Crewe 2-1 Accrington ST — EFL Cup, 8 Aug 2026
Crewe beat Accrington ST 2-1 in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on 8 August 2026 at Alexandra Stadium, Crewe. Jack Lankester, Farrend Rawson, Luca Moore got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Crewe have won 2 and Accrington ST 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Alexandra Stadium · Crewe·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-07'Penalty
- 45+5'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 58'D. Matthewsout: Tom Moore
- 61'out: Joel Tabiner
- 62'A. Hendersonout: S. Mols
- 62'out: Charlie Caton
- 1-165'
- 72'out: Adrien Thibaut
- 74'Foul
- 79'Séamus Conneelyout: Charlie Brown
- 79'David Tutondaout: F. Sass
- 82'Jordan Gibsonout: Luca Moore
- 2-185'Luca Mooreassist: Lewis Billington
- 90+2'Argument
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Mickey Demetriou · Crewe
Crewe
- 7.9Mickey DemetriouD
- 7.7Luca MooreM
- 7.5Jack LankesterM
- 7.2Tom BoothG
- 7.2Joe WhiteM
- 7.0Jordan GibsonM
- 6.9Joshua MarchF
- 6.9Reece HutchinsonD
- 6.7Matúš HolíčekM
- 6.7Lewis BillingtonD
- 6.6Calum AgiusM
- 6.6Joel TabinerM
- 6.5Adrien ThibautF
- 6.3Luke OffordD
Accrington ST
- 7.3Donald LoveM
- 6.9Séamus ConneelyM
- 6.9Connor O'BrienM
- 6.7Charlie CatonF
- 6.7Joseph AndersonD
- 6.7Stefan MolsM
- 6.7Tom MooreD
- 6.6Charlie BrownF
- 6.5Cole StocktonF
- 6.3David TutondaM
- 6.2Freddie SassD
- 6.2Devon MatthewsD
- 6.2Alex HendersonM
- 5.9Louie MouldenG
- 5.7Farrend RawsonD
- 5.6Josh WoodsF
Line-ups
Accrington ST3-1-4-2
Crewe4-2-3-1
Substitutes
CreweLee Bell
Substitutes
- 13Ian LawlorG
- 11Joel Tabiner61'M6.6
- 29Adrien Thibaut72'F6.5
- 32Luca Moore85'82'M7.7
- 22P. CrokerD
- 30S. Dancey
- 27P. MlynarskiF
Accrington STJohn Doolan
Substitutes
- 20Charlie Brown79'F6.6
- 18Charlie Caton62'F6.7
- 14S. Mols62'M6.7
- 4Tom Moore58'D6.7
- 25Joshua SmithD
- 3F. Sass79'
- 21J. Rogerson
Team statistics
50%Possession50%
15Total shots16
3Shots on target3
9Shots off target9
3Blocked shots4
1Corners6
1Offsides2
15Fouls13
0Yellow cards3
2Goalkeeper saves1
357Total passes354
244Accurate passes246
68%Pass accuracy69%
Crewe
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Demetriou | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Luca Moore | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Jack Lankester | 62 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Tom Booth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Joe White | 72 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Jordan Gibson | 82 | – | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7.0 |
| Joshua March | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Reece Hutchinson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Matúš Holíček | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Lewis Billington | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Calum Agius | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Joel Tabiner | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Adrien Thibaut | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Luke Offord | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Accrington ST
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Love | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Séamus Conneely | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Connor O'Brien | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Charlie Caton | 28 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Joseph Anderson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Stefan Mols | 28 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Tom Moore | 31 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Charlie Brown | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Cole Stockton | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| David Tutonda | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Freddie Sass | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Devon Matthews | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Alex Henderson | 62 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Louie Moulden | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Farrend Rawson | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 5.7 |
| Josh Woods | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 5.6 |
Recent Form
CreweDLLLW
- D02 May 26HCambridge United0-0
- L25 Apr 26AChesterfield0-2
- L18 Apr 26HMilton Keynes Dons1-3
- L11 Apr 26AGrimsby2-3
- W06 Apr 26HSalford City1-0
Accrington STLDDLL
- L02 May 26AOldham0-3
- D25 Apr 26HCrawley Town3-3
- D18 Apr 26ASwindon Town2-2
- L14 Apr 26AColchester1-2
- L11 Apr 26HFleetwood Town1-2
Head-to-head
- 03 Apr 26Accrington ST2-0Crewe
- 09 Aug 25Crewe2-0Accrington ST
- 25 Jan 25Crewe0-1Accrington ST
- 14 Sept 24Accrington ST0-1Crewe
- 06 Apr 24Accrington ST0-0Crewe
- 16 Dec 23Crewe3-3Accrington ST
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