Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Walsall: result and report

League Two · Saturday 15 April 2023

Result

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Walsall

League Two · Saturday 15 April 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Crewe Alexandra · Walsall · League Two predictions

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Walsall: match report

Crewe Alexandra beat Walsall 2-0 in the League Two on Saturday 15 April 2023. The half-time score was 2-0.

Rod McDonald opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Crewe Alexandra's goals came from Rod McDonald (2') and Chris Long (25'). Walsall did not score.

Discipline: Crewe Alexandra received 2 yellow cards; Walsall received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Crewe Alexandra were 16th on 48 points from 40 and Walsall 13th on 51 points from 41. Crewe Alexandra went on to finish that season 13th with 58 points, and Walsall 16th with 55.

Crewe Alexandra lined up in a 4-3-3 and Walsall in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Rod McDonald of Crewe Alexandra (7.8), ahead of Conor Thomas (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Crewe Alexandra wins, 5 draws and 1 for Walsall.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Rod McDonaldCrewe Alexandra · 1-0
  • 25'Goal · Chris LongCrewe Alexandra · 2-0
  • 49'Yellow card · Joss LabadieWalsall
  • 61'Second yellow · Joss LabadieWalsall
  • 67'Yellow card · Kelvin MellorCrewe Alexandra
  • 79'Yellow card · Rod McDonaldCrewe Alexandra
  • 82'Yellow card · Tom KnowlesWalsall
  • 90'Yellow card · O. McEnteeWalsall

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Crewe Alexandra 4, draws 5, Walsall 1.

Team news

Crewe Alexandra line-up (4-3-3)

Dave Richards, Kelvin Mellor, Luke Offord, Rod McDonald, Charlie Finney, Joel Tabiner, Conor Thomas, Callum Ainley, Dan Agyei, Elliott Nevitt, Christopher Long

Walsall line-up (3-4-1-2)

Owen Evans, Oisin McEntee, Joe Low, Manny Monthe, Tom Knowles, L. Kinsella, Brandon Comley, Liam Gordon, Isaac Hutchinson, Jamille Matt, Conor Wilkinson