Walsall vs Crewe Alexandra

26 December 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee S Jackson

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Freddie Draper 33’
  • Oisin McEntee 61’

Match summary

Walsall won 2-0 at home to Crewe Alexandra. Walsall led 1-0 at half-time.

Freddie Draper put Walsall ahead with a header in the 33rd minute and Oisin McEntee made it 2-0 with a header in the 61st minute.

Both sides had 15 shots, with 5 on target for Walsall and 4 for Crewe Alexandra.

Match stats

Walsall Crewe Alexandra
15 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Walsall Crewe Alexandra
Kick-off
Freddie Draper1-0 (Walsall)
33’
Half-time1-0
Oisin McEntee2-0 (Walsall)
61’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Walsall
  • Isaac Hutchinson
Crewe Alexandra
  • Connor O'Riordan
  • Ryan Cooney
  • Joe White
  • Aaron Rowe
  • Chris Long

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crewe Alexandra attacking Walsall attacking 
9’ Joe White (Crewe Alexandra), direct free kick, saved 10’ Connor O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 20’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, off target 21’ Aaron Rowe (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 25’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, blocked 29’ Brandon Comley (Walsall), open play, blocked 32’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, hit the woodwork 33’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), from a corner, goal 37’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 37’ Shilow Tracey (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 43’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, blocked 48’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), open play, off target 48’ Liam Gordon (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 47’ Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, blocked 49’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 52’ Ryan Cooney (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 56’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 57’ Ryan Stirk (Walsall), open play, saved 60’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, saved 60’ Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, blocked 61’ Oisin McEntee (Walsall), from a corner, goal 68’ Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 69’ Joe White (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, saved 70’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), open play, blocked 77’ Ryan Stirk (Walsall), open play, off target 79’ Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, off target 80’ Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 83’ Aaron Rowe (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, off target 90+7’ Donervon Daniels (Walsall), direct free kick, off target 90+9’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, saved 9’ Joe White (Crewe Alexandra), direct free kick, saved 10’ Connor O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 20’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, off target 21’ Aaron Rowe (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 25’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, blocked 29’ Brandon Comley (Walsall), open play, blocked 32’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, hit the woodwork 33’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), from a corner, goal 37’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 37’ Shilow Tracey (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 43’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, blocked 48’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), open play, off target 48’ Liam Gordon (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 47’ Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, blocked 49’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 52’ Ryan Cooney (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 56’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 57’ Ryan Stirk (Walsall), open play, saved 60’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, saved 60’ Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, blocked 61’ Oisin McEntee (Walsall), from a corner, goal 68’ Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 69’ Joe White (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, saved 70’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), open play, blocked 77’ Ryan Stirk (Walsall), open play, off target 79’ Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, off target 80’ Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 83’ Aaron Rowe (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, off target 90+7’ Donervon Daniels (Walsall), direct free kick, off target 90+9’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Oisin McEntee Taken off
84′ 1 – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 4 – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Jamille Matt Taken off
80′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Jack Earing Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 – – – –
Harry Williams Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
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

Walsall win 44% Avg odds 2.15
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.52
Crewe Alexandra win 29% Avg odds 3.18

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

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.