Walsall 1-2 Crewe Alexandra: result and report

League Two · Saturday 1 February 2020

Result

Walsall 1-2 Crewe Alexandra

League Two · Saturday 1 February 2020, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Walsall 1-2 Crewe Alexandra: match report

Walsall lost to Crewe Alexandra 1-2 in the League Two on Saturday 1 February 2020. The half-time score was 1-0.

Caolan Lavery opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Walsall's goal came from Caolan Lavery (15'). Crewe Alexandra scored through Daniel Powell (50') and Oli Finney (67').

Discipline: Walsall received 3 yellow cards; Crewe Alexandra received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Walsall were 14th on 36 points from 30 and Crewe Alexandra 3rd on 52 points from 29. Walsall went on to finish that season 14th with 47 points, and Crewe Alexandra 1st with 69.

Walsall lined up in a 4-4-2 and Crewe Alexandra in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Charlie Kirk of Crewe Alexandra (8.2), ahead of Caolan Lavery (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Walsall win, 6 draws and 3 for Crewe Alexandra.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Goal · Caolan LaveryWalsall · 1-0
  • 50'Goal · Daniel PowellCrewe Alexandra · 1-1
  • 64'Yellow card · Liam KinsellaWalsall
  • 67'Goal · Oli FinneyCrewe Alexandra · 1-2
  • 79'Yellow card · Shay FaceyWalsall
  • 88'Yellow card · Caolan LaveryWalsall

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Walsall 1, draws 6, Crewe Alexandra 3.

Team news

Walsall line-up (4-4-2)

Liam Roberts, Shay Facey, Dan Scarr, Matt Sadler, Cameron Pring, Rory Holden, Nathan Sheron, L. Kinsella, Wesley McDonald, Josh Gordon, Caolan Lavery

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

Will Jääskeläinen, Perry Ng, Michael Nottingham, Luke Offord, Harry Pickering, J. Jones, Ryan Wintle, Oliver Finney, Daniel Powell, Chuma Anene, Charlie Kirk