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18/10/2033, Alexandra Stadium, Crewe, England
EFL Cup, Round 4

Crewe Vs Arsenal

Crewe play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: G Crowe (GK) , J Meiklejohn (CB) , J Caudill (CB) , D Breckenridge (RB) , A Morgan (LB) , N Edmundson (CDM) , S Fitzgerald (CAM) , M Payne (RM) , B Smiley (LM) , B MacKay (ST) , M Egerton (ST) And the subs are: S Maddox (CB) , L Neild (CB) , J Taylor (CM) , W Keenor (CM) , A Mohan (ST)

Arsenal play in a 3-5-2 Def formation, and line up with: M Diggins (GK) , P Meaney (CB) , V Astudillo (CB) , R McCammon (CB) , S Owens (CM) , J Bigg (CM) , R Dewart (CDM) , R Britto (RM) , Z Cousar (LM) , N Rayburn (ST) , B Inuwa (ST) And the subs are: M McCowan (CB) , S Carver (CB) , C Watts (CM) , Q Hernandes (CM) , F Amari (ST)

Welcome to Alexandra Stadium in Crewe, England where Crewe Alexandra will face Arsenal.  This is round 4 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 10000.

1' - Crewe kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Jack Meiklejohn plays the ball to David Breckenridge.  David Breckenridge plays a short pass to Nicholas Edmundson.  Noel Rayburn dispossesses Nicholas Edmundson and gains possession for his team.  Arsenal launch a counter attack.  Aron Morgan dispossesses Noel Rayburn and takes the ball.  Aron Morgan sees Barry MacKay making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Barry MacKay is able to control the ball.  Barry MacKay looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is parried by Max Diggins!  Vicente Astudillo is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

8' - Nicholas Edmundson dispossesses Vicente Astudillo and takes the ball.  Nicholas Edmundson runs with the ball, but is brought down illegally by Robert Dewart.  That will be a freekick for Crewe.  

12' - Sam Owens plays a long ball to Ron McCammon.  Ron McCammon sees a run from Rico Britto.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Rico Britto takes the ball.  Rico Britto attempts the cutback, but Aron Morgan gets back and intercepts the ball!  

19' - Jack Meiklejohn passes the ball to Aron Morgan.  Aron Morgan spots a run from Shaun Fitzgerald.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Shaun Fitzgerald runs on to the ball.  Shaun Fitzgerald looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and Shaun Fitzgerald scores!  Its a goal for Crewe!  The keeper had no chance!

20' - Crewe kick the ball off for the restart.  

25' - Robert Dewart speeds past Nicholas Edmundson.  

26' - Robert Dewart spots a run from Zach Cousar.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Zach Cousar runs on to the ball.  Zach Cousar tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

30' - Gareth Crowe chips a long ball to David Breckenridge.  David Breckenridge plays a short pass to Nicholas Edmundson.  Nicholas Edmundson plays the ball to Max Egerton.  Max Egerton attempts to unleash a long range shot...but Max Diggins manages to stop the shot!  

37' - Sam Owens speeds past Shaun Fitzgerald.  

38' - Sam Owens strikes the ball from distance...and its in! It's a nice goal from Sam Owens for Arsenal!  The keeper had no chance!

39' - Crewe kick the ball off for the restart.  

42' - Jay Caudill plays a short pass to Nicholas Edmundson.  Nicholas Edmundson passes to Brendan Smiley.  Brendan Smiley finds Mel Payne with a long pass.  Ron McCammon successfully tackles Mel Payne and takes possession.  Nicholas Edmundson successfully tackles Ron McCammon and takes possession.  Nicholas Edmundson whips in a cross, but the ball goes over everyone.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Arsenal kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

50' - Zach Cousar slides the ball to Joel Bigg.  Joel Bigg finds Sam Owens with a short pass.  Sam Owens chips a long ball to Joel Bigg.  Joel Bigg sees Noel Rayburn making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Noel Rayburn is able to take the ball.  Noel Rayburn shoots...but Gareth Crowe stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Nicholas Edmundson is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

51' - Nicholas Edmundson dispossesses Joel Bigg and takes the ball.  Nicholas Edmundson sees Max Egerton making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Max Egerton is able to take the ball.  Max Egerton hits a shot...but the shot is offtarget!

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Noel Rayburn is going to be taken off.  Faisal Amari is going to be brought on.  

56' - Bart Inuwa tackles David Breckenridge and the ball goes loose.  Aron Morgan brings the ball forward, outpacing Faisal Amari.  

58' - Joel Bigg attempts to hit a long range shot...but Gareth Crowe deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Arsenal.  Bart Inuwa will take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, but Nicholas Edmundson intercepts the ball.  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jack Meiklejohn will come off.  Lee Neild is brought on from the bench.  

62' - Nicholas Edmundson plays the ball to Barry MacKay.  Barry MacKay finds Brendan Smiley with a short pass.  Brendan Smiley whips in a cross, but opposing player Paul Meaney takes possession.  

64' - Paul Meaney sees a run from Bart Inuwa.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Bart Inuwa has strayed offside!  

68' - Max Egerton passes to Aron Morgan.  Aron Morgan uses his pace to beat Zach Cousar.  

68' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Robert Dewart is going to be taken off.  Stuart Carver is brought on from the bench.  

72' - Aron Morgan spots a run from Shaun Fitzgerald.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Shaun Fitzgerald is able to take the ball.  Shaun Fitzgerald attempts the cutback, but the ball does not reach its target and goes loose! Max Egerton brings the ball forward, outpacing Sam Owens.  

73' - Max Egerton sees a run from Barry MacKay.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Barry MacKay is able to take the ball.  Barry MacKay tries to hit the ball past the keeper...and Barry MacKay scores!  That's a fine goal from the Crewe player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

73' - Arsenal kick the ball off for the restart.  

76' - Zach Cousar finds Paul Meaney with a short pass.  Paul Meaney passes to Stuart Carver.  Stuart Carver sees a run from Joel Bigg.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Joel Bigg is able to take the ball.  Joel Bigg looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and Joel Bigg scores!  That's a superb goal from the Arsenal player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

76' - Crewe kick the ball off for the restart.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jay Caudill is going to be taken off.  Stuart Maddox joins the game from the bench.  

80' - Lee Neild finds Brendan Smiley with a long ball.  Brendan Smiley plays the ball to Barry MacKay.  Barry MacKay hits a shot from outside the area, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

84' - Stuart Carver dispossesses Nicholas Edmundson and takes the ball.  Mel Payne dispossesses Stuart Carver and takes the ball.  Crewe try to launch a counter attack.  Mel Payne hits the ball from distance towards goal...but the shot goes wide!

89' - Max Diggins passes to Joel Bigg.  Joel Bigg sees a run from Bart Inuwa.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Bart Inuwa runs on to the ball.  Bart Inuwa tries to slide the ball past the keeper...and Bart Inuwa scores!  That's an excellent goal from the Arsenal player!  The ball went in off the upright!

90' - Crewe kick the ball off for the restart.  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Crewe Alexandra 2 - 3 Arsenal.