Derby County vs Crewe Alexandra Match Analysis & Prediction
14/11/2023 10:45 pm
Haing come from two goals down to keep their FA Cup dream alive, Derby County play host to Crewe Alexandra at Pride Park Stadium for Tuesday’s first-round replay.
The Rams fought back to hold their League Two counterparts to a 2-2 draw earlier this month, and a home game with Bristol Rovers in the second round is on offer for the winners here.
Crewe Alexandra broke the deadlock in the opening match through Courtney Baker-Richardson 41 minutes into the tie before Elliott Nevitt doubled his side’s advantage.
On th brink of losing in the first round of the competition for the first time ever, Derby side cut the deficit in half as Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s strike slipped through Harvey Davies’ grasp, before Conor Hourihane completed the comeback in the third minute of injury time.
However, Paul Warne’s side have been irrepressible since, scoring seven goals in back-to-back victories over Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 and Barnsley.
After beating the former in the EFL Trophy, the Rams put three unanswered goals past Barnsley in Saturday’s League One encounter as James Collins bagged a brace either side of Craig Forsyth’s goal, drawing the seventh-placed Derby level on points with the Tykes in the process.
That convincing win also marked a fourth victory on the bounce for Derby at the Pride Park fortress, where they are unbeaten in eight straight matches since August’s defeat to Oxford United, and they are on a five-game FA Cup home winning streak against teams from a lower division.
Crewe Alexandra are all too familiar with FA Cup first-round replay eliminations, having been knocked out in such circumstances during the 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2016-17 campiagns before also suffering a second-round exit to Blackburn Rovers after two matches in 2017-18.
Since then, Crewe have only fallen at the first hurdle in two of their last five FA Cup campaigns, but there was a discernible sense of dejection around the Mornflake Stadium during their opening encounter with Derby, having led by two goals until the 89th minute of that four-goal thriller.
On a pessimistic note, Lee Bell’s side have not won an FA Cup replay against a fellow EFL side since the 2000-01 campaign, knocking Cardiff City out of the competition that year.
Derby County vs. Crewe Alexandra Head to head
In the nine previous meetings between these two teams Derby have claimed two victories while Crewe have won four, and they have drawn in three. Crewe have scored 15 goals and conceded 13 in the process.
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11/09/2005Crewe Alexandra1Derby County1Championship
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14/01/2006Derby County5Crewe Alexandra1Championship
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10/08/2010Crewe Alexandra1Derby County-League Cup
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26/07/2011Crewe Alexandra2Derby County1Club Friendlies
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05/11/2023Crewe Alexandra2Derby County2FA Cup
Derby County Team News
No fewer than four Derby players will represent their countries during the international break, including Northern Irish duo Conor Washington and Darren Robinson – senior team and U21 respectively.
Sierra Leone’s Tyrese Fornah and Namibia’s Ryan Nyambe are also set to be unavailable for the hosts, who lost Mendez-Lang to injury in the 52nd minute of the weekend’s victory over Barnsley.
Derby County's Last 5 Matches
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28/10/2023Stevenage3Derby County1League One
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31/10/2023Derby County4Northampton Town0League One
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05/11/2023Crewe Alexandra2Derby County2FA Cup
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08/11/2023Derby County4Wolves U211EFL Trophy
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11/11/2023Derby County3Barnsley0League One
Crewe Alexandra Team News
Three youth internationals will not be at Bell’s disposal this week, as Connor O’Riordan (Republic of Ireland U21), Matus Holicek (Slovakia U19) and Max Woodcock (Scotland U18) prepare to don their countries’ colours.
Jack Powell (knee), Zac Williams (ankle), Owen Lunt (back), Joel Tabiner (ankle) and Chris Long (thigh) are among Crewe’s injured troupe.
Crewe Alexandra's Last 5 Matches
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21/10/2023Crawley Town2Crewe Alexandra4League Two
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24/10/2023Crewe Alexandra0Stockport County2League Two
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28/10/2023Harrogate Town0Crewe Alexandra1League Two
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05/11/2023Crewe Alexandra2Derby County2FA Cup
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11/11/2023Crewe Alexandra1Notts County0League Two
Derby County vs. Crewe Alexandra: Odds and Predictions
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