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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 12 (setup 4, season 38)
Crewe Alexandra
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Anthony PATTERSON17Joe LUMLEY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Yan VALERY727Jonathan Castro Otto, JONNY
Dimitris GIANNOULIS838Mouhamadou 'Naby' SARR
Tom LOWERY748John SWIFT
Perry NG757Matt MIAZGA
Ryan NYAMBE6Lewis BAKER
Jacob BROWN7Bertrand TRAORÉ
Philip HEISE8Modou BARROW
Josh MAGENNIS69LUCAS Eduardo Santos JOÃO
Anthony KNOCKAERT610Andy CARROLL
Owen DALE116Yakou MEITÉ
Manager
Ben WOODBURN12Jeff HENDRICK
Bailey PEACOCK-FARRELL13Sam WALKER
Harlee DEAN14Shane LONG
Billy SASS-DAVIES15Ovie EJARIA
Seán MAGUIRE16Tom INCE

Crewe Alexandra 1 Reading 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 9,915, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Kenny STAMATOPOULOS 6½)
13 LoweryScorers33 Swift
Substitutions68 Lucas João <=> Long
Sendings off68 Carroll
47 DaleBookings10 Meité, 43 Miazga, 56 Carroll
7Corners1
22Fouls13
0Offsides4
3Shots on4
4Shots off6
7Total shots10
2Shots saved2
46%Possession54%
Man of the match: John SWIFT
4BARROW was put clear by LUCAS JOÃO and he dummied the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper but glanced his shot over the bar.
6CARROLL galloped through the Crewe Alexandra defence but shot straight at the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper.
10MEITÉ booked for a bad tackle.
13GOAL!! A long clearance by the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper beat the Reading defence and LOWERY fired the ball beyond the oncoming Reading 'keeper. (1-0 Crewe Alexandra)
14LUCAS JOÃO ran onto a delightful ball from TRAORÉ but dragged his shot wide of the lefthand post.
23A penalty box scramble resulted in HEISE cracking the ball wide.
24A free-kick from SWIFT flew wide.
28LOWERY floated the ball to HEISE who forced it just beyond the near post.
33GOAL!! A beautiful outswinging corner was nodded in at the far post by SWIFT. (1-1)
35The hapless 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from HEISE dropped just over.
42BARROW's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Crewe Alexandra woodwork.
43MIAZGA booked.
45+2A pin-point pass was collected by MEITÉ and his left foot shot flew narrowly wide.
 
47A poor challenge gets DALE a yellow card.
56STAMATOPOULOS books CARROLL.
58Uncertainty in the Crewe Alexandra defence enabled LUCAS JOÃO to volley an effort over.
68CARROLL sent off.
70The 'keeper saved a glorious shot from BARROW.
71MAGENNIS made space on the right and dragged the ball to HEISE who rasped the ball over.
73DALE beat JONNY and flicked the ball to LOWERY who blasted his shot wide.
79The 'keeper dived to his left to stop an accurate shot from Crewe Alexandra's HEISE.
90A strike from BROWN held little difficulty for the Reading 'keeper.