Date:16 Apr 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:The Alexandra Stadium
Attendance:3,731

Donaldson - pen (76)
Green (46)

Goal!

Live Commentary

90mins Ben Hutchinson has a header from inside the six-yard box and clears the crossbar.

89mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ali Fuseini on Byron Moore. Lee Bell restarts play with the free kick.

87mins Corner taken short by Ben Hutchinson.

87mins Gavin McCallum takes a shot. Blocked by Patrick Ada.

83mins Gavin McCallum produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the goal.

80mins Byron Moore gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Green. Free kick taken by Elliott Parish.

80mins Corner taken left-footed by Danny Blanchett.

79mins Paul Green concedes a free kick for a foul on Nick Powell. Lee Bell restarts play with the free kick.

77mins Paul Green gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Clayton Donaldson. Paul Green goes into the book. Direct free kick taken by Lee Bell.

74mins Penalty awarded for an unfair challenge on Ashley R Westwood by Daniel Hone. Daniel Hone is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Placed penalty scored by Clayton Donaldson. Crewe 1-1 Lincoln City.

73mins Gavin McCallum has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

68mins Ben Hutchinson fouled by Lee Bell, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Paul Green.

67mins Tom Kilbey challenges Byron Moore unfairly and gives away a free kick. Tom Kilbey shown a yellow card. Lee Bell takes the direct free kick.

63mins Nick Powell joins the action as a substitute, replacing Danny Shelley.

60mins Ben Hutchinson takes a shot. Blocked by Patrick Ada.

58mins Ben Hutchinson takes a shot. Save by Rhys Taylor.

57mins Joel Grant concedes a free kick for a foul on Julian Kelly. Byron Moore is brought on as a substitute for Joel Grant. Gavin McCallum takes the direct free kick.

56mins Ben Hutchinson is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Lee Bell takes the free kick.

54mins Luke Howell takes a short corner.

53mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Gavin McCallum from the right by-line, Rhys Taylor makes a save.

52mins Joel Grant fouled by Luke Howell, the ref awards a free kick. Danny Blanchett takes the direct free kick.

49mins Corner taken by Danny Blanchett.

48mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Danny Blanchett from the right by-line to the near post, clearance by Daniel Hone.

48mins Danny Shelley takes a shot. Joe Anderson gets a block in.

45mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Gavin McCallum from the right by-line, Paul Green finds the back of the net with a goal from close in to the top right corner of the goal. Crewe 0-1 Lincoln City.Assist on the goal came from Daniel Hone.

45mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Clark Keltie by Joel Grant. Free kick taken by Paul Green.

44mins Ali Fuseini takes a shot. Patrick Ada gets a block in.

43mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Clark Keltie by Shaun Miller. Free kick taken by Joe Anderson.

39mins Paul Green challenges Shaun Miller unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lee Bell produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

37mins Inswinging corner taken by Danny Blanchett from the right by-line.

34mins Foul by Ben Hutchinson on Lee Bell, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Lee Bell.

33mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Daniel Hone on Ashley M Westwood. Direct free kick taken by Rhys Taylor.

33mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Gavin McCallum from the right by-line.

32mins Ali Fuseini takes a shot. Save by Rhys Taylor.

31mins The referee blows for offside against Luke Howell. Rhys Taylor takes the free kick.

29mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gavin McCallum by Danny Shelley. Paul Green restarts play with the free kick.

27mins Ali Fuseini has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.

26mins Unfair challenge on Ashley R Westwood by Tom Kilbey results in a free kick. Danny Blanchett takes the free kick.

25mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Rhys Taylor by Ben Hutchinson. Free kick taken by Rhys Taylor.

23mins Tom Kilbey takes a shot. Patrick Ada gets a block in.

23mins Handball by Luke Howell. Indirect free kick taken by Ashley M Westwood.

19mins Short corner taken by Danny Blanchett from the right by-line.

18mins Ben Hutchinson takes a shot from 35 yards and went wide right of the target.

15mins Clark Keltie takes a shot.

14mins Short corner worked by Gavin McCallum.

13mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Ben Hutchinson. Free kick taken by Lee Bell.

12mins Unfair challenge on Joel Grant by Tom Kilbey results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Matt Tootle.

10mins Effort from the edge of the box by Matt Tootle goes wide of the left-hand post.

9mins Danny Blanchett takes the inswinging corner, Paul Green manages to make a clearance.

8mins Inswinging corner taken by Lee Bell from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Gavin McCallum.

8mins Joel Grant takes a shot. Save by Elliott Parish.

6mins Ali Fuseini takes the outswinging corner, Daniel Hone takes a shot. Rhys Taylor makes a save.

2mins Foul by Clayton Donaldson on Daniel Hone, free kick awarded. Elliott Parish restarts play with the free kick.

Effort on goal by Ali Fuseini from just inside the area clears the crossbar.

Match Preview

Artell doubtful for Alex David Artell is a major doubt for Crewe ahead of the visit of Lincoln. The experienced defender was forced off early in the second half of the defeat at Barnet last weekend with a hamstring problem. His absence would give the likes of Patrick Ada, Adam Dugdale and Mat Mitchel-King the chance to get back into the team. Lee Bell also suffered a knock against the Bees and did not reappear for the second half. He was replaced by Luke Murphy but is expected to be fit for the weekend. "Dave is very doubtful after coming off on Saturday," Alex boss Dario Gradi told the club's official website. "We are hoping it is nothing too serious but we are well-served at centre-half with Duggy and Ada. Mat can play there too if needs be. "Lee Bell was checked over by the doctor after getting a bang on his head but he should be okay." Lincoln make the trip without leading scorer Ashley Grimes. In a blow to City`s survival hopes, the 17-goal striker collected his 10th yellow card of the season during the 4-0 home defeat to Gillingham last weekend and will begin a two-match suspension. Having only returned from injury against the Kent club, Grimes will now miss the difficult away games at Gresty Road and against Bury. Either Scott Spencer of Drewe Broughton will replace the on-loan Millwall man. Boss Steve Tilson has options should he wish to make further changes, with Paul Green, Cian Hughton, Jamie Clapham and Tom Kilbey vying for recalls. Following five defeats on the spin, Lincoln are 20th in League Two and five points above the drop zone.

Formation:442Manager: Dario Gradi

Crewe

Formation: 451Manager: Steve Tilson

Lincoln City

Rhys Taylor
Matt Tootle
Patrick Ada
Ashley M Westwood
Danny Blanchett
Danny Shelley
Lee Bell
Ashley R Westwood
Joel Grant
Shaun Miller
Clayton Donaldson
SUBS
Steve Phillips
Byron Moore
Mat Mitchel-King
Antoni Sarcevic
Adam Dugdale
Nick Powell
Max Clayton

Home

Away

Elliott Parish
Julian Kelly
Paul Green
Daniel Hone
Joe Anderson
Luke Howell
Clark Keltie
Ali Fuseini
Tom Kilbey
Gavin McCallum
Ben Hutchinson
SUBS
Joe Anyon
Drewe Broughton
Josh O'Keefe
Jamie Clapham
Karl Cunningham
Scott Spencer

Match Report

Donaldson earns Crewe a point Clayton Donaldson's second-half penalty earned Crewe a 1-1 draw that hits Lincoln's survival hopes. Donaldson netted to cancel out Paul Green's opener and leave Steve Tilson's men still looking for their first win in seven games. The visitors started with intent and Luke Howell capitalised on Danny Blanchett's slip only for Ali Fuseini to blast the winger's cross over the bar. Ben Hutchinson then misjudged another Howell cross when well placed to score before Clark Keltie's 25-yard screamer struck the crossbar. Crewe almost broke the deadlock when Joel Grant played a fine one-two with Donaldson before unleashing a low drive which was parried by Elliot Parish into the path of Shaun Miller, who could not direct his header on target. Fuseini had two more bites at the cherry at the other end, hitting one over and drawing a reflex save from Rhys Taylor with the other. The Imps had calls for a penalty waved away when Julian Kelly went over the outstretched leg of Patrick Ada a little too easily for the liking of referee Pat Miller. The visitors took the lead two minutes after the break when Danny Hone headed a corner back across goal, allowing Green to swivel and strike the ball in via the post. But Donaldson fired Crewe level in the 76th minute from the penalty spot after Hone dragged back Ashley Westwood in the box. Gavin McCallum went close to a winner for the Imps but fired wide and saw another effort blocked by Lee Bell before Hutchinson headed over from five yards out at the death.

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Lincoln City 1 - 1 Crewe 28/08/2010 Lincoln City 1 - 1 Crewe 27/02/2010 Crewe 0 - 0 Lincoln City 05/12/2009 Lincoln City 1 - 2 Crewe 26/03/1994 Crewe 2 - 2 Lincoln City 02/10/1993 Lincoln City 1 - 1 Crewe 27/03/1993

Top Scorers

Crewe C Donaldson 19 S Miller 17 B Moore 6 A Leitch-Smith 5 D Artell 4 J Grant 4 A Westwood 4 D Shelley 4 L Murphy 3 L Bell 1 P Ada 1 A Sarcevic 1 Lincoln City A Grimes 13 J O'Keefe 4 D Facey 3 G McCallum 3 B Hutchinson 3 M Carayol 3 S Hunt 2 M Swaibu 2 J Clapham 1 C Hughton 1 A Watts 1 L Howell 1

Goals

Crewe Total goals 137 Goals per game 77 11 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) 8 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 7 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 14 (For) 11 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 8 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 11 (For) 8 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 10 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Lincoln City Total goals 103 Goals per game 43 7 (For) 10 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 10 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 11 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 8 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins