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A Villa U21
Crewe vs A Villa U21: match report
Crewe Alexandra hosted Aston Villa U21 at Mornflake Stadium on Tuesday 22 September 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 2). Niall Smith is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.
Result and scorers
Crewe 4-1 A Villa U21. Goals: Luke Offord 31' for Crewe; Adrien Thibaut 40' for Crewe; Jack Lankester 48' for Crewe; Max Jenner 85' for A Villa U21; Jack Lankester 88' for Crewe. Attendance: 901.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 11' Yellow card: Owen Lunt (Crewe)
- 31' Goal: Luke Offord (Crewe)
- 40' Goal: Adrien Thibaut (Crewe)
- 48' Goal: Jack Lankester (Crewe)
- 62' Yellow card: Leon Routh (A Villa U21)
- 65' Yellow card: Lewis Billington (Crewe)
- 85' Goal: Max Jenner (A Villa U21)
- 88' Goal: Jack Lankester (Crewe)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 47.6% | Possession | 52.4% |
| 14 | Shots | 13 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 10 | Corners | 4 |
| 27 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Crewe 4-4-2
Coach: Lee Bell
- 13 Ian Lawlor GK
- 30 Stan Dancey DEF
- 6 Luke Offord DEF
- 37 Tom Graves DEF
- 4 Kyle Ure DEF
- 7 Jack Lankester MID
- 20 Calum Agius MID
- 19 Owen Lunt MID
- 32 Luca Moore MID
- 23 Charlie McNeill FWD
- 29 Adrien Thibaut FWD
Bench
- 1 Tom Booth GK
- 2 Lewis Billington DEF
- 36 Joel Ewusi MID
- 14 Jordan Gibson MID
- 27 Patrick Mlynarski FWD
- 38 Ryan Chadwick DEF
- 34 Lucas Swann FWD
A Villa U21 4-4-2
Coach: James Shan
- 42 James Wright GK
- 80 Woody Jack Robert Burgess DEF
- 71 TJ Carroll DEF
- 66 Leon Routh DEF
- 70 Rodrigo Fortes DEF
- 68 Trai-Varn Divinche Mulley MID
- 73 Max Daniel Jenner MID
- 77 Keilan Quinn MID
- 88 Oliver Bindley MID
- 63 Alfie Tomas Lynskey
- 84 Markie Meade
Bench
- 65 Sam Lewis GK
- 52 Vincely Mudame DEF
- 78 Teddie Bloomfield DEF
- 98 Lennon Melhuish MID
- 51 Lennon Moss MID
- 76 Vincent Lewis Hayward MID
- 87 Daniel Adediran FWD