed. Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Donald Love with a cross following a corner.
33': Attempt missed. Jack Lankester (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordan Gibson.
35': Foul by Devon Matthews (Accrington Stanley).
35': Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Attempt missed. Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Connor O'Brien with a cross.
40': Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Matús Holícek (Crewe Alexandra).
41': Connor O'Brien (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by Jack Lankester (Crewe Alexandra).
45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Devon Matthews (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Joe White (Crewe Alexandra).
45'+4': Attempt saved. Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Louie Moulden (Accrington Stanley).
45'+4': Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4': Foul by Farrend Rawson (Accrington Stanley).
45'+5': Farrend Rawson (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+6': Attempt missed. Lewis Billington (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe White following a set piece situation.
45'+6': First Half ends, Crewe Alexandra 1, Accrington Stanley 0.
45': Second Half begins Crewe Alexandra 1, Accrington Stanley 0.
46': Foul by Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra).
46': Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Reece Hutchinson.
47': Foul by Farrend Rawson (Accrington Stanley).
47': Josh March (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Cole Stockton is caught offside.
51': Attempt missed. Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Anderson.
54': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Cole Stockton is caught offside.
57': Delay in match because of an injury Devon Matthews (Accrington Stanley).
59': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Tom Moore replaces Devon Matthews because of an injury.
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60': Attempt missed. Donald Love (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Henderson with a headed pass.
61': Foul by Jack Lankester (Crewe Alexandra).
61': Séamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Joel Tabiner replaces Jack Lankester.
62': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Stefan Mols replaces Alex Henderson.
62': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Charlie Caton replaces Cole Stockton.
65': Attempt blocked. Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Moore.
65': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Reece Hutchinson.
65': Attempt saved. Stefan Mols (Accrington Stanley) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Tom Booth (Crewe Alexandra). Assisted by Donald Love with a cross.
65': Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1, Accrington Stanley 1. Farrend Rawson (Accrington Stanley) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
67': Attempt missed. Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Calum Agius with a cross.
67': Attempt missed. Josh March (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Gibson.
68': Foul by Matús Holícek (Crewe Alexandra).
68': Séamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Joe White (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Donald Love (Accrington Stanley).
72': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Adrien Thibaut replaces Joe White.
73': Attempt blocked. Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Donald Love.
73': Attempt saved. Connor O'Brien (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Tom Booth (Crewe Alexandra).
73': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Tom Booth.
74': Foul by Joe Anderson (Accrington Stanley).
74': Tom Booth (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Joe Anderson (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Séamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra).
77': Foul by Farrend Rawson (Accrington Stanley).
77': Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Attempt missed. Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Calum Agius with a cross.
79': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Freddie Sass replaces David Tutonda.
79': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Charlie Brown replaces Séamus Conneely.
80': Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra).
82': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Luca Moore replaces Jordan Gibson.
85': Attempt saved. Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Tom Booth (Crewe Alexandra). Assisted by Freddie Sass with a cross.
85': Goal! Crewe Alexandra 2, Accrington Stanley 1. Luca Moore (Crewe Alexandra) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Billington.
87': Attempt missed. Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
88': Tom Moore (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra).
89': Stefan Mols (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Matús Holícek (Crewe Alexandra).
90': Attempt missed. Donald Love (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+2': (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Donald Love (Accrington Stanley).
90'+2': Donald Love (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Handball by Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra).
90'+5': Attempt missed. Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
90'+6': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Josh March.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Brown with a cross following a corner.
90'+6': Foul by Josh March (Crewe Alexandra).
90'+6': Stefan Mols (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Crewe Alexandra 2, Accrington Stanley 1.
0': Match ends, Crewe Alexandra 2, Accrington Stanley 1.

Statistics

ACC		CAX
13	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	2
50.1	Possession	49.9
16	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
245	Accurate Passes	244
355	Passes	357
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
10	Accurate Crosses	3
20	Crosses	12
0.5	Cross %	0.3
78	Long Balls	72
20	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	12
8	Tackles	16
1.0	Tackle %	0.8
6	Interceptions	8
27	Effective Clearances	33
27	Clearances	33

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Mornflake Stadium
Location: Crewe, England

Line-Ups

Crewe Alexandra (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Tom Booth (GK)
5	Mickey Demetriou
6	Luke Offord
3	Reece Hutchinson
2	Lewis Billington
7	Jack Lankester
10	Joe White
17	Matús Holícek
9	Josh March
14	Jordan Gibson
20	Calum Agius

Crewe Alexandra Substitutes:

Patrick Mlynarski, Luca Moore, Joel Tabiner, Adrien Thibaut, Stan Dancey, Phil Croker, Ian Lawlor.

Accrington Stanley (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Louie Moulden (GK)
5	Farrend Rawson
22	Joseph Anderson
17	Devon Matthews
28	Seamus Conneely
10	Alex Henderson
2	Donald Love
33	David Tutonda
38	Connor O'Brien
13	Cole Stockton
39	Josh Woods

Accrington Stanley Substitutes:

Charlie Caton, Joshua Smith, Stefan Mols, Tom Moore, Freddie Sass, James Rogerson, Charlie Brown.

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