Northampton Town FC vs Crewe Alexandra FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Northampton Town FC vs Crewe Alexandra FC — League One at PTS Academy Stadium.
- Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
- Crewe Alexandra FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Craig Hicks
- Referee Samuel Allison
- Referee
- Referee James Vallance (England)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Mar Crewe Alexandra FC H 0–1 L 13 Mar Doncaster Rovers FC A 0–0 D 09 Mar Charlton Athletic FC A 1–2 L 06 Mar Portsmouth FC H 4–1 W 02 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–0 W 27 Feb Swindon Town FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Mar Northampton Town FC A 1–0 W 13 Mar Burton Albion FC H 0–3 L 09 Mar Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–0 W 06 Mar Lincoln City FC A 0–3 L 02 Mar Blackpool FC A 1–1 D 27 Feb Sunderland AFC H 2–2 D 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Northampton Town FC and Crewe Alexandra FC is underway.
- 5' Northampton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Northampton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Crewe Alexandra FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' The travelling Crewe Alexandra FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 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' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Northampton Town FC that had 190 games and scored 156 goals.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shaun McWilliams, as he is very good at scoring at PTS Academy Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 45' Crewe Alexandra FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 47' Northampton Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 47.
- 52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 55' The whistle greets Mark Marshall as he departs to be replaced by Danny Rose.
- 60' Ryan Wintle needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 65' Lloyd Jones has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 70' Northampton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 71' Another substitution for Crewe Alexandra FC to replace Callum Ainley by Ryan Wintle on 71 minute.
- 72' The Northampton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Mikel Miller departs to be replaced by Ryan Edmondson.
- 74' Crewe Alexandra FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Owen Dale on 74.
- 78' The Northampton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Shaun McWilliams departs to be replaced by Alex Jones.
- 83' Crewe Alexandra FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Mikael Mandron. He replaces Chris Porter on 86 minute.
- 90' Another substitution for Crewe Alexandra FC to replace Charlie Kirk by Rio Adebisi on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Crewe Alexandra FC beats Northampton Town FC
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Northampton Town FC
Starting XI- 8
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45
Mark Marshall ↓ Danny Rose 55'
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Shaun McWilliams ↓ Alex Jones 78'
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14
Mikel Miller ↓ Ryan Edmondson 72'
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Bench-
26
Ryan Edmondson ↑ 72'
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10
Alex Jones ↑ 78'
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Danny Rose ↑ 55'
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Coach Jon BradyCrewe Alexandra FC
Starting XI- 1
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- 3
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11
Callum Ainley ↓ Ryan Wintle 71'
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10
Charlie Kirk ↓ Rio Adebisi 90'
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Chris Porter ↓ Mikael Mandron 86'
Bench- 33
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Mikael Mandron ↑ 86'
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Ryan Wintle ↑ 71'
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Rio Adebisi ↑ 90'
Coach David Artell -
Head to Head
Northampton Town FC Form
2021-03-20 Northampton Town FC 0–1 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2021-03-13 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D 2021-03-09 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2021-03-06 Northampton Town FC 4–1 Portsmouth FC W 2021-03-02 Northampton Town FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2021-02-27 Swindon Town FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC LCrewe Alexandra FC Form
2021-03-20 Northampton Town FC 0–1 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2021-03-13 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–3 Burton Albion FC L 2021-03-09 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2021-03-06 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2021-03-02 Blackpool FC 1–1 Crewe Alexandra FC D 2021-02-27 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D