Any Previous? Crewe v Latics

The Latics continue their League 1 campaign on Saturday with a trip down to Gresty Road to face old adversaries Crewe Alexandra.

 

The two clubs have met on 32 occasions down the years, with the last two meetings both at Crewe. The last meeting was also a League 1 affair with fans favourite Reece Wabara giving the Latics the lead on 12 minutes before Brad Inman equalised for the hosts shortly before half time, but the one previous to that game is to be the focus of today’s classic encounter.

 

A midweek Johnstones Paint Trophy trip 40 miles down the M6, isn’t something that usually whets the appetite nor serves up a feast, but this game was a little different.

 

Latics team for this game was Jussi Jaaskelainen in goal, Donervon Daniels, Jack Hendry, Leon Barnett and Andy Kellett made up the defence, Chris McCann, Max Power and Francisco Junior sorted out the middle of the park, whilst up front we had Jordy Hiwula alongside Samni Odelusi and making his debut and being introduced to the Latics fans a certain loanee from Middlesbrough, the one, the only Yanic Wildschut.

 

Odelusi had a penalty saved in the opening minutes of the game before a defensive slip allowed Crewe in and Haber put the Railwaymen a goal up on 6 mins, 4 minutes later and Hiwula equalised for the Latics following a corner and a bit of head tennis, only for Ryan Colclough to restore Crewe’s lead on 36 minutes beating Jussi at his near post, whatever happened to Colclough?

 

Anyway Hiwula grabbed his second of the game on 70 minutes with a neat finish to put the Latics level once again, then six minutes later Yanic showed what he was all about with a blistering run from inside his own half before unleashing an absolute thunderbolt into the top corner from 20 yards out.

 

Great stuff.

 

 Crewe 2:3 Latics

Previous Encounters

Played – 32

Won – 16

Drawn – 6

Lost – 10

 

Last Six

Competition	Date	Result
League 1	23 Jan 2016	Crewe 1:1 Latics
Johnstones Paint Trophy	06 Oct 2015	Crewe 2:3 Latics
League 1	29 Aug 2015	Latics 1:0 Crewe
League Cup	19 Sep 2006	Crewe 2:0 Latics
Championship	12 Feb 2005	Crewe 1:3 Latics
Championship	19 Oct 2004	Latics 4:0 Crewe