Crewe 4-1 Aston Villa U21 | Result & Match Report
Crewe
4 - 1 Aston Villa U21
EFL Trophy · Group North - 2 · Full Time
EFL Trophy · Group North - 2: Crewe beat Aston Villa U21 4-1. The match was played on Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at Alexandra Stadium (Crewe); refereed by N. Smith.
⚽ Goals
Luke Offord 31' (Crewe) · Adrien thibaut 40' (Crewe) · Jack Lankester 48' (Crewe) · max jenner 85' (Aston Villa U21) · Jack Lankester 88' (Crewe)
Match Analysis
After a 2-0 first half, the game finished 4-1.
Crewe held 48% of possession against 52%, attempting 14 shots to Aston Villa U21's 14.
Shots on target read 7-5 and corners 10-4.
⏱️ Match Events
11'🟨Owen lunt
31'⚽Luke Offord (Calum·Agius)
34'🔄▲ Patrick Mlynarski ▼ Owen lunt
40'⚽Adrien thibaut
45'🔄▲ L. Billington ▼ Luke Offord
48'⚽Jack Lankester (Stan Dancey)
60'🔄▲ Ryan Chadwick ▼ Adrien thibaut
60'🔄▲ Joel Ewusi ▼ Kyle Ure
62'🟨Leon Routh
63'🔄▲ V. Hayward ▼ Rodrigo Fortes
63'🔄▲ Teddie Bloomfield ▼ Leon Routh
63'🔄▲ Vincely Mudame ▼ Theodore Carroll
63'🔄▲ Lennon Melmuish ▼ Woody Burgess
64'🔄▲ Lennon Moss ▼ T. Mulley
65'🟨L. Billington
67'🔄▲ Jordan Gibson ▼ Charlie McNeill
85'⚽max jenner
88'⚽Jack Lankester (Jordan Gibson)
👕 Line-ups
Crewe · 4-4-2 · ⌀ 7.21
Substitutes: T. Booth, L. Billington, R. Chadwick, J. Gibson, J. Ewusi, P. Mlynarski, L. Swann
Coach: Lee Bell
Aston Villa U21 · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 6.32
Substitutes: S. Lewis, T. Bloomfield, L. Moss, L. Melhuish, V. Hayward, D. Adediran, V. Mudame
Coach: James Shan
📊 Match Stats
⭐ Player of the Match
J. Lankester (Crewe) — named player of the match with a 8.9 rating.
📝 Player Ratings
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