Match ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, Crewe Alexandra 3.
ShrewsburyShrewsbury Town1CreweCrewe Alexandra3
Crewe boosted their survival hopes and dented Shrewsbury's chances of staying in League One with a comfortable win.
Crewe went ahead on 38 minutes when Mathias Pogba powered home a header from Jon Guthrie's right-wing corner.
Uche Ikpeazu rifled into the top corner to double the lead after the break and, with the Shrews pressing for a way back into the game, Anthony Grant broke away from halfway and finished coolly.
Tom Bradshaw clawed a goal back for Shrewsbury in stoppage time.
Crewe's third successive away win lifts them out of the bottom four and puts them two points above Carlisle, who have a game in hand.
Shrewsbury are now five points from safety with three games of the campaign remaining.
Line-ups
Shrewsbury
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Weale
- 5Iorfa
- 3Jacobson
- 4SummerfieldSubstituted forWoodsat 71'minutes
- 16Mkandawire
- 18GoldsonBooked at 64mins
- 11Taylor
- 15Wildig
- 24EavesSubstituted forAtajicat 61'minutes
- 7MillerBooked at 78minsSubstituted forBradshawat 78'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 17Parry
Substitutes
- 6Winfield
- 9Bradshaw
- 22Woods
- 25Anyon
- 26Atajic
- 29Hall
- 31Smith
Crewe
Formation 4-4-2
- 21Garratt
- 2Tootle
- 16Guthrie
- 42Grant
- 5Ellis
- 6Dugdale
- 9Pogba
- 18Nolan
- 30IkpeazuSubstituted forTurtonat 70'minutes
- 14InmanSubstituted forOliverat 79'minutes
- 11Moore
Substitutes
- 1Phillips
- 3Mellor
- 10Leitch-Smith
- 12Ray
- 19Oliver
- 20Turton
- 29Waters
- Referee:
- Gavin Ward
- Attendance:
- 6,947
Match Stats
Home TeamShrewsburyAway TeamCrewe
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away5
- Corners
- Home6
- Away10
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, Crewe Alexandra 3.
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Attempt saved. Ryan Woods (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Attempt missed. Dominic Iorfa (Shrewsbury Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Mark Ellis.
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Foul by Tom Bradshaw (Shrewsbury Town).
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Anthony Grant (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Booking
Tom Bradshaw (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card.
Goal!
Goal! Shrewsbury Town 1, Crewe Alexandra 3. Tom Bradshaw (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jon Taylor.
Goal!
Goal! Shrewsbury Town 0, Crewe Alexandra 3. Anthony Grant (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
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Foul by Tamika Mkandawire (Shrewsbury Town).
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Vadaine Oliver (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Tamika Mkandawire (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
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Attempt missed. Mathias Pogba (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Tamika Mkandawire.
Substitution
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Vadaine Oliver replaces Bradden Inman.
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Foul by Bahrudin Atajic (Shrewsbury Town).
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Anthony Grant (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Tom Bradshaw replaces Shaun Miller.
Booking
Shaun Miller (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card.
