Salford City 1-3 Crewe — League Two, 2 Aug 2025
Crewe beat Salford City 3-1 in the League Two on 2 August 2025 at Peninsula Stadium, Salford. Kadeem Harris, C. Thomas got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Salford City have won 2 and Crewe 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-08'Own Goal
- 2-016'assist: Kallum Cesay
- 34'Foul
- 38'Foul
- 2-141'assist: Joshua March
- 2-245'
- 45+3'Foul
- Half-time1-3
- 46'out: J. Bird
- 58'out: L. Ayina
- 59'R. Longelo-Mbuleout: Kelly N’Mai
- 66'Time wasting
- 69'Foul
- 70'
- 80'
- 81'Foul
- 84'out: L. Moult
- 85'—out: R. Butt
- 90+1'out: C. Finney
- 90+1'
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
9.2
Top rated
Salford City
- 8.3Adebola OluwoD
- 8.2Matthew YoungG
- 7.9Cole StocktonF
- 7.9Luke GarbuttD
- 7.2Jorge GrantM
- 6.9Kadeem HarrisD
- 6.9Joshua AusterfieldM
- 6.7Kallum CesayF
- 6.7Loick AyinaD
- 6.7Kyrell MalcolmM
- 6.6Kelly N’MaiM
- 6.3Jay BirdF
- 6.2Ruben ButtM
- 6.2Tom EdwardsD
- 5.9Rosaire LongeloD
- 5.2Ben WoodburnM
Crewe
- 9.2Conor ThomasM
- 7.7Tom BoothG
- 7.3Max SandersM
- 7.3Calum AgiusM
- 7.0Joshua MarchF
- 6.9Lewis BillingtonD
- 6.9Reece HutchinsonD
- 6.6Owen LuntM
- 6.5Emre TezgelF
- 6.3Mickey DemetriouD
- 6.2Louis MoultF
- 6.2Tommi O'ReillyM
- 6.2James ConnollyD
Line-ups
Crewe4-2-3-1
Salford City5-3-2
Substitutes
Salford CityKarl Robinson
Substitutes
- 33M. HowardG
- 11J. Bird46'F6.3
- 2L. Ayina58'D6.7
- 10Kelly N’Mai59'M6.6
- 32J. Curran-NicholsD
- 30K. Malcolm70'M6.7
- 34R. Butt85'
CreweLee Bell
Substitutes
- 23J. Powell90+1'M
- 31L. Moult84'F6.2
- 36Emre Tezgel80'F6.5
- 14C. Finney90+1'D
- 29Adrien ThibautF
- 13S. Waller
- 22P. Croker
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
1.80Expected goals (xG)3.61
11Total shots22
5Shots on target10
5Shots off target5
1Blocked shots7
7Corners10
2Offsides2
15Fouls17
4Yellow cards2
6Goalkeeper saves4
277Total passes257
177Accurate passes151
64%Pass accuracy59%
Salford City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adebola Oluwo | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Matthew Young | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.2 |
| Cole Stockton | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Luke Garbutt | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | 7.9 |
| Jorge Grant | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Kadeem Harris | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Joshua Austerfield | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kallum Cesay | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Loick Ayina | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Kyrell Malcolm | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Kelly N’Mai | 31 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 6.6 |
| Jay Bird | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ruben Butt | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Tom Edwards | 58 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Rosaire Longelo | 59 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Ben Woodburn | 70 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 5.2 |
Crewe
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Thomas | 90 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 9.2 |
| Tom Booth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Max Sanders | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Calum Agius | 89 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Joshua March | 84 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Lewis Billington | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Reece Hutchinson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Owen Lunt | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Emre Tezgel | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Mickey Demetriou | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Louis Moult | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Tommi O'Reilly | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| James Connolly | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Salford CityDWWLD
- D03 May 25ACarlisle2-2
- W26 Apr 25HColchester4-1
- W21 Apr 25AMorecambe3-1
- L18 Apr 25HAccrington ST1-2
- D15 Apr 25HDoncaster1-1
CreweLLLDL
- L03 May 25HWalsall0-1
- L26 Apr 25ATranmere0-2
- L21 Apr 25HMilton Keynes Dons0-1
- D18 Apr 25AColchester0-0
- L10 Apr 25HCheltenham2-3
Head-to-head
- 08 Mar 25Salford City1-1Crewe
- 19 Oct 24Crewe1-1Salford City
- 27 Jan 24Crewe2-3Salford City
- 07 Oct 23Salford City4-2Crewe
- 10 Mar 23Crewe4-3Salford City
- 13 Aug 22Salford City3-0Crewe
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