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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 27 (setup 4, season 35)
Crewe Alexandra
v.
Preston North End
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Ben GARRATT17Mario 'Sebastián' VIERA Galaín
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Yan VALERY2Matthew Olawale OLOSUNDE
Dimitris GIANNOULIS3Ben DAVIES
Tom LOWERY747Ben PEARSON
Perry NG57Liam LINDSAY
Ryan NYAMBE66Bambo DIABY
Jarrod BOWEN776Brad POTTS
Ben WOODBURN78Anass ZAROURY
Jacob BROWN98Emil RIIS Jakobsen
Josh MAGENNIS6107Alistair McCANN
Seán MAGUIRE611Daniel JOHNSON
Manager
Harlee DEAN12Scott SINCLAIR
Dave RICHARDS13Lewis LEIGH
LUIS Fernández Teijeiro14David CORNELL
Alex BRUCE15Josh EARL
Owen DALE16Andrew HUGHES

Crewe Alexandra 1 Preston North End 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 9,991, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Andy WOOLMER 6½)
9 BrownScorers49 Riis
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings56 Zaroury
0Corners2
15Fouls4
4Offsides10
5Shots on5
7Shots off3
12Total shots8
3Shots saved3
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: Emil RIIS Jakobsen
6WOODBURN stroked a simple chance past the righthand post.
9GOAL!! Crewe Alexandra's BROWN beat two defenders before firing just inside the 'keeper's near post. (1-0 Crewe Alexandra)
27A shot from RIIS was kicked off the line by VALERY.
27POTTS made space on the left and pulled the ball to JOHNSON who fired the ball over.
30BOWEN beat PEARSON and whacked the ball to LOWERY who toe-poked his shot wide.
32The 'keeper dived to his right to stop a fierce drive from Preston North End's RIIS.
33A lovely pass from BOWEN, was placed goalbound by BROWN only for VIERA to block.
35A shot from RIIS was smothered by the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper.
42The 'keeper stopped a refined shot from BROWN.
45+1A accurate pass was collected by BOWEN and his left foot shot floated narrowly wide.
45+2WOODBURN nodded the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
 
49GOAL!! A great thirty yard shot from MCCANN rattled the crossbar and in the ensuing meleé the ball was hoofed into the net by RIIS. (1-1)
55VIERA was able to claw away a weak shot from GIANNOULIS.
56The referee books ZAROURY for a high challenge.
65RIIS touched the ball through a crowd of players but the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
69NG ran onto a delightful ball from LOWERY but blasted his effort wide of the lefthand post.
74Uncertainty in the Preston North End defence enabled BOWEN to blast the ball just beyond the near post.
75A shot from BROWN seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
78A free-kick from RIIS floated just beyond the far post.
81ZAROURY headed over the bar.
85A penalty box scramble resulted in WOODBURN tapping the ball over.