Crewe Alexandra vs Aston Villa U21, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· English EFL Trophy

Crewe Alexandra

31': Luke Offord
40': Adrien Thibaut
48': Jack Lankester
88': Jack Lankester

FT
4 - 1

Aston Villa U21

85': Max Jenner

About

Crewe Alexandra are hosting Aston Villa U21 at Mornflake Stadium, Crewe, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

11': Owen Lunt (Crewe Alexandra) Yellow Card at 11'
31': Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra) Goal at 31'
34': Patrick Mlynarski (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 34'
40': Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra) Goal at 40'
45': Lewis Billington (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 45'
48': Jack Lankester (Crewe Alexandra) Goal at 48'
60': Ryan Chadwick (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 60'
60': Joel Ewusi (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 60'
62': Leon Routh (Aston Villa U21) Yellow Card at 62'
63': Vinnie Brendan Sean Hayward (Aston Villa U21) Substitution at 63'
63': Teddie Bloomfield (Aston Villa U21) Substitution at 63'
63': Vincely Mudame (Aston Villa U21) Substitution at 63'
63': Lennon Ian Farren Melhuish (Aston Villa U21) Substitution at 63'
64': Lennon Moss (Aston Villa U21) Substitution at 64'
65': Lewis Billington (Crewe Alexandra) Yellow Card at 65'
67': Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 67'
85': Max Jenner (Aston Villa U21) Goal at 85'
88': Jack Lankester (Crewe Alexandra) Goal at 88'

Statistics

AVL		CAX
12	Fouls	27
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	10
4	Saves	4
52.4	Possession	47.6
13	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
370	Accurate Passes	330
436	Passes	392
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
5	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	8
12	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
21	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Mornflake Stadium
Location: Crewe, England
Attendance: 901

EFL Trophy Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Wigan Athletic	2	+2	6
2	Crewe Alexandra	2	+3	4
3	Blackpool	2	-1	2
4	Aston Villa U21	2	-4	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Crewe Alexandra (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Ian Lawlor (GK)
37	Tom Graves
6	Luke Offord
4	Kyle Ure
30	Stan Dancey
19	Owen Lunt
20	Calum Agius
32	Luca Moore
7	Jack Lankester
29	Adrien Thibaut
23	Charlie McNeill

Crewe Alexandra Substitutes:

Lucas Swann, Joel Ewusi, Lewis Billington, Patrick Mlynarski, Jordan Gibson, Ryan Chadwick, Tom Booth.

Aston Villa U21 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
42	James Wright (GK)
66	Leon Routh
71	TJ Carroll
70	Rodrigo Fortes
80	Woody Burgess
68	Trai-Varn Mulley
77	Keilan Quinn
73	Max Jenner
84	Markie Meade
88	Oliver Bindley
63	Alfie Lynskey

Aston Villa U21 Substitutes:

Daniel Adediran, Vincely Mudame, Sam Lewis, Lennon Ian Farren Melhuish, Lennon Moss, Vinnie Brendan Sean Hayward, Teddie Bloomfield.

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