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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 29 (setup 1, season 33)
Crewe Alexandra
v.
Leicester City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
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Thibaut COURTOIS1José Manuel REINA Páez
Formation:
5-1-3-1
League position:
2
Overall form:
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Kostas MANOLAS27RICARDO de Sousa ESGAIO
Radja NAINGGOLAN3MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza
Sergej MILINKOVIC-SAVIC47Sokratis PAPASTATHOPOULOS
Ömer TOPRAK75Federico Julián FAZIO
Stefan DE VRIJ766Franck RIBÉRY
FELIPE ANDERSON Pereira Gomes77Josip ILICIC
WILLIAM Silva de CARVALHO8Axel WITSEL
Álvaro Borja MORATA Martín79Cristian TELLO Herrera
Yannick Ferreira CARRASCO107Domenico CRISCITO
Morgan SANSON711Edin DZEKO
Beck NigelManagerLee Avramovic
André-Pierre GIGNAC126Théo BONGONDA
Antonio MIRANTE13Francisco Casilla Cortés, KIKO CASILLA
CARLOS SOLER Barragán14LUIZ ADRIANO de Souza da Silva
Granit XHAKA15SERGI DARDER Moll
SANDRO RAMÍREZ Castillo16Marcos Javier ACUÑA

Crewe Alexandra 2 Leicester City 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 72,805, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Graham SALISBURY 7½)
23 Morata, 53 Felipe AndersonScorers
Substitutions56 Tello <=> Bongonda
Sendings off
Bookings18 Witsel
7Corners5
3Fouls12
2Offsides5
8Shots on4
10Shots off9
18Total shots13
5Shots saved4
48%Possession52%
Man of the match: Sergej MILINKOVIC-SAVIC
5TELLO played the ball to WITSEL who turned it inches wide.
9REINA dived to his left to block a fierce drive from Crewe Alexandra's CARRASCO.
18A late challenge on FELIPE ANDERSON by WITSEL results in a booking.
23GOAL!! A short corner was played out to MORATA who lashed the ball into the net. (1-0 Crewe Alexandra)
35A corner found FELIPE ANDERSON who flicked an effort inches wide.
38TELLO shot over.
39RIBÉRY made space on the left and touched the ball to WITSEL who touched the ball wide.
 
46A free-kick from FELIPE ANDERSON went just beyond the far post.
51The Leicester City 'keeper was able to palm clear an amazing effort.
53GOAL!! On the left wing MILINKOVIC-SAVIC collected a defender's clearance and hit it through the penalty area for FELIPE ANDERSON to flick it over the line. (2-0 Crewe Alexandra)
54MILINKOVIC-SAVIC beat WITSEL and hit the ball to CARRASCO who pulled his shot wide.
61A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing COURTOIS.
61FELIPE ANDERSON's shot was well saved by REINA.
66MORATA rushed an easy chance.
68FELIPE ANDERSON was put clear by SANSON and he nutmegged the Leicester City 'keeper but struck his shot over the bar.
71Uncertainty in the Leicester City defence enabled DE VRIJ to thump an effort just wide.
71ILICIC ran onto a wonderful ball from WITSEL but pulled his shot wide.
78The hapless 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from MANOLAS dropped just over.
79FELIPE ANDERSON's shot beat the Leicester City 'keeper but rebounded off the Leicester City post.
83ILICIC beat four Crewe Alexandra players and drove a shot over the bar.
86WILLIAM CARVALHO drove a right foot shot inches over from thirty yards out.
89DZEKO dummied DE VRIJ but nudged the ball into the arms of the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper.