League Two· Round 20
Tranmere 1-4 Crewe
- J. Connolly 82'
- M. Sanders 17'
- M. Sanders 45'
- E. Tezgel 59'
- T. O'Reilly 71'
Match summary
Crewe beat Tranmere 4-1 in League Two on Sat, 13 Dec 2025.
Goals — Tranmere: J. Connolly 82' (og) | Crewe: M. Sanders 17', 45'; E. Tezgel 59' (pen); T. O'Reilly 71'.
Tranmere had 63% of the possession and 18 shots (5 on target) against 9 (5) for Crewe; corners 8-2, yellow cards 4-2.
In their last 14 meetings Tranmere won 6, Crewe won 7 and 1 ended level.
Venue: Prenton Park. Referee: Ross Joyce.
Match timeline
- 17'M. SandersAssist: T. O'ReillyGoal0-1
- 45'C. NormanYellow card
- 45'M. SandersAssist: T. O'ReillyGoal0-2
- 45'SmithYellow card
- 45'A. ThibautYellow card
- 46'⇄In TurnbullOut C. NormanSubstitution
- 46'⇄In T. HarrisOut BroughSubstitution
- 56'JosephYellow card
- 59'E. TezgelPenalty goal0-3
- 63'L. BillingtonYellow card
- 66'⇄In McGowanOut JosephSubstitution
- 66'⇄In JenningsOut J. IronsideSubstitution
- 71'T. O'ReillyAssist: M. SandersGoal0-4
- 74'⇄In J. DavisonOut DennisSubstitution
- 75'⇄In PowellOut M. SandersSubstitution
- 75'⇄In D. RankineOut MarchSubstitution
- 81'⇄In MoultOut A. ThibautSubstitution
- 82'J. ConnollyOwn goal0-5
- 89'⇄In S. DanceyOut T. O'ReillySubstitution
- 90'McGowanYellow card
Top performers
J. IronsideTranmere · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes65
A. ThibautCrewe · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes80
C. WhitakerTranmere · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes90
MarchCrewe · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes74
TurnbullTranmere · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes45
L. BillingtonCrewe · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Crewe 4-2-3-1Tranmere 3-4-1-2
Tranmere
Coach: Andrew Crosby
Substitutes
- 30Aaron McGowanDefender5.8
- 4Jordan TurnbullDefender6.0
- 10Josh DavisonAttacker6.7
- 25Taylan HarrisAttacker5.7
- 18Connor JenningsAttacker6.2
- 12Jack BarrettGoalkeeper
- 42Nohan KennehMidfielder
Crewe
Coach: Lee Bell
Substitutes
- 30Stan DanceyDefender
- 23Jack PowellMidfielder6.3
- 15Dion RankineAttacker6.1
- 31Louis MoultAttacker
- 1Tom BoothGoalkeeper
- 22Phil CrokerDefender
- 4Jay MingiDefender
Statistics
TranmereCrewe
Key statistics
63%Possession37%
18Total Shots9
5Shots On Target5
0Big Chances Created3
8Corners2
16Fouls12
4Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
2Offsides3
1Goalkeeper Saves5
260Passes Completed134
All statistics
3Attacks8
8Shots Off Target3
5Shots Blocked1
0Hit Woodwork0
12Free Kicks16
7Shots Inside The Box8
384Total Passes237
11Shots Outside The Box1
0Big Chances Missed2
6/27 (22%)Crosses Completed1/7 (14%)
133Passes Own Half71
278Passes Opposition Half173
37/82 (45%)Long Passes Completed26/83 (31%)
30Throw-Ins27
11Key Passes7
86Passes Into Final Third53
55Backward Passes29
7Goal Kicks13
3Interceptions10
6/9 (67%)Tackles Won7/20 (35%)
44Clearances58
61Duels Won65
34/60 (57%)Aerial Duels Won26/60 (43%)
27/66 (41%)Ground Duels Won39/66 (59%)
12Was Fouled16
6/16 (38%)Successful Dribbles4/11 (36%)
10Was Dribbled Past7
3Final Third Possession Won2
198Possession Lost168
Previous meetings
6 Tranmere1 draws7 Crewe
Match information
- Competition
- League Two
- Round
- Round 20
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Prenton Park
- Capacity
- 16,567
- Attendance
- 6,752
- Referee
- Ross Joyce