Crewe Alexandra FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Crewe Alexandra FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at Alexandra Stadium.
- Crewe Alexandra FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joe Clark
- Referee John Busby
- Referee Ollie Williams
- Referee Anthony Coggins
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Dec Northampton Town FC H 2–1 W 05 Dec Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D 01 Dec Swindon Town FC H 4–2 W 28 Nov Cheltenham Town FC A 1–2 L 24 Nov Accrington Stanley FC A 0–1 L 21 Nov Portsmouth FC A 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Dec Crewe Alexandra FC A 1–2 L 05 Dec Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–2 L 01 Dec Fleetwood Town FC H 1–0 W 24 Nov Rochdale AFC A 1–1 D 21 Nov Burton Albion FC A 3–1 W 14 Nov Accrington Stanley FC H 0–1 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Northampton Town FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Alexandra Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 3' GOAL! Ricky Holmes scores on 3.
- 8' It looks surprising Crewe Alexandra FC does not make any changes. Harry Smith has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 13' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Northampton Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cian Bolger.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 26' It’s a booking for Northampton Town FC player. Michael Harriman gets a Yellow card.
- 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Caleb Chukwuemeka, as he is very good at scoring at Alexandra Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 36' Northampton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 41' Harry Pickering needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
- 46' The travelling Northampton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 51' Northampton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 53' GOAL! Owen Dale scores on 53. Assisted by Charlie Kirk
- 58' It looks like no one’s ball. Crewe Alexandra FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 62' Another substitution for Northampton Town FC to replace Nicky Adams by Ryan Watson on 62 minute.
- 67' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 70' The referee calls foul for Joe Martin. He receives a Red card.
- 72' The Northampton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Christopher Missilou departs to be replaced by Max Dyche.
- 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Crewe Alexandra FC that had 96 games and scored 102 goals.
- 78' The Northampton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Harry Smith departs to be replaced by Bernard Ashley-Seal.
- 81' Time for substitution for Crewe Alexandra FC. Owen Dale is replaced by Daniel Powell.
- 83' Harry Pickering is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
- 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 90' Luke Murphy is replacing Tom Lowery for the Crewe Alexandra FC side.
- Full Time. Crewe Alexandra FC beats Northampton Town FC
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Crewe Alexandra FC
Starting XI- 1
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Tom Lowery ↓ Luke Murphy 90'
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Owen Dale ↓ Daniel Powell 81'
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Bench-
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Luke Murphy ↑ 90'
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Daniel Powell ↑ 81'
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Coach David ArtellNorthampton Town FC
Starting XI-
10
Nicky Adams ↓ Ryan Watson 62'
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Bench-
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Ryan Watson ↑ 62'
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Bernard Ashley-Seal ↑ 78'
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Caleb Chukwuemeka ↑ 62'
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Max Dyche ↑ 72'
Coach Keith Curle -
Crewe Alexandra FC Form
2020-12-12 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC W 2020-12-05 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Crewe Alexandra FC D 2020-12-01 Crewe Alexandra FC 4–2 Swindon Town FC W 2020-11-28 Cheltenham Town FC 2–1 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2020-11-24 Accrington Stanley FC 1–0 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2020-11-21 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Crewe Alexandra FC LNorthampton Town FC Form
2020-12-12 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2020-12-05 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2020-12-01 Northampton Town FC 1–0 Fleetwood Town FC W 2020-11-24 Rochdale AFC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2020-11-21 Burton Albion FC 1–3 Northampton Town FC W 2020-11-14 Northampton Town FC 0–1 Accrington Stanley FC L