Crewe Alexandra 2 – 1 Accrington Stanley: Carabao Cup Match Report

Carabao Cup

Crewe Alexandra

Full Time

2–1

Saturday, 8 August 2026 · Alexandra Stadium

Accrington Stanley

Crewe Alexandra won after full-time.

⚽ Luca Moore 85' ⚽ Farrend Rawson 65'

Match Events

90+2'

Donald LoveAccrington Stanley

85'

Luca MooreCrewe Alexandra · Lewis Billington

2-1

82'

Luca MooreCrewe Alexandra · Jordan Gibson

79'

Freddie SassAccrington Stanley · David Tutonda

79'

Charlie BrownAccrington Stanley · Seamus Conneely

74'

Joe AndersonAccrington Stanley

74'

YellowcardAccrington Stanley

72'

Adrien ThibautCrewe Alexandra · Joe White

65'

Farrend RawsonAccrington Stanley · Stefan Mols

1-1

62'

Joel TabinerCrewe Alexandra · Jack Lankester

62'

Stefan MolsAccrington Stanley · Alex Henderson

62'

Charlie CatonAccrington Stanley · Cole Stockton

59'

Tom MooreAccrington Stanley · Devon Matthews

45+5'

Farrend RawsonAccrington Stanley

Jack LankesterCrewe Alexandra

1-0

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VenueAlexandra StadiumSaturday, 8 August 2026

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RefereeMartin Ross

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Crewe Alexandra Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

Tom Booth

Lewis Billington

Luke Offord

Mickey Demetriou

Reece Hutchinson

Matus Holicek

Joe White

Calum Agius

Jack Lankester

Jordan Gibson

Josh March

Substitutes 7

#11 Joel Tabiner Midfielder

#13 Ian Lawlor Goalkeeper

#22 Phil Croker Defender

#27 Patrick Mlynarski Attacker

#29 Adrien Thibaut Attacker

#30 Stan Dancey Defender

#32 Luca Moore Midfielder

Accrington Stanley Starting XI

Formation 3-1-4-2

Louie Moulden

Devon Matthews

Farrend Rawson

Joe Anderson

Seamus Conneely

Connor O'Brien

Donald Love

Alex Henderson

David Tutonda

Josh Woods

Cole Stockton

Substitutes 7

#3 Freddie Sass Defender

#4 Tom Moore Defender

#14 Stefan Mols Midfielder

#18 Charlie Caton Attacker

#20 Charlie Brown Attacker

#21 James Rogerson Goalkeeper

#25 Josh Smith Defender

Statistics

Match Statistics

Crewe Alexandra

Comparison

Accrington Stanley

50% Ball Possession % 50%

15 Shots Total 16

3 Shots On Target 4

9 Shots Off Target 9

3 Shots Blocked 3

10 Shots Insidebox 11

5 Shots Outsidebox 5

10 Goal Attempts 9

3 Big Chances Created 1

1 Big Chances Missed 1

1 Corners 6

1 Offsides 2

15 Fouls 13

0 Yellowcards 3

357 Passes 355

244 Successful Passes 245

68% Successful Passes Percentage 69%

10 Key Passes 12

72 Long Passes 78

21 Successful Long Passes 20

29% Successful Long Passes Percentage 26%

12 Total Crosses 20

3 Accurate Crosses 10

16 Dribble Attempts 12

12 Successful Dribbles 5

75% Successful Dribbles Percentage 42%

16 Tackles 8

8 Interceptions 6

72 Duels Won 48

3 Saves 1

98 Attacks 114

40 Dangerous Attacks 45

12 Free Kicks 15

28 Throwins 31

14 Goal Kicks 13

1 Penalties 0

1 Hit Woodwork 0

3 Substitutions 5

0 Injuries 1

23 Successful Headers 16

1 Assists 0

2 Goals 1

92 Ball Safe 95