Walsall 2-0 Crewe Alexandra: result and report
League Two · Tuesday 26 December 2023
Result
Walsall 2-0 Crewe Alexandra
League Two · Tuesday 26 December 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Walsall 2-0 Crewe Alexandra: match report
Walsall beat Crewe Alexandra 2-0 in the League Two on Tuesday 26 December 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Freddie Draper opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Walsall's goals came from Freddie Draper (33') and Oisin McEntee (61'). Crewe Alexandra did not score.
Discipline: Walsall received 1 yellow card; Crewe Alexandra received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Walsall were 16th on 27 points from 22 and Crewe Alexandra 5th on 37 points from 22. Walsall went on to finish that season 11th with 65 points, and Crewe Alexandra 7th with 74.
Walsall lined up in a 3-5-2 and Crewe Alexandra in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ryan Stirk of Walsall (8.5), ahead of Jackson Smith (8.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Walsall wins, 2 draws and 1 for Crewe Alexandra.
Going into the match Walsall's last five read L-W-W-L-D and Crewe Alexandra's L-D-L-D-W.
Key events
- 8'Yellow card · Isaac Hutchinson
- 33'Goal · Freddie Draper
- 39'Yellow card · Joe White
- 54'Yellow card · Connor O'Riordan
- 61'Goal · Oisin McEntee
- 71'Yellow card · Christopher Long
- 90+1'Yellow card · Aaron Rowe
- 90+3'Yellow card · Ryan Cooney
Head-to-head
Team news
Walsall line-up (3-5-2)
Jackson Smith, Oisin McEntee, Priestley Farquharson, Donervon Daniels, Tom Knowles, Brandon Comley, Ryan Stirk, Isaac Hutchinson, Liam Gordon, Jamille Matt, Freddie Draper
Crewe Alexandra line-up (3-4-2-1)
Tom Booth, Connor O'Riordan, Mickey Demetriou, Zac Williams, Ryan Cooney, Joe White, Rio Adebisi, Lewis Billington, Aaron Rowe, Shilow Tracey, Courtney Baker-Richardson