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15/08/2034, The Hawthorns, Birmingham, England
EFL Cup, Round 1

West Brom Vs Crewe

West Brom play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: B Jacobs (GK) , E McRoberts (CB) , B Shirah (CB) , B Keefe (RB) , M Hannigan (LB) , G Burns (CM) , A Lewis (CDM) , E Jones (CDM) , C Kondos (RW) , L Vincent (LW) , G Scott (ST) And the subs are: B Lynch (CB) , A McCarter (CM) , B Boyce (ST)

Crewe play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: G Crowe (GK) , J Meiklejohn (CB) , J Caudill (CB) , D Breckenridge (RB) , A Morgan (LB) , N Edmundson (CDM) , S Fitzgerald (CAM) , M Payne (RM) , B Smiley (LM) , M Egerton (ST) , B MacKay (ST) And the subs are: L Neild (CB) , S Maddox (CB) , W Keenor (CM) , J Taylor (CM) , A Mohan (ST)

Welcome to The Hawthorns in Birmingham, England where West Brom will face Crewe Alexandra.  This is round 1 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 16289.

1' - West Brom kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

7' - Eric McRoberts passes the ball to Billy Keefe.  Nicholas Edmundson successfully tackles Billy Keefe and the ball goes loose.  Crewe attempt a quick counter attack.  Shaun Fitzgerald sees Barry MacKay making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Barry MacKay runs on to the ball.  Barry MacKay hits a shot...but its wide!

9' - Barry Jacobs plays a long pass to Adam Lewis.  Adam Lewis sees Colin Kondos making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

13' - Max Egerton tries to beat Edmund Jones using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

13' - Max Egerton tries to unleash a long range shot...but Barry Jacobs manages to stop the shot!  

17' - Barry Jacobs passes a long ball to Eric McRoberts.  Jack Meiklejohn successfully tackles Eric McRoberts and gains possession for his team.  George Scott dispossesses Jack Meiklejohn and takes possession.  West Brom try to launch a counter attack.  George Scott tries to use ball skills to beat Aron Morgan, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

27' - Shaun Fitzgerald crosses the ball into the box, but Eric McRoberts intercepts and takes possession.  

29' - Adam Lewis takes the ball past Mel Payne with a turn of pace, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for West Brom.  

35' - Edmund Jones tries to beat David Breckenridge using his ball skills, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

36' - Edmund Jones spots a run from George Scott.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and George Scott runs on to the ball.  George Scott strikes the ball towards goal...but its wide!

42' - Billy Keefe speeds past Barry MacKay.  

43' - Billy Keefe sees a run from George Burns.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

45' - Max Egerton finds Nicholas Edmundson with a long ball.  Nicholas Edmundson attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but its over!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Crewe kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

50' - Brendan Smiley passes to David Breckenridge.  David Breckenridge passes to Mel Payne.  Mel Payne slides the ball to Nicholas Edmundson.  Nicholas Edmundson plays the ball to Shaun Fitzgerald.  Shaun Fitzgerald sees Max Egerton making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Max Egerton is able to take the ball.  Max Egerton fires a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...and Max Egerton scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Crewe player!  The keeper had no chance!

51' - West Brom kick the ball off for the restart.  

54' - Adam Lewis passes to Billy Keefe.  Billy Keefe plays the ball to Adam Lewis.  Adam Lewis finds Billy Keefe with a long ball.  Billy Keefe spots a run from Leighton Vincent.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Leighton Vincent is able to control the ball.  Leighton Vincent tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Leighton Vincent scores!  That's a nice goal from the West Brom player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

55' - Crewe kick the ball off for the restart.  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jack Meiklejohn is going to be taken off.  Lee Neild is brought on from the bench.  

60' - Jay Caudill sees a run from Shaun Fitzgerald.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Shaun Fitzgerald is able to take the ball.  Shaun Fitzgerald attempts a shot towards goal...and Shaun Fitzgerald scores!  That's a nice goal from the Crewe player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

61' - Crewe kick the ball off for the restart.  

65' - Barry MacKay spots a run from Max Egerton.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

67' - Adam Lewis plays the ball to Mark Hannigan.  Mark Hannigan runs with the ball, beating Mel Payne.  

68' - Mark Hannigan spots a run from George Scott.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and George Scott is able to take the ball.  George Scott attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

70' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Bryn Shirah will come off.  Brad Lynch joins the game from the bench.  

73' - Barry MacKay attempts to outskill Eric McRoberts and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

74' - Barry MacKay sees Shaun Fitzgerald making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Shaun Fitzgerald takes the ball.  Shaun Fitzgerald takes a shot towards goal...but the shot is offtarget!

80' - Barry Jacobs passes a long ball to Eric McRoberts.  Eric McRoberts spots a run from George Scott.  He attempts a quick throughball, and George Scott is able to take the ball.  George Scott tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot hits the upright!  Aron Morgan is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Eric McRoberts will come off.  Barry Boyce is brought on from the bench.  

81' - Adam Lewis sees Colin Kondos making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

82' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Colin Kondos is going to be taken off.  Alex McCarter joins the game from the bench.  

87' - Lee Neild finds Nicholas Edmundson with a short pass.  Nicholas Edmundson sees Shaun Fitzgerald making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Shaun Fitzgerald runs on to the ball.  Shaun Fitzgerald looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

91' - Barry Jacobs slides the ball to Adam Lewis.  Adam Lewis sees a run from Leighton Vincent.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Leighton Vincent has strayed offside!  

92' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended West Brom 1 - 2 Crewe Alexandra.