Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra

2022 - 3 - 12

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Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra LIVE (ChronicleLive)

Hello and welcome to our live blog coverage of Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra from the Stadium of Light. Sunderland beat Fleetwood Town in midweek to extend ...

There's something you don't see every day - Crewe's keeper penalised for holding onto the ball for longer than six seconds. Sunderland have toiled and laboured against a poor Crewe side, and created practically nothing - one header from a corner the sum total of their efforts in the first half. Indirect free-kick to Sunderland just inside the box, but when the ball is rolled to Roberts his shot is blocked Whereas, if I'm honest, I hadn't really seen that up to this point. Brilliant move started and finished by Neil. His pass into the feet of Stewart on the edge of the box, Stewart holds the ball up and rolls it into the path of Neil inside the D and he places his finish beyond the keeper into the right side of the net Another sweeping move from Sunderland, with Clarke playing the ball into the path of Roberts on the edge of the box, he took it in his stride and finished low past the keeper into the bottom right-hand corner

Sunderland 2-0 Crewe: Black Cats score twice in the final six ... (Sky Sports)

Sunderland scored two goals in the last six minutes to seal three crucial points in the hunt for a top-six place, as Crewe were beaten 2-0 in Sky Bet League ...

It was a pattern that continued deep into the second half and the game looked to be drifting to a stalemate until Neil intervened. The visitors had enjoyed the better of the second-half chances until that point, with Chris Long twice unable to capitalise on slack defending from Sunderland. The Railwaymen had proved stubborn opponents for 84 minutes at the Stadium of Light but Dan Neil scored a stunning first-time finish from the edge of the area, before fellow substitute Patrick Roberts added gloss to the scoreline four minutes later.

LIVE: Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra (The Northern Echo)

Live coverage of Sunderland's League One tie against Crewe Alexandra with Digital Sports Writer Matty Jones.

Crewe Alexandra boss on Sunderland defeat and what Alex Neil ... (Sunderland Echo)

Crewe Alexandra boss David Artell said his side should have taken all three points from the Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon.

We could have done exactly the same. That seems to be the story of our season and where we are at the minute. "Three 1-v-1s, one in the first half then two in the second.

Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra – Preview, Tips and Odds (Sporting Pedia)

Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra expert prediction, tips, betting odds and latest news about the two teams. Look at the head to head stats, formation and ...

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Report: Sunderland 2-0 Crewe (Crewe Alexandra)

Two late goals broke Crewe Alexandra hearts at the Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon. The Alex put in a brave and resilient display at Sunderland and ...

But Sunderland subs Daniel Neil and Patrick Roberts popped up on 84 and 89 minutes respectively to take the three points for their side. Chris Long threatened to bag a winner on three occasions with the scores at 0-0 but couldn’t hequite break the deadlock. Crewe's summer signing was at the heart of another chance.

Andy's Player Ratings: Sunderland 2-0 Crewe Alexandra ... (Roker Report)

Two beautiful late goals give Sunderland the points in a frustrating but dominant display against bottom side Crewe. Here's how Andy rated the players today ...

Was poor until the second half substitutions changed the way we played, which gave him more room to play. Did not provide much going forward but very good defensively. Anthony Patterson: 6/10

Sunderland: Jermain Defoe once again let Alex Neil down vs Crewe (FootballFanCast.com)

With Alex Neil's Sunderland heading into Saturday's League One clash with Crewe Alexandra on a run of four games without defeat, the Black Cats manager ...

Indeed, if the striker turned in this level of performance against a side who are rooted to the bottom of the table, there would not appear to be much hope for him firing the Black Cats to promotion this season against the teams around Sunderland in the play-off chase. The veteran forward’s return to the Stadium of Light may have appeared a sentimental move at the time, but considering that Defoe is yet to find the net over his six League One outings since his January switch back to Wearside, exactly what the club thought the 39-year-old would bring to the current Sunderland side is something of a mystery. While it is undeniable that Gooch was well of the pace against Crewe, it will undoubtedly have been the performance of Defoe which will have concerned Neil the most on Saturday afternoon, as the 39-year-old was completely anonymous in the Sunderland attack.

Sunderland team news and predicted XI to face Crewe Alexandra (The 72 - We Love the Football League)

Sunderland will look to continue their good run of form today which has seen the Black Cats pick up seven points in their past three outings, and move back ...

Sunderland’s home performances as of late haven’t been up to the standard of the away examples witnessed against Wigan Athletic and Charlton Athletic. Although, with this game against such weak opposition on paper, surely the Wearsiders will look to start with the maximum intensity possible and make a statement. Neil may opt to begin with the three back system which he changed to after 45 minutes on Tuesday as he acknowledged post-match the four back didn’t have the desired effect. Aiden McGeady has been training for a few weeks now and it’s possible he may return to the squad, albeit on the bench to begin with.

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