Crewe Alexandra vs Accrington Stanley

9 August 2025 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Richard Eley

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Reece Hutchinson 18’
  • Calum Agius 30’

Match summary

Crewe Alexandra beat Accrington Stanley 2-0. Crewe Alexandra led 2-0 at half-time.

Reece Hutchinson put Crewe Alexandra ahead in the 18th minute and Calum Agius made it 2-0 in the 30th minute.

Shots finished 15-9 to Crewe Alexandra, with 4 on target for Crewe Alexandra and 3 for Accrington Stanley.

Key events

Crewe Alexandra Accrington Stanley
Kick-off
10’
Conor GrantShot on target
Reece HutchinsonLeft foot shot1-0 (Crewe Alexandra)
18’
Calum AgiusRight foot shot2-0 (Crewe Alexandra)
30’
Owen LuntShot on target
30’
35’
41’
Josh WoodsShot on target
Max SandersShot on target
44’
Half-time2-0
46’
Alex HendersonLogan Pye
Second half underway
60’
Charlie BrownShot on target
73’
76’
Louis MoultCalum Agius
80’
82’
Anjola PopoolaJosh Woods
Charlie FinneyTommi O'Reilly
87’
Full-time2-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Accrington Stanley attacking Crewe Alexandra attacking 
3’ Reece Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 8’ Lewis Billington (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, off target 10’ Conor Grant (Accrington Stanley), direct free kick, saved 12’ Max Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 16’ Tommi O'Reilly (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, blocked 18’ Reece Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 28’ Josh March (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 30’ Calum Agius (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 30’ Owen Lunt (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, saved 31’ Calum Agius (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 39’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 41’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 44’ Conor Thomas (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, blocked 44’ Max Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 50’ Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, blocked 50’ Max Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), direct free kick, blocked 55’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 55’ Isaac Sinclair (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 59’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 60’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 64’ Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 68’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 80’ Emre Tezgel (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, blocked 82’ Lewis Billington (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, off target 3’ Reece Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 8’ Lewis Billington (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, off target 10’ Conor Grant (Accrington Stanley), direct free kick, saved 12’ Max Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 16’ Tommi O'Reilly (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, blocked 18’ Reece Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 28’ Josh March (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 30’ Calum Agius (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 30’ Owen Lunt (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, saved 31’ Calum Agius (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 39’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 41’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 44’ Conor Thomas (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, blocked 44’ Max Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 50’ Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, blocked 50’ Max Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), direct free kick, blocked 55’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 55’ Isaac Sinclair (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 59’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 60’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 64’ Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 68’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 80’ Emre Tezgel (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, blocked 82’ Lewis Billington (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Crewe Alexandra 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Booth
Hutchinson
Connolly
Demetriou
Billington
Sanders 77’
Lunt
Agius 80’
Thomas 87’
O'Reilly 87’
March
Accrington Stanley 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Kelly
Sass
Matthews
Rawson
Pye 46’
Coyle
Grant 46’
Love
Sinclair
Caton 82’
Woods 82’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 3 0 41 2 – – – –
Defenders4 players
90′ – – 1 3 3 48 – – – –
90′ 1 – – 10 9 46 1 – – –
90′ – 1 – 10 9 28 2 – – –
90′ 3 – – 8 3 37 – 1 – –
Midfielders8 players
90′ – – 16 – – 1 – 7 3 4 –
Conor Thomas Taken off
87′ – – 25 1 – 2 – 3 2 – –
Tommi O'Reilly Taken off
87′ – – 21 3 – 2 – 7 1 3 –
Max Sanders Taken off
77′ – – 28 1 – 1 – 3 1 1
Calum Agius Taken off
80′ 1 – 11 – – – – 5 – 3 –
Louis Moult Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 7 – – – – 2 1 – –
Charlie Finney Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – 1 – 2 – 1 –
Jack Powell Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 8 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
90′ – 2 1 – – – 3 9 2 19 –
Emre Tezgel Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 – – – – 3 – 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

Crewe Alexandra win 51% Avg odds 1.84
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.51
Accrington Stanley win 23% Avg odds 4.10

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

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