Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Forest Green Rovers: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 20 March 2018

Result

Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Forest Green Rovers

League Two · Tuesday 20 March 2018, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Forest Green Rovers: match report

Crewe Alexandra defeated Forest Green Rovers 3-1 in the League Two on Tuesday 20 March 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Jordan Bowery opened the scoring in the 44th minute. Crewe Alexandra's goals came from Jordan Bowery (44'), Charlie Kirk (59') and Jordan Bowery (61'). Forest Green Rovers scored through D. Grubb (64').

Discipline: Crewe Alexandra received 3 yellow cards; Forest Green Rovers received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Crewe Alexandra were 20th on 37 points from 37 and Forest Green Rovers 21st on 37 points from 37. Crewe Alexandra went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Forest Green Rovers 21st with 47.

Crewe Alexandra lined up in a 4-4-2 and Forest Green Rovers in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Crewe Alexandra wins, 0 draws and 1 for Forest Green Rovers.

Going into the match Crewe Alexandra's last five read L-D-W-L-W and Forest Green Rovers's L-L-D-W-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Yellow card · Harry PickeringCrewe Alexandra
  • 44'Goal · Jordan BoweryCrewe Alexandra · 1-0
  • 59'Goal · Charlie KirkCrewe Alexandra · 2-0
  • 61'Goal · Jordan BoweryCrewe Alexandra · 3-0
  • 64'Goal · D. GrubbForest Green Rovers · 3-1
  • 72'Yellow card · P. GreenCrewe Alexandra
  • 78'Yellow card · Tom LoweryCrewe Alexandra

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Crewe Alexandra 0, draws 0, Forest Green Rovers 1.

Team news

Crewe Alexandra line-up (4-4-2)

Ben Garratt, Perry Ng, George Ray, Eddie Nolan, Harry Pickering, Callum Ainley, Tom Lowery, Paul Green, Jordan Bowery, Charlie Kirk, Harry McKirdy

Forest Green Rovers line-up (4-3-3)

Cameron Belford, Dale Bennett, Scott Laird, Lee Collins, Gavin Gunning, Farrend Rawson, Dayle Grubb, Charlie Cooper, Chris Clements, Isaiah Osbourne, Reuben Reid