Accrington Stanley vs Crewe Alexandra

3 April 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Oliver Mackey

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Freddie Sass 51’
  • Seamus Conneely 56’

Match summary

Accrington Stanley won 2-0 at home to Crewe Alexandra. It was goalless at half-time.

Freddie Sass put Accrington Stanley ahead from a corner in the 51st minute and Seamus Conneely made it 2-0 in the 56th minute.

Shots finished 14-4 to Accrington Stanley, with 3 on target for Accrington Stanley and 1 for Crewe Alexandra.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
14 Shots 4
3 Shots on target 1
4 Corners 7
272 Passes 391
63.2% Pass accuracy 73.9%
12 Tackles 12
17 Fouls 10
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Offsides 3

Key events

Accrington Stanley Crewe Alexandra
Kick-off
5’
Emre TezgelShot on target
Josh WoodsShot on target
6’
30’
Josh MarchFoul
Freddie SassArgument
45+2’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Freddie SassRight foot shot1-0 (Accrington Stanley)
51’
Seamus ConneelyRight foot shot2-0 (Accrington Stanley)
56’
57’
Omar BogleJosh March
57’
Jack PowellMatúš Holíček
Seamus ConneelyArgument
62’
77’
Adrien ThibautEmre Tezgel
Paddy MaddenTyler Walton
78’
Liam CoyleSeamus Conneely
78’
Donald LoveArgument
87’
Full-time2-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crewe Alexandra attacking Accrington Stanley attacking 
5’ Emre Tezgel (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 6’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 23’ Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 27’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 28’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 28’ Freddie Sass (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 36’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 40’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 43’ Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 50’ Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 50’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 51’ Freddie Sass (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, goal 55’ Josh March (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 55’ Lewis Billington (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 56’ Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley), open play, goal 62’ Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, hit the woodwork 74’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 90+5’ Calum Agius (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, blocked 5’ Emre Tezgel (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 6’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 23’ Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 27’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 28’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 28’ Freddie Sass (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 36’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 40’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 43’ Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 50’ Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 50’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 51’ Freddie Sass (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, goal 55’ Josh March (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 55’ Lewis Billington (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 56’ Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley), open play, goal 62’ Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, hit the woodwork 74’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 90+5’ Calum Agius (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Accrington Stanley 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Wright
Sass
Rawson
Love
O'Brien
Conneely 78’
Martin
Whalley
Sinclair
Woods
Walton 78’
Crewe Alexandra 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Lawlor
Hutchinson
Pond
Demetriou
Billington
Sanders
Holíček 57’
Agius
March 57’
O'Reilly
Tezgel 77’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Oliver Wright
90′ 1 0 27 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Connor O'Brien
90′ 2 3 – 2 – 26 3 – – –
Farrend Rawson
90′ 1 2 1 6 3 12 1 – – –
Donald Love
90′ 1 1 – 2 – 26 – – –
Freddie Sass
90′ 1 1 – 4 3 16 2 1 –
Midfielders5 players
Seamus Conneely Taken off
78′ 1 – 30 – – 3 3 7 1 –
Dan Martin
90′ – 1 25 1 – 1 – 4 – 2 –
Shaun Whalley
90′ – 1 24 3 – 2 – 4 2 2 –
Isaac Sinclair
90′ – – 26 2 – – 1 5 1 1 –
Liam Coyle Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 5 – – 1 1 2 – – –
Forwards3 players
Josh Woods
90′ – – 4 1 – – 1 8 – 30 –
Tyler Walton Taken off
78′ – – 1 – – – – 9 – 23 –
Paddy Madden Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – – – – 2 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Accrington Stanley win 25% Avg odds 3.64
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.47
Crewe Alexandra win 48% Avg odds 1.95

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Accrington Stanley DDLLL
Crewe Alexandra LLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Accrington Stanley, 09 Aug 25 All Accrington Stanley vs Crewe Alexandra meetings, next on 01 Dec 26

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