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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 4, season 35)
Crewe Alexandra
v.
Bradford City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
Bailey PEACOCK-FARRELL17JÚLIO CÉSAR Soares de Espínola
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Yan VALERY27Paudie O'CONNOR
Dimitris GIANNOULIS73THIAGO Carleto Alves
Tom LOWERY4Georginio WIJNALDUM
Perry NG75Joe WORRALL
Alex BRUCE67Reece STAUNTON
Jarrod BOWEN77Sofiane FEGHOULI
Philip HEISE87Filip DJURICIC
Jacob BROWN9Andy COOK
Ben WOODBURN610Vladimír WEISS
Seán MAGUIRE611Shay McCARTAN
Manager
Cheick KEITA12Zeli ISMAIL
Ben GARRATT13Callum COOKE
LUIS Fernández Teijeiro146Elliot WATT
Cole SKUSE15Joe RILEY
Callum AINLEY16Kian SCALES

Crewe Alexandra 3 Bradford City 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 10,030, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Nigel MILLER 7)
25 Heise, 45 Brown, 51 ValeryScorers
Substitutions65 Djuricic <=> Riley, 71 Staunton <=> Watt
Sendings off
Bookings6 McCartan, 86 Feghouli
3Corners0
2Fouls14
2Offsides2
7Shots on2
14Shots off5
21Total shots7
4Shots saved2
56%Possession44%
Man of the match: Georginio WIJNALDUM
2JÚLIO CÉSAR was able to claw away a tame header from BROWN.
6MCCARTAN booked for a clinical foul on BOWEN.
11A twenty yard shot from MAGUIRE caused JÚLIO CÉSAR no problem.
12A lovely effort from DJURICIC scraped the outside of the post.
14A header by BROWN at the near post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
18A fine ball from VALERY on the right bobbled toward HEISE who mishit his effort over the bar.
19BROWN rifled a simple chance past the near post.
25GOAL!! VALERY made space for HEISE who, after an interchange of passes twenty yards out, glanced the ball past the 'keeper. (1-0 Crewe Alexandra)
32BROWN fluffed an easy chance.
38COOK's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Crewe Alexandra post.
41MCCARTAN stepped inside NG but hit the ball into the arms of PEACOCK-FARRELL.
44A right foot effort from BROWN was saved by the 'keeper.
45GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of BROWN who lashed the ball past the helpless Bradford City 'keeper. (2-0 Crewe Alexandra)
 
47A cross from WOODBURN left MAGUIRE in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
51GOAL!! After MAGUIRE was tripped MILLER waved play-on and VALERY went on to comfortably score. (3-0 Crewe Alexandra)
54LOWERY was put clear by HEISE and he turned the Bradford City 'keeper but rammed his shot just beyond the near post.
59MAGUIRE made space on the right and dragged the ball to BROWN who touched the ball wide.
73HEISE chipped the ball to GIANNOULIS who touched it just beyond the near post.
76A free-kick from LOWERY went over the bar.
84VALERY dribbled round WORRALL and stabbed a weak shot over the bar.
84LOWERY nodded the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
86FEGHOULI given a yellow card by MILLER.