Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Shrewsbury Town

Shaun Whalley fired home a superb last-minute goal from 20 yards as Shrewsbury snatched a dramatic victory at Crewe.

Larnell Cole had given the visitors an early lead with a shot which was deflected past Ben Garratt.

Ryan Lowe wasted a close-range chance for Crewe, but then provided the pass for Ryan Colclough to find the corner.

Shrewsbury keeper Mark Halstead denied Colclough and Lowe, but Shrewsbury sub Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro hit a post before Whalley beat Garratt to win it.

The victory lifted the visitors up to 17th in League One, three points clear of the bottom four, with Crewe remaining next to bottom.

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Line-ups

Crewe

• 1Garratt
• 2Turton
• 29Ajayi
• 6Nugent
• 3Guthrie
• 20Jones
• 15Fox
• 16KingSubstituted forInmanat 74'minutes
• 9HaberBooked at 55mins
• 7Lowe
• 27Colclough

Substitutes

• 8Atkinson
• 10Inman
• 11Cooper
• 13Richards
• 14Saunders
• 18Bingham
• 19Baillie

Shrewsbury

• 21Halstead
• 31Smith
• 4Whitbread
• 13GerrardBooked at 64mins
• 12Brown
• 10WhalleySubstituted forKnight-Percivalat 90+4'minutes
• 6Black
• 17Ogogo
• 29Cole
• 9CollinsSubstituted forAkpa-Akproat 72'minutes
• 16VernonSubstituted forBarnettat 84'minutes

Substitutes

• 7Lawrence
• 19McAlinden
• 20Knight-Percival
• 22Clark
• 23Barnett
• 25Burton
• 26Akpa-Akpro

Referee:

Andy Haines

Attendance:

5,506

Match Stats

Home TeamCreweAway TeamShrewsbury

Possession

Home49%

Away51%

Shots

Home13

Away6

Shots on Target

Home6

Away4

Corners

Home10

Away7

Fouls

Home13

Away4

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Crewe Alexandra 1, Shrewsbury Town 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Crewe Alexandra 1, Shrewsbury Town 2.

Posted at 90'+5'

Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+5'

Foul by Oliver Turton (Crewe Alexandra).

Substitution

Posted at 90'+4'

Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Nathaniel Knight-Percival replaces Shaun Whalley.

Posted at 90'+4'

Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.

Posted at 90'+3'

Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Anthony Gerrard.

Posted at 90'+3'

Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Junior Brown.

Posted at 90'+2'

Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Dominic Smith.

Goal!

Posted at 90'

Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1, Shrewsbury Town 2. Shaun Whalley (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tyrone Barnett.

Posted at 88'

Ian Black (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Ryan Lowe (Crewe Alexandra).

Substitution

Posted at 84'

Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Tyrone Barnett replaces Scott Vernon.

Posted at 80'

Attempt missed. David Fox (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 79'

Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Shaun Whalley.

Posted at 78'

Attempt missed. Ryan Lowe (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 76'

Foul by Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Shrewsbury Town).

Posted at 76'

Ben Nugent (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Bradden Inman replaces Adam King.

Posted at 73'

Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Jon Guthrie.

Substitution

Posted at 72'

Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro replaces James Collins.

Posted at 71'

Attempt blocked. Adam King (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 70'

Scott Vernon (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 70'

Foul by Semi Ajayi (Crewe Alexandra).

Posted at 68'

Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Oliver Turton.

Posted at 67'

Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Anthony Gerrard.

Posted at 66'

Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Zak Whitbread.

Posted at 65'

Attempt missed. Ryan Lowe (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.

Posted at 65'

Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Mark Halstead.

Posted at 65'

Attempt saved. Ryan Lowe (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.

Booking

Posted at 64'

Anthony Gerrard (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 64'

Foul by Anthony Gerrard (Shrewsbury Town).

Posted at 64'

James Jones (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 63'

Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Scott Vernon.

Posted at 62'

Foul by Shaun Whalley (Shrewsbury Town).

Posted at 62'

Ryan Colclough (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 62'

Ian Black (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 62'

Foul by James Jones (Crewe Alexandra).

Posted at 61'

Ian Black (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 61'

Foul by David Fox (Crewe Alexandra).

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