Crewe vs Aston Villa U21

EFL Trophy · 2026 · Group North - 2
22 September 2026 at 18:00 UTC · Alexandra Stadium →Gresty Road, Crewe, Cheshire

Crewe

4:1

Full time

Aston Villa U21

• L. Offord 31′
• A. Thibaut 40′
• J. Lankester 48′
• J. Lankester 88′

• M. Jenner 85′

Half-time2–0

Regulation4–1

Referee: N. Smith

Crewe beat Aston Villa U21 4–1 in the EFL Trophy on 22 September 2026.

Match events

EVENTS

11′

Owen luntYellow cardFoul

31′

L. OffordGoal · Assist: C. Agius

34′

On: P. MlynarskiOff: O. LuntSubstitution

40′

A. ThibautGoal

46′

On: L. BillingtonOff: L. OffordSubstitution

48′

J. LankesterGoal · Assist: S. Dancey

60′

On: R. ChadwickOff: A. ThibautSubstitution

60′

On: J. EwusiOff: K. UreSubstitution

62′

Leon RouthYellow cardFoul

63′

On: T. BloomfieldOff: L. RouthSubstitution

63′

On: L. MelhuishOff: W. BurgessSubstitution

63′

On: V. HaywardOff: R. FortesSubstitution

63′

On: V. MudameOff: T. CarrollSubstitution

64′

On: L. MossOff: T. MulleySubstitution

65′

L. BillingtonYellow cardFoul

67′

On: J. GibsonOff: C. McNeillSubstitution

85′

M. JennerGoal

88′

J. LankesterGoal · Assist: J. Gibson

Symbol key

• Goal
• Yellow card
• Red card
• Second yellow / red
• Substitution
• Penalty scored
• Penalty missed
• Own goal
• Goal disallowed
• VAR review

Match stats

Full match1st half2nd half

FULL MATCH

48%Ball Possession52%

3Blocked Shots5

10Corner Kicks4

27Fouls12

11Free Kicks27

4Goalkeeper Saves4

3Offsides0

331Passes accurate375

0Red Cards0

7Shots insidebox5

4Shots off Goal4

7Shots on Goal5

7Shots outsidebox9

14Total Shots14

395Total passes440

2Yellow Cards1

Lineups

Formations

Crewe

Formation unavailable

4

Kyle Ure

6

L. Offord

7

J. Lankester

13

I. Lawlor

19

O. Lunt

20

Calum Agius

23

C. McNeill

29

A. Thibaut

30

S. Dancey

32

L. Moore

37

T. Graves

Coach: Lee Bell →

Substitutes

1 · T. Booth0 min recorded

2 · L. BillingtonOn 46′ · 45 min

14 · J. GibsonOn 67′ · 23 min

27 · Patrick MlynarskiOn 34′ · 56 min

34 · Lucas SwannAppearance details unavailable

36 · Joel EwusiOn 60′ · 30 min

38 · Ryan ChadwickOn 60′

Aston Villa U21

Formation unavailable

42

J. Wright

63

A. Lynskey

66

L. Routh

68

T. Mulley

70

R. Fortes

71

Theodore Carroll

73

M. Jenner

77

K. Quinn

80

Woody Burgess

84

M. Meade

88

O. Bindley

Coach: James Shan →

Substitutes

51 · L. MossOn 64′

52 · V. MudameOn 63′

65 · S. LewisAppearance details unavailable

76 · Vinnie HaywardOn 63′ · 27 min

78 · T. BloomfieldOn 63′ · 27 min

87 · D. AdediranAppearance details unavailable

98 · L. MelhuishOn 63′