Crewe vs Accrington ST match stats & report

2–1 Full time

League Cup · England · Round of 128 · Alexandra Stadium, Crewe · Ref R. Martin

Crewe stats & fixtures · Accrington ST stats & fixtures

Crewe beat Accrington ST 2–1 in the League Cup (Round of 128) on 8 August 2026. Crewe had 50% of the ball.

Crewe vs Accrington ST match statistics

CreweAccrington ST

50% Ball possession 50%
15 Total shots 16
3 Shots on target 3
9 Shots off target 9
3 Blocked shots 4
10 Shots inside the box 11
1 Corners 6
15 Fouls 13
1 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 3
357 Passes 354
68% Pass accuracy 69%
2 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

7' Penalty scored J. Lankester Crewe
45+5' Yellow card F. Rawson Accrington ST
65' Goal F. Rawson Accrington ST
74' Yellow card J. Anderson Accrington ST
85' Goal L. Moore (assist L. Billington) Crewe
90+2' Yellow card D. Love Accrington ST

The Ghost's call

The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.

What matters

Both teams have scored in 9 of Crewe’s last 10.
1 of the last 6 meetings went over 2.5 goals.
Crewe have kept 1 clean sheet in 10.

Team news & lineups

Crewe

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Lee Bell

1 T. Booth

3 R. Hutchinson 5 M. Demetriou 6 L. Offord 2 L. Billington

10 J. White 17 M. Holíček

14 J. Gibson 7 J. Lankester 20 Calum Agius

9 J. March

Bench I. Lawlor , L. Moore , J. Tabiner , A. Thibaut , S. Dancey , Patrick Mlynarski , P. Croker

Accrington ST

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 John Doolan

1 L. Moulden

22 J. Anderson 5 F. Rawson 17 D. Matthews

28 S. Conneely

33 D. Tutonda 10 Alex Henderson 2 D. Love 38 C. O'Brien

13 C. Stockton 39 J. Woods

Bench J. Rogerson , Stefan Mols , C. Caton , T. Moore , C. Brown , F. Sass , J. Smith

Form now

Each side's form as of 3 November 2026, from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.

Crewe at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.2 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Accrington ST away

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.4 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

7% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Crewe vs Accrington ST head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
3 Apr 26	Accrington ST v Crewe	2–0
9 Aug 25	Crewe v Accrington ST	2–0
25 Jan 25	Crewe v Accrington ST	0–1
14 Sep 24	Accrington ST v Crewe	0–1
6 Apr 24	Accrington ST v Crewe	0–0
16 Dec 23	Crewe v Accrington ST	3–3

The full Crewe vs Accrington ST head-to-head record