Crewe Alexandra – Wigan Athletic match report
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Crewe Alexandra let a lead slip and lost 2-1 to Wigan Athletic at Mornflake Stadium. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to Wigan Athletic's Harrison Rimmer: 7.2. Tuesday 10 November, Mornflake Stadium (Crewe): Crewe Alexandra against Wigan Athletic on matchday 2, kick-off 19:00. 1,150 spectators were at Mornflake Stadium.
Key moments
The first half ended 0-0.
Crewe Alexandra took the lead on 50 minutes thanks to Tom Graves. Wigan Athletic drew level at 1-1 on 61 minutes thanks to Jeremiah Mullen. Wigan Athletic completed the turnaround at 2-1 in the 83rd minute through Harrison Rimmer.
Match statistics
The shot count read 9-23, 4-8 on target. Crewe Alexandra won 6 corners, Wigan Athletic 12. Wigan Athletic produced 158 dangerous attacks to Crewe Alexandra's 71. Fouls: 12 by Crewe Alexandra, 18 by Wigan Athletic; offsides 2-2.
Booked for Crewe Alexandra: Tom Graves (12') and Gael Nsenga (44'). Wigan Athletic's yellow cards went to Akeel Higgins in the 28th minute.
The players
Behind him, Jeremiah Mullen at 7.1, Tom Graves at 6.2 and Fraser Murray at 6.2 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Crewe Alexandra made 5 changes: Finn Roberts for James Jones (45'), Joel Ewusi for Adrien Thibaut (45'), Lucas Swann for Calum Agius (54') and Max Joe Wilson for Joel Tabiner (55'). From the Wigan Athletic bench came Jon Mellish on 45 minutes, Chris Sze on 61 minutes, Cole Simms on 74 minutes and Sam Bolland on 89 minutes.
How they came into it
Before kick-off, Crewe Alexandra's last 5 matches had brought 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Last time out, Crewe Alexandra beat AFC Wimbledon 2-1 at home. Wigan Athletic came into the match with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches — unbeaten in 3. Their most recent game was a 3-0 win over Boreham Wood FC for Wigan Athletic. Crewe Alexandra and Wigan Athletic have met 9 times in our records: 3 wins for Crewe Alexandra, 5 for Wigan Athletic and 1 draw. When they last met, on 15 March 2022, Wigan Athletic won 2-0. There have been 21 goals in the 9 meetings, 2.3 a game.
What it means
Crewe Alexandra have now scored in 4 consecutive matches. Wigan Athletic extend their unbeaten run to 4 matches. It is Wigan Athletic's first win against Crewe Alexandra since 2022.
Next fixtures
Crewe Alexandra's next match is at home against Newport County on 14 November. Wigan Athletic host Barnsley next, on 14 November.
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