Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Sheffield United

Crewe Alexandra's on-loan Arsenal midfield man Chuks Aneke

Chuks Aneke blasted a first-half double at Gresty Road as Crewe eased to their best win of the season in a League One relegation scrap with Sheffield United.

The on-loan Arsenal midfielder cut inside to curl home a left-footed shot into the far corner for the opener.

Then, after AJ Leitch-Smith's free-kick was headed into his path, Aneke struck a sweet volley right on half-time.

After Brad Inman's effort was saved by visiting keeper George Long, sub Byron Moore added a late close-range third.

Crewe's 3-0 victory was their best league win since April 2012 - a month before winning promotion to League One.

VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM

Sheffield United manager Nigel Clough told BBC Radio Sheffield:

"We're just at a little bit of a loss. We don't know where that came from today - the first 45 minutes especially.

"I'm incredibly disappointed with the result.

"In the second half we had a go, but if you waste 45 minutes of the game you don't really deserve anything from it."

Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups

Crewe

Formation 4-4-2

21Garratt
16Guthrie
2Tootle
42Grant
5Ellis
4Davis
14Inman
22Evans
9PogbaSubstituted forIkpeazuat 87'minutes
26AnekeBooked at 86mins
10Leitch-SmithSubstituted forMooreat 76'minutes

Substitutes

1Phillips
3Mellor
6Dugdale
8Osman
11Moore
29Waters
30Ikpeazu

Sheff Utd

Formation 4-4-1-1

25Long
4Brayford
6Hill
17Coady
5Maguire
15Collins
7FlynnSubstituted forMcGinnat 62'minutes
21Scougall
18PaynterSubstituted forPorterat 68'minutes
11Baxter
23MurphySubstituted forHarrisat 62'minutes

Substitutes

1Howard
3Harris
9Porter
12Miller
14McGinn
27Whitehouse
32Kennedy

Referee:: Chris Sarginson
Attendance:: 5,437

Match Stats

Home TeamCreweAway TeamSheff Utd

Possession: Home51%; Away49%

Shots: Home15; Away6

Shots on Target: Home9; Away1

Corners: Home4; Away12

Fouls: Home11; Away10

Live Text

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Match ends, Crewe Alexandra 3, Sheffield United 0.
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Crewe Alexandra 3, Sheffield United 0.

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Attempt missed. Jose Baxter (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Goal!
Goal! Crewe Alexandra 3, Sheffield United 0. Byron Moore (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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Attempt saved. Uche Ikpeazu (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Foul by Jon Guthrie (Crewe Alexandra).
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Robert Harris (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Anthony Grant.
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Byron Moore (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Stefan Scougall (Sheffield United).
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Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
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Attempt missed. Uche Ikpeazu (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
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Substitution
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Mathias Pogba.
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Booking
Chukwuemeka Aneke (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Chukwuemeka Aneke (Crewe Alexandra).
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Stephen McGinn (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Harry Davis.
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Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Harry Davis.
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Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mark Ellis.

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