Shrewsbury Town vs Crewe Alexandra

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 31 Aug 2021, 18:00
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
🏟 Montgomery Waters Meadow (Shrewsbury, Shropshire) 👤 S. Stockbridge Round 2

Match report

Crewe Alexandra edged past Shrewsbury Town 1-0 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 31 August 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Crewe Alexandra had 9 shots to Shrewsbury Town's 7.

The match was played at Montgomery Waters Meadow (Shrewsbury, Shropshire), with S. Stockbridge in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 7 - 9 On target 2 - 3 Corners 5 - 3 Fouls 22 - 3 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Callum McFadzean
Crewe Alexandra · captained the side
7 Benjamin Knight 1 goal
7 Harry Burgoyne captained the side
7 Joshua Daniels captained the side
7 Matthew Pennington captained the side
First half vs second half
Shrewsbury Town stepped it up after the break, with 6 shots in the second half compared to 1 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–6 6–3
Shots On Goal 0–1 2–2
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 1–2 4–1
Attacks 45–60 62–57
Match statistics
3 Substitution 2
107 Attacks 117
47 Dangerous Attacks 36
2 On Target 3
4 Off Target 6
7 Shots Total 9
2 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 1
6 Shots Inside Box 7
1 Shots Outside Box 2
22 Fouls 3
5 Corners 3
4 Offsides 1
44% Ball Possession 56%
2 Yellow Cards 0
2 Saves 2
380 Passes Total 504
303 Passes Accurate 408
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Shrewsbury Town · 4-2-3-1
13 H. Burgoyne
22 J. Daniels 5 M. Pennington 4 E. Ebanks-Landell 14 N. Ogbeta
24 T. Leshabela 16 D. Davis
15 R. Pyke 19 C. Caton 7 S. Whalley
12 R. Bowman
Crewe Alexandra · 3-4-2-1
31 D. Richards
2 K. Ramsay 21 D. Daniels 23 T. Johnson
11 C. Ainley 35 S. Robertson 8 T. Lowery 15 C. McFadzean
18 R. Griffiths 14 O. Finney
9 C. Porter
Shrewsbury Town
Coach
S. Cotterill
Substitutes
  • 1 Marko Marosi
  • 3 Luke Leahy
  • 23 George Nurse
  • 17 Elliott Bennett
  • 18 Tom Bloxham
  • 9 Sam Cosgrove
  • 11 Daniel Udoh
Crewe Alexandra
Coach
D. Artell
Substitutes
  • 27 Sam Booth
  • 29 Connor O'Riordan
  • 20 Josh Lundstram
  • 26 Joe Robbins
  • 24 Tyreece Onyeka
  • 10 Benjamin Knight
  • 12 Mikael Mandron
Substitutions
  • 29' ↑ G. Nurse ↓ R. Pyke Shrewsbury Town
  • 61' ↑ B. Knight ↓ O. Finney Crewe Alexandra
  • 82' ↑ J. Lundstram ↓ R. Griffiths Crewe Alexandra
  • 84' ↑ L. Leahy ↓ C. Caton Shrewsbury Town
  • 88' ↑ E. Bennett ↓ T. Leshabela Shrewsbury Town
Cards
  • 41' T. K. Leshabela Shrewsbury Town
  • 58' J. Daniels Shrewsbury Town
Head-to-head
Shrewsbury Town 1 2 draws 5 Crewe Alexandra
2026-03-21 Shrewsbury vs Crewe 0 - 4
2025-11-08 Crewe vs Shrewsbury 3 - 1
2022-01-15 Crewe Alexandra vs Shrewsbury Town 0 - 0
2021-09-11 Shrewsbury Town vs Crewe Alexandra 1 - 1
2021-08-31 Shrewsbury Town vs Crewe Alexandra 0 - 1
2021-05-09 Crewe Alexandra vs Shrewsbury Town 3 - 2
Recent form
Shrewsbury Town D D W W L
Crewe Alexandra D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Shrewsbury Town vs Crewe Alexandra?
Shrewsbury Town lost 0-1 against Crewe Alexandra on 31 August 2021.
Who won Shrewsbury Town vs Crewe Alexandra?
Crewe Alexandra won the match 1-0.
Where was Shrewsbury Town vs Crewe Alexandra played?
The match was played at Montgomery Waters Meadow (Shrewsbury, Shropshire).
Who had more possession in Shrewsbury Town vs Crewe Alexandra?
Crewe Alexandra had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.