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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 14 (setup 1, season 27)
Crewe Alexandra
v.
Newcastle United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
René ADLER16Cédric CARRASSO
Formation:
3-4-3
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
Medhi BENATIA726Juan Francisco Torres Belén, JUANFRAN
Stefan DE VRIJ637Cesar AZPILICUETA Tanco
Radja NAINGGOLAN47FERNANDO Francisco Reges
Nicolas Alexis Julio N'KOULOU Ndoubena57Dejan LOVREN
Mickaël CIANI66RAÚL GARCÍA Escudero
FELIPE ANDERSON Pereira Gomes7Dries MERTENS
Arturo Erasmo VIDAL Pardo787Ezequiel Iván LAVEZZI
Stefan KIESSLING798Fernando LLORENTE Torres
ARDA Turan10José María CALLEJÓN Bueno
Andrea POLI6116André SCHÜRRLE
Beck NigelManagerHeath Brown
André-Pierre GIGNAC612Patrick HERRMANN
Erwin MULDER13Steve MANDANDA
Sven BENDER14Artur SOBIECH
Moussa SISSOKO15Simone ZAZA
Granit XHAKA16Mousa DEMBÉLÉ

Crewe Alexandra 0 Newcastle United 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 55,269, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Keith STROUD 7½)
Scorers4 Raúl García, 24 Llorente
74 Benatia <=> GignacSubstitutions
Sendings off
30 AdlerBookings
2Corners10
7Fouls16
5Offsides4
5Shots on5
5Shots off11
10Total shots16
5Shots saved3
48%Possession52%
Man of the match: Fernando LLORENTE Torres
1A pin-point pass fell to SCHÜRRLE and his deadly shot flew narrowly wide.
1VIDAL's shot beat the Newcastle United 'keeper but rebounded off the Newcastle United woodwork.
2A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming ADLER.
4GOAL!! A free-kick was palmed away by ADLER, LAVEZZI was first to the loose ball and knocked the ball to RAÚL GARCÍA to slip home. (1-0 Newcastle United)
8FERNANDO booted the ball wide from just outside the area.
11FELIPE ANDERSON beat JUANFRAN but placed the ball into the arms of the Newcastle United 'keeper.
24GOAL!! VIDAL tried to play the ball out of the Crewe Alexandra penalty area but was tackled by CALLEJÓN who touched the ball to LLORENTE for an easy goal. (2-0 Newcastle United)
30ADLER booked for a clinical foul.
36A good ball from CALLEJÓN on the left found SCHÜRRLE who mishit his shot over.
40A mix up in the Newcastle United defence enabled KIESSLING to fire the ball over.
45A header by MERTENS at the near post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper.
 
52MERTENS whacked a left foot shot over from twenty yards out.
53A shot from VIDAL was smothered by CARRASSO.
60A good effort from FELIPE ANDERSON scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
62FELIPE ANDERSON shot wide.
64SCHÜRRLE was put clear by MERTENS and he pulled away from the 'keeper but struck his shot over the bar.
67SCHÜRRLE rushed through the Crewe Alexandra defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
69SCHÜRRLE brought the ball past N'KOULOU and flicked a poor shot into the crowd.
71The stunned 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from FERNANDO dropped just over.
80RAÚL GARCÍA made space on the right and pulled the ball to SCHÜRRLE who touched the ball over.
81JUANFRAN ran onto a delightful ball from FERNANDO but hit his shot wide of the lefthand post.
90A free-kick from SCHÜRRLE flew over.