Welcome to the Carabao Cup Matchday Thread and the visit of Crewe Alexandra to Elland Road, Ground almost sold out for a Cup game on a Tuesday night ...........Respect to the Fans
Venue...Elland Road...Date...24th Aug...Kick Off...1945hrs
Team News
Leeds United
Team news a bit scarce but expecting a few 1st Team to be rested / Bench and a few of the youngsters to get a run out .
Crewe
No Idea, although I expect our old pal Luke Murphy will lead a full strength squad for this game
Links..............................(if we're lucky )
Video....... Hesgoal, usagoals Beinsports ? getting harder to find
(there's also streams on Social media I believe )
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 2
Leeds Wins: 5
Draws: 2
Biggest Alex Win: 2-0 at Elland Road in January 2005
Biggest Leeds Win: 5-2 at the Alexandra Stadium in September 2008
Last Meeting
Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Leeds United, 21st March 2009
Goals from Neil Kilkenny (27), Luciano Becchio (30) and Robert Snodgrass (32) saw the visitors into a three-goal lead before half-time before Tom Pope would get both Alex goals in the 60th and 73rd minutes.
Alex: Ruddy; Brayford, Baudet, Lawrence, Broomes, Jones; Sigurdsson, Schumacher (Moore 38); Donaldson, Pope, Grant (Woodards 26)
Leeds: Ankergren, Marques (Michalik 46), Naylor, Parker, Delph, Douglas, Howson, Kilkenny (Johnson 75), Snodgrass, Becchio, Dickinson (Grella 70)
Best I can do I'm afraid
Anyway Like em or Loathe em a Cup game gives the youngsters a chance of playing in front of a packed Elland Road, pretty sure they'll love it 2-0 Win for me with Jamie Shack and Summerville Scoring
Over to You.................................Predictions etc..........................
Come Onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds!!!
MOT
Can we go Live Please Admins
Leeds Utd v Crewe Matchday Thread
posted on 24/8/21
Well played Bielsa for taking this a bit more seriously this year, now we have another opportunity for more match time for fringe players and players coming back.
And well done Leeds for getting it done in 90 minutes!
posted on 24/8/21
Well done Leeds and Bielsa for recognising the importance of taking these cup ties against what might appear on paper to be inferior opposition but teams like Crewe deserved the respect they were shown by playing a strong side and it wasn't that long ago we were in the same league.
It was a professional performance that in the end overpowered Crewe's gutsy resistance and it just generates such a positive vibe and gives the team a big boost of confidence to take forward into Sunday now and has given the Leeds fans a lift too.
posted on 24/8/21
It was absolutely bouncing in the stadium. Not seen an atmosphere like that at a cup game since Sam Byram pocketed Gareth Bale.
Thought we played very well, and the scoreline in no way flattered us, even if the goals came late. Said in the first half that I thought our fitness and depth would come out on top, and was proved right.
Hard to judge too much because of the opposition, but I've come away happy.
posted on 24/8/21
Back from the game. No doubt that Crewe had one thing in mind - 0-0 and penalties after 90mins.
They wasted time at every opportunity. Players rolling about “shot”. Every goal kick, throw in, free kick took an age.
Their prerogative of course and up to us to break them down. Paddy came on and changed the game.
Once we got the first then Crewe had to come out and we exploited the space.
A decent win in the end,
posted on 24/8/21
Lubo/Stoopo/Anyone who attended tonight, how did Forshaw do? Really hoping he's going to play a part this season.
posted on 25/8/21
Just got back, Forshaw was first class, did 3 crashing tackles and came out fine.
Llorente and Harrison were graet.
posted on 25/8/21
Brilliant. Cheers Hepworth. Great to hear.
posted on 25/8/21
Thought Forshaw flagged as his game went along, but before that he was tenacious and tidy, throwing himself into challenges, which is great to see in the circumstances.
posted on 25/8/21
I've only seen the highlights but damn, Harrison looked
like a man possessed. What a game he must've had.
posted on 25/8/21
comment by Kern (U4664)
posted 8 hours, 9 minutes ago
Lubo/Stoopo/Anyone who attended tonight, how did Forshaw do? Really hoping he's going to play a part this season.
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He did good! Looked like he’d never been away.