Crewe Alexandra 2002-2003Only a few weeks ago, this match would have felt hugely important in the race for Premier League survival. It still might be, but Bournemouth have taken an impressive haul of seven points from their last three matches while Swansea have won their last two. Swansea will still be without Francescoâ¦
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Guardian » 1hDavid Jeffrey will begin his tenure as Ballymena United manager with a difficult assignment against leaders Crusaders at Seaview.
BBC Sport » 1hThe 22-year-old midfielder, who appeared to be struck in the neck by Fellaini's elbow, commended his opponent as a 'fair sportsman'
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England Division Two
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | +43 | 100 | L0-1 | L0-2 | |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | +36 | 86 | |||
| 3 | Bristol City | 46 | +31 | 83 | D1-1 | D2-2 | |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | +24 | 83 | W2-0 | D0-0 | |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | +30 | 82 | L1-2 | W3-1 | |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 46 | +25 | 81 | D1-1 | L1-2 | |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | +9 | 80 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | +11 | 65 | L0-1 | W3-1 | |
| 9 | Luton Town | 46 | +5 | 65 | L0-1 | W4-0 | |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | -4 | 60 | L0-1 | W3-1 | |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 46 | -3 | 58 | L0-1 | D0-0 | |
| 12 | Colchester United | 46 | -4 | 58 | W2-0 | W2-1 | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 46 | -8 | 58 | W3-0 | W1-0 | |
| 14 | Stockport County | 46 | -5 | 55 | W1-0 | W4-1 | |
| 15 | Notts County | 46 | -8 | 55 | L0-3 | D2-2 | |
| 16 | Brentford | 46 | -9 | 54 | W2-1 | W2-1 | |
| 17 | Port Vale | 46 | -16 | 53 | D1-1 | W2-1 | |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | -7 | 52 | W4-2 | W2-1 | |
| 19 | Barnsley | 46 | -13 | 52 | W2-0 | W2-1 | |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 46 | -30 | 50 | D0-0 | W2-0 | |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | -15 | 48 | W1-0 | W4-0 | |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | -22 | 45 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 46 | -31 | 44 | W2-0 | W5-0 | |
| 24 | Northampton Town | 46 | -39 | 39 | D3-3 | D1-1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 9th | 2nd |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 25 | 11 | 14 |
| Drawn | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Lost | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 10th | 14th | 2nd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-3-1 | 2-3-1 | 4-1-1 |
| Goals (F-A) | 5-4 | 8-6 | 11-4 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 16th | 1st |
| Goals scored | 76 | 29 | 47 |
| Failed to score | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Since failing to score | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 4th | 3rd |
| Goals conceded | 40 | 19 | 21 |
| Clean sheets | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 8th | 1st |
| Goal difference | +36 | +10 | +26 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 13th | 22nd | 4th |
| Goal total | 116 | 48 | 68 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 22 | 6 | 16 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last 2, unbeaten in last 3 |
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| Home | drew last game, w/o win in last 3 |
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| Away | drew last game, unbeaten in last 5 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-2-2 | 3-1-2 | 4-2-1 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 8-2 | 5-3 | 8-2 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-0 W2-1 |
W2-0 L0-1 |
W2-1 |
| Occurence | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Crewe Alexandra | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two | 2nd | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 76 | 40 | +36 | .656 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | .667 |
| English League Cup | Second Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | .500 |
| English LDV Vans Trophy | Northern Semi-Final | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | .667 |
| TOTAL | 56 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 102 | 49 | +53 | .664 | |
