- Date:12 Mar 2011
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:The Alexandra Stadium
- Attendance:4,503
- Donaldson (35) Shelley (86)
Live Commentary
- 93mins
The referee blows for offside against Shaun Miller. Tommy Lee takes the free kick.
- 92mins
Jack Lester produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.
- 91mins
Drew Talbot sends in a cross, clearance made by Patrick Ada.
- 90mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Shaun Miller. Tommy Lee takes the free kick.
- 89mins
Craig Davies takes a shot. Corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the left by-line.
- 88mins
Unfair challenge on Craig Davies by Patrick Ada results in a free kick. Danny Whitaker takes the free kick.
- 85mins
Ashley Westwood joins the action as a substitute, replacing David Artell. Goal scored by Danny Shelley from outside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Crewe 2-0 Chesterfield.Free kick awarded for a foul by Gregor Robertson on Shaun Miller.
- 84mins
The ball is delivered by Deane Smalley.
- 83mins
David Artell is given a yellow card. (Chesterfield) makes a substitution, with Scott Boden coming on for Dean Morgan. Free kick awarded for a foul by David Artell on Jack Lester. Direct free kick taken by Danny Whitaker.
- 82mins
Dean Holden shown a yellow card. Handball by Dean Holden. Danny Blanchett takes the free kick.
- 80mins
Shaun Miller challenges Gregor Robertson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ian Morris restarts play with the free kick.
- 78mins
Ashley Westwood goes off and Danny Shelley comes on.
- 77mins
Shot from just outside the box by Mark Allott goes over the bar.
- 76mins
Short corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the right by-line.
- 75mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Danny Whitaker from the right by-line, Craig Davies takes a shot from 18 yards. Rhys Taylor makes a save.
- 73mins
Danny Whitaker takes a shot. Save by Rhys Taylor.
- 72mins
Foul by Byron Moore on Dean Holden, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Tommy Lee.
- 71mins
Corner taken left-footed by Danny Blanchett from the right by-line to the near post, Ian Morris makes a clearance.
- 70mins
The ball is delivered by Craig Davies, Danny Blanchett makes a clearance.
- 69mins
Jack Lester is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Rhys Taylor takes the direct free kick.
- 69mins
Ian Morris crosses the ball.
- 69mins
The referee shows Adam Dugdale a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Craig Davies fouled by Adam Dugdale, the ref awards a free kick. Danny Whitaker takes the direct free kick.
- 68mins
The ball is crossed by Byron Moore, clearance made by Drew Talbot.
- 67mins
Mark Allott gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ashley Westwood. Free kick taken by Lee Bell.
- 66mins
Outswinging corner taken by Danny Blanchett, Headed effort from inside the penalty area by David Artell misses to the right of the target.
- 64mins
Corner taken left-footed by Danny Blanchett, clearance by Jack Lester.
- 63mins
Drew Talbot produces a cross, David Artell manages to make a clearance.
- 63mins
The ball is swung over by Dean Morgan, David Artell manages to make a clearance.
- 63mins
Deane Smalley sends in a cross.
- 61mins
Centre by Dean Morgan.
- 60mins
Handball by Jack Lester. Direct free kick taken by Rhys Taylor.
- 59mins
Shot from long distance by Ian Morris goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 59mins
Deane Smalley decides to take the corner short.
- 58mins
Craig Davies takes a shot. Save by Rhys Taylor.
- 58mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Clayton Donaldson by Dean Holden. Free kick taken by Lee Bell.
- 57mins
Craig Davies takes a shot. Save by Rhys Taylor.
- 57mins
(Chesterfield) makes a substitution, with Jack Lester coming on for Kieran Djilali.
- 56mins
Byron Moore sends in a cross.
- 56mins
Shaun Miller has an effort at goal from outside the box which misses left.
- 55mins
Derek Niven goes off and Mark Allott comes on.
- 52mins
Derek Niven concedes a free kick for a foul on Clayton Donaldson. Direct free kick taken by David Artell.
- 51mins
Danny Whitaker takes a shot. Save by Rhys Taylor.
- 51mins
Deane Smalley sends in a cross, clearance by Lee Bell.
- 47mins
Kieran Djilali sends in a cross.
- 44mins
Effort on goal by Craig Davies from outside the penalty box goes harmlessly over the bar.
- 43mins
The ball is crossed by Shaun Miller, clearance made by Gregor Robertson.
- 42mins
Luke Murphy has a shot on goal from long range that goes wide left.
- 41mins
Lee Bell fouled by Dean Morgan, the ref awards a free kick. Lee Bell takes the direct free kick.
- 39mins
The ball is swung over by Ian Morris, Adam Dugdale makes a clearance.
- 39mins
The ball is delivered by Deane Smalley, clearance made by Patrick Ada.
- 37mins
Corner taken right-footed by Danny Blanchett from the left by-line, Derek Niven manages to make a clearance.
- 36mins
Danny Whitaker challenges Lee Bell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Danny Blanchett delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, Dean Holden makes a clearance.
- 36mins
Dean Morgan produces a left-footed shot from outside the box and misses left.
- 35mins
Goal scored by Clayton Donaldson from inside the box low into the middle of the goal. Crewe 1-0 Chesterfield.Assist on the goal came from Shaun Miller.
- 33mins
Kieran Djilali goes into the referee's book. Lee Bell fouled by Kieran Djilali, the ref awards a free kick. Adam Dugdale takes the free kick.
- 32mins
The ball is sent over by Danny Blanchett, clearance made by Dean Holden.
- 31mins
The ball is sent over by Lee Bell, clearance by Gregor Robertson.
- 31mins
Corner taken short by Danny Blanchett.
- 30mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Danny Blanchett from the right by-line, clearance made by Dean Holden.
- 29mins
Patrick Ada crosses the ball, Dean Holden manages to make a clearance.
- 28mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Artell by Dean Morgan. Rhys Taylor takes the free kick.
- 27mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Lee Bell on Kieran Djilali. Free kick taken by Tommy Lee.
- 26mins
Inswinging corner taken by Danny Blanchett, Dean Holden makes a clearance.
- 26mins
Clayton Donaldson takes a shot. Ian Morris makes a clearance.
- 25mins
Outswinging corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the right by-line, Deane Smalley produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.
- 20mins
Corner taken short by Danny Blanchett.
- 19mins
Craig Davies takes a shot. Save by Rhys Taylor.
- 17mins
The ball is sent over by Craig Davies.
- 16mins
Clayton Donaldson concedes a free kick for a foul on Gregor Robertson. Free kick taken by Tommy Lee.
- 15mins
Lee Bell challenges Craig Davies unfairly and gives away a free kick. Dean Morgan takes the free kick.
- 14mins
The ball is swung over by Lee Bell, Dean Holden manages to make a clearance.
- 13mins
The ball is swung over by Patrick Ada, clearance by Dean Morgan.
- 13mins
Byron Moore sends in a cross, Headed effort from deep inside the area by Clayton Donaldson misses to the left of the goal.
- 11mins
Byron Moore crosses the ball, Dean Holden manages to make a clearance.
- 10mins
Gregor Robertson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Clayton Donaldson. Free kick taken by Lee Bell.
- 10mins
Deane Smalley sends in a cross, David Artell makes a clearance.
- 8mins
Dean Morgan delivers the ball, save by Rhys Taylor.
- 8mins
A cross is delivered by Dean Morgan, Patrick Ada makes a clearance.
- 6mins
Drew Talbot fouled by Byron Moore, the ref awards a free kick. Drew Talbot takes the direct free kick.
- 5mins
Short corner worked by Deane Smalley.
- 5mins
Dean Morgan crosses the ball, clearance made by Danny Blanchett.
- 5mins
Unfair challenge on Ian Morris by Lee Bell results in a free kick. Tommy Lee restarts play with the free kick.
- 4mins
The ball is crossed by Deane Smalley, Lee Bell manages to make a clearance.
- 3mins
Clayton Donaldson takes a shot. Save by Tommy Lee.
- 1mins
Deane Smalley takes a shot. Save made by Rhys Taylor.
Match Preview
Unchanged squad for Gradi Matt Tootle is likely to remain sidelined so Crewe boss Dario Gradi will select from an unchanged squad for the visit of league leaders Chesterfield. Full-back Tootle has missed the last two matches due to a virus. After returning to winning ways against Burton last weekend, Gradi named the same starting XI at Macclesfield in midweek. However, after a 1-0 defeat some changes could be in order. Midfielders Joel Grant and Danny Shelley, along with forwards Ajay Leitch-Smith and Antoni Sarcevic are options for Gradi. Shelley and Leitch-Smith enjoyed second-half run-outs at Moss Rose and, along with Sarcevic, scored for the reserve-team on Wednesday. The sides contested an incredible match in the reverse fixture at the b2net Stadium in October as Chesterfield fought back from a 4-1 half-time deficit to draw 5-5. Derek Niven is a doubt for Chesterfield. The midfielder required five stitches in a head wound against Northampton on Tuesday night and had to be replaced by Kieran Djilali. Boss John Sheridan has options should Niven be unavailable. Crystal Palace youngster Djilali could keep his place, although Dwayne Mattis is back in contention for a start after coming on for the final few moments against the Cobblers following a calf injury. Dean Morgan was left out in midweek after two games in quick succession following two months out with an ankle injury and he could also come back into the reckoning, with veteran striker Jack Lester likely to be given his customary away match rest.
Crewe
Chesterfield
- Rhys Taylor
- Patrick Ada
- Adam Dugdale
- David Artell
- Danny Blanchett
- Luke Murphy
- Ashley Westwood
- Lee Bell
- Byron Moore
- Clayton Donaldson
- Shaun Miller
- SUBS
- Steve Phillips
- Matt Tootle
- Joel Grant
- Danny Shelley
- Ajay Leitch-Smith
- Ashley Westwood
Home
Away
- Tommy Lee
- Dean Holden
- Gregor Robertson
- Ian Morris
- Derek Niven
- Danny Whitaker
- Kieran Djilali
- Drew Talbot
- Deane Smalley
- Craig Davies
- Dean Morgan
- SUBS
- Shane Redmond
- Mark Allott
- Dwayne Mattis
- Scott Boden
- Jack Lester
- Ian Breckin
- Jordan Bowery
Match Report
Spireites stunned at Crewe Clayton Donaldson netted his 20th goal of the season as Crewe stunned runaway league leaders Chesterfield with a 2-0 win. Danny Shelley scored a late free-kick to seal the game as Crewe claimed their first clean sheet in 14 games and the Spireites saw their lead cut to 10 points. Dean Smalley and Craig Davies had shots easily saved by Crewe goalkeeper Rhys Taylor as the leaders made the early running. Donaldson nearly gave Crewe the lead when he cut inside and unleashed a shot which deflected off Gregor Robertson and hit the upright. But Donaldson did put the Alex in the driving seat before half-time when he picked up Luke Murphy's pass, bamboozled Robertson and netted with a low finish. Taylor made a string of superb saves to deny the Spireites after the break. First he saved at the feet of Danny Whitaker, before he dived low to palm out a fierce Davies shot. The Crewe keeper then somehow kept out Dean Morgan from close range. Crewe rode their luck though when Whitaker hit a superb effort off the upright before Jack Lester fired the rebound over from 10 yards out. But substitute Shelley sealed the game with a long-range daisy-cutter free-kick with four minutes to go.
Form Guide
- DLLLWL
- Crewe
- VS
- Chesterfield WWLWWW
Last Meetings
- Chesterfield
- 5 - 5
- Crewe
- 02/10/2010
- Crewe
- 0 - 1
- Chesterfield
- 24/02/2010
- Chesterfield
- 2 - 3
- Crewe
- 02/12/2009
- Crewe
- 0 - 1
- Chesterfield
- 29/01/1994
- Chesterfield
- 2 - 0
- Crewe
- 30/10/1993
- Crewe
- 0 - 2
- Chesterfield
- 09/01/1993
Top Scorers
Crewe
- C Donaldson 16
- S Miller 15
- B Moore 6
- D Artell 4
- A Leitch-Smith 4
- L Murphy 3
- AR Westwood 3
- D Shelley 3
- J Grant 2
- L Bell 1
- P Ada 1
- A Sarcevic 1
Chesterfield
- C Davies 19
- J Lester 11
- D Smalley 9
- D Whitaker 5
- D Mattis 3
- D Talbot 3
- S Boden 3
- D Holden 1
- D Morgan 1
- D Niven 1
- S Ford 1
- I Morris 1
- K Djilali 1
- J Bowery 1
- C Clay 1
Goals
Crewe
- Total goals 118
- Goals per game 64
- 10 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 13 (For) 10 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 10 (For) 8 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 7 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Chesterfield
- Total goals 123
- Goals per game 69
- 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 10 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 7 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 10 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 12 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 13 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
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