Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Burton Albion: result and report

League One · Saturday 18 September 2021

Result

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Burton Albion

League One · Saturday 18 September 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Burton Albion: match report

Crewe Alexandra beat Burton Albion 2-0 in the League One on Saturday 18 September 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Crewe Alexandra's goals came from an own goal by Michael Bostwick (10') and J. Lloyd-Bennett (87'). Burton Albion did not score.

Discipline: Crewe Alexandra received 1 yellow card; Burton Albion received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Crewe Alexandra were 23rd on 2 points from 6 and Burton Albion 8th on 12 points from 7. Crewe Alexandra went on to finish that season 24th with 29 points, and Burton Albion 16th with 53.

Crewe Alexandra lined up in a 4-3-3 and Burton Albion in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to J'Neil Lloyd-Bennett of Crewe Alexandra (8.4), ahead of Kayne Ramsay (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Crewe Alexandra wins, 1 draw and 1 for Burton Albion.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Yellow card · Charlie LakinBurton Albion
  • 10'Own goal · Michael BostwickCrewe Alexandra · 1-0
  • 31'Yellow card · Cameron Borthwick-JacksonBurton Albion
  • 42'Yellow card · Kane HemmingsBurton Albion
  • 54'Yellow card · Luke MurphyCrewe Alexandra
  • 67'Second yellow · Charlie LakinBurton Albion
  • 87'Goal · J. Lloyd-BennettCrewe Alexandra · 2-0

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Crewe Alexandra 0, draws 1, Burton Albion 1.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Danny RoweBurton Albion · injury (Muscle Injury)
  • Sam HughesBurton Albion · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
  • Ben KnightCrewe Alexandra · injury (Knee Problems)

Crewe Alexandra line-up (4-3-3)

Will Jääskeläinen, Kayne Ramsay, Donervon Daniels, Terell Thomas, Rio Adebisi, Luke Murphy, Scott Robertson, Callum Ainley, J'Neil Lloyd-Bennett, Mikael Mandron, Scott Kashket

Burton Albion line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ben Garratt, John Brayford, Michael Bostwick, Conor Shaughnessy, Tom Hamer, Charlie Lakin, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Jonny Smith, Harry Chapman, Lucas Akins, Kane Hemmings