Crewe vs Aston Villa U21 match stats & report
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Crewe beat Aston Villa U21 4–1 in the EFL Trophy (Group North - 2) on 22 September 2026. Aston Villa U21 had 52% of the ball.
Crewe vs Aston Villa U21 match statistics
- 48% Ball possession 52%
- 14 Total shots 13
- 7 Shots on target 5
- 4 Shots off target 3
- 3 Blocked shots 5
- 7 Shots inside the box 4
- 10 Corners 4
- 27 Fouls 12
- 3 Offsides 0
- 2 Yellow cards 1
- 0 Red cards 0
- 392 Passes 436
- 4 Goalkeeper saves 4
Goals and cards
- 11' Yellow card O. Lunt Crewe
- 31' Goal L. Offord (assist Calum Agius) Crewe
- 40' Goal A. Thibaut Crewe
- 48' Goal J. Lankester (assist S. Dancey) Crewe
- 62' Yellow card L. Routh Aston Villa U21
- 65' Yellow card L. Billington Crewe
- 85' Goal M. Jenner Aston Villa U21
- 88' Goal J. Lankester (assist J. Gibson) Crewe
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.
- Crewe have kept 1 clean sheet in 10.
- Aston Villa U21 score 1.7 a game — 77th percentile in this competition.
Team news & lineups
Crewe
Bench T. Booth , L. Billington , R. Chadwick , J. Gibson , J. Ewusi , Patrick Mlynarski , L. Swann
Aston Villa U21
Bench S. Lewis , T. Bloomfield , L. Moss , L. Melhuish , V. Hayward , D. Adediran , V. Mudame
Form now
Each side's form as of , 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.
Aston Villa U21 away
5–2–3 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.7 per game
- Conceded
- 1.7 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 10
- Corners
- 4.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.3 per game