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Commentary
DE NEVE ran onto a wonderful ball from MUSABA but fired his shot wide.
A right foot shot from DE NEVE was blocked by the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper.
GOAL!! Birmingham City's DE NEVE beat two defenders before firing just inside the 'keeper's righthand post. (1-0 Birmingham City)
GOAL!! The Birmingham City 'keeper got into a muddle with a backpass from COLIN and MEJBRI managed to stab the ball into the net. (1-1)
12¹GIBSON fired the ball through a ruck of players but ETHERIDGE was a match for it as he dived to his left.
13¹A pin-point pass was collected by STANSFIELD and his deadly shot went narrowly over.
26¹The 'keeper was able to palm clear a tame header from MUSABA.
33¹PATERSON beat MEJBRI and whacked the ball to TROSSARD who fired his effort wide.
35¹The 'keeper was able to claw away an amazing shot.
37¹The stunned 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from FAMEWO fell just wide.
38¹TROSSARD waltzed past COLLINS and rifled a tame shot well wide.
40¹GOAL!! As FRY was trying to hold back COLIN the ball fell to TROSSARD who flicked the ball in off the post. (2-1 Birmingham City)
46¹A mix up in the Crewe Alexandra defence enabled DE NEVE to hit an effort wide.
A corner bobbled toward DALAND who flicked the ball over the bar.
GOAL!! A tackle from NOMBE gave Birmingham City a free-kick thirty yards out which VITA blasted past the 'keeper. (3-1 Birmingham City)
19²COLIN drilled a deadly shot over from long range.
22²JUTKIEWICZ was put clear by OKORE and he stepped inside the 'keeper but struck his shot just wide.
25²A cross from NOMBE left ASORO in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
26²STANSFIELD kicked the ball wide of the lefthand post from just inside the area.
28²A weak strike from VITA bounced agonisingly wide.
34²A penalty box scramble resulted in GIBSON knocking the ball wide.
36²ASORO made space on the left and knocked the ball to MEJBRI who clipped the ball over.
37²MEJBRI scuffed an easy chance.
39²The Birmingham City 'keeper blocked a neatly crafted shot from NOMBE.

 
Crewe Alexandra
 
League position: 8
Home league form: WWWW
Overall league form: WWWLLWLW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Arthur OKONKWO1Neil ETHERIDGE
Pierce SWEENEY2Maxime COLIN
Lewis GIBSON3Dion DE NEVE
Archie COLLINS4Tin PLAVOTIC
Dael FRY5Jesper DALAND
Akin FAMEWO6Jores OKORE
(c)Nathaniel MENDEZ-LAING7Anthony MUSABA
Hannibal MEJBRI8Leandro TROSSARD(c)
(p)Jay STANSFIELD9Lukas JUTKIEWICZ(p)
(f)Sam NOMBE10James FORREST(f)
Joel ASORO11Jamie PATERSON
Manager
Jack SPARKES  12  Billal BRAHIMI
Tom BOOTH  13  Connal TRUEMAN
Rio ADEBISI  14Rémy VITA
Shilow TRACEY  15Connor MAHONEY
James SCOTT  16  Ryan STIRK
 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 6
Away league form: WLWW
Overall league form: XWLLWWWW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Crewe Alexandra 1 Birmingham City 3
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 9,916, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Lee Probert 6)

Mejbri 7¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
de Neve 4¹, Trossard 40¹, Vita 4²
 ForrestóVita 4², MusabaóMahoney 22²
  
  
03
166
176
36
69
915
23
46%54%
Man of the match: Leandro Trossard