Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Barrow: result and report
League Two · Friday 22 December 2023
Result
Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Barrow
League Two · Friday 22 December 2023, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1
Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Barrow: match report
Crewe Alexandra were beaten by Barrow 1-3 in the League Two on Friday 22 December 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Ben Whitfield opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Crewe Alexandra's goal came from Elliott Nevitt (58'). Barrow scored through Ben Whitfield (27'), Gerard Garner (50', penalty) and Ben Whitfield (76').
Discipline: Crewe Alexandra received 4 yellow cards; Barrow received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Crewe Alexandra were 5th on 37 points from 21 and Barrow 2nd on 40 points from 21. Crewe Alexandra went on to finish that season 7th with 74 points, and Barrow 8th with 69.
Crewe Alexandra lined up in a 3-4-3 and Barrow in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ben Whitfield of Barrow (8.9), ahead of Rio Adebisi (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Crewe Alexandra win, 0 draws and 1 for Barrow.
Key events
- 27'Goal · Ben Whitfield
- 34'Yellow card · Kian Spence
- 40'Yellow card · Elliott Nevitt
- 50'Penalty goal · Gerard Garner
- 58'Goal · Elliott Nevitt
- 61'Yellow card · Tom White
- 64'Yellow card · Courtney Baker-Richardson
- 66'Yellow card · Mickey Demetriou
- 68'Yellow card · Conor Thomas
- 76'Goal · Ben Whitfield
- 84'Yellow card · Paul Farman
- 90'Yellow card · Robbie Gotts
Head-to-head
Team news
Crewe Alexandra line-up (3-4-3)
Tom Booth, Lewis Billington, Mickey Demetriou, Zac Williams, Ryan Cooney, Conor Thomas, Rio Adebisi, Aaron Rowe, Shilow Tracey, Elliott Nevitt, Courtney Baker-Richardson
Barrow line-up (3-5-2)
Paul Farman, James Chester, George Ray, Niall Canavan, David Worrall, Kian Spence, Tom White, Sam Foley, Elliot Newby, Gerard Garner, Ben Whitfield