Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Cheltenham Town: result and report
League Two · Thursday 1 January 2026
Result
Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Cheltenham Town
League Two · Thursday 1 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 3-1
Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Cheltenham Town: match report
Crewe Alexandra beat Cheltenham Town 4-1 in the League Two on Thursday 1 January 2026. It was 3-1 at half-time.
Matus Holicek opened the scoring in the 1st minute. Crewe Alexandra's goals came from Matus Holicek (1'), Josh March (22'), James Connolly (34') and Josh March (77'). Cheltenham Town scored through G. Miller (43').
Discipline: Crewe Alexandra received no yellow cards; Cheltenham Town received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Crewe Alexandra were 13th on 32 points from 23 and Cheltenham Town 18th on 27 points from 23. Crewe Alexandra went on to finish that season 11th with 67 points, and Cheltenham Town 18th with 52.
Crewe Alexandra lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cheltenham Town in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Josh March of Crewe Alexandra (7.9), ahead of Calum Agius (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Crewe Alexandra wins, 3 draws and 4 for Cheltenham Town.
Key events
- 1'Goal · Matus Holicek
- 20'Yellow card · Hakeeb Adelakun
- 22'Goal · Josh March
- 34'Goal · James Connolly
- 43'Goal · G. Miller
- 77'Goal · Josh March
Head-to-head
Team news
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Crewe Alexandra line-up (4-2-3-1)
Sam Waller, Lewis Billington, James Connolly, Mickey Demetriou, Reece Hutchinson, Owen Lunt, Max Sanders, Tommi O'Reilly, Matus Holicek, Calum Agius, Josh March
Cheltenham Town line-up (4-3-3)
Joe Day, Arkell Jude-Boyd, Robbie Cundy, James Wilson, Jonathan Tomkinson, L. Young, Ben Stevenson, Isaac Hutchinson, Ethon Archer, George Miller, Hakeeb Adelakun