Crewe Alex: Post-match stats for Crewe's League Two clash with Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH 2

(Thomas, 2; McLeod, 18 pen)

CREWE ALEX 0

POSSESSION

Portsmouth 52%

Crewe Alex 48%

GOAL ATTEMPTS

Portsmouth 8 (6 on target)

Crewe Alex 5 (4 on target)

CORNERS

Portsmouth 8

Crewe Alex 8

THE REFEREE

David Phillips (W Sussex) 4

FOULS

Portsmouth 13

Crewe Alex 4

CARD WATCH

YELLOW – Portsmouth: McLeod (foul, 23), Howard (foul, 27), Buzsaky (foul, 37), Michalik (foul, 37), Harley (Unsporting behaviour, 81), Rodgers (time-wasting, 91) Crewe: Mellor (Unsporting behaviour, 33). RED – Portsmouth: None. Crewe: None.

THE CROWD

Attendance 11,829

MATCH RATING

Entertainment 5

MARTIN: Could have done better with Thomas's opening goal, but atoned with a string of crucial stops 7

TOOTLE: Struggled to deal with the rampaging McLeod, but did his best to get the team moving forward 6

DAVIS: Failed to impose himself at the back and nearly gifted Thomas a one-on-one chance to make it three late on 5

ELLIS: Crewe's most assured defensive performer 6

CLAYTON: Ineffective in the Crewe midfield and did little to threaten Pompey 5

MURPHY: One of the more industrious Crewe players, but his set-pieces failed to worry Pompey 6

POGBA: More effective after the break, but still unable to craft a clear sight of goal 7

LEITCH-SMITH: Unable to impose himself on the game before hobbling off after half-an-hour 6

MELLOR: A few sloppy moments at right-back gave his side problems 5

ANEKE: Battled well in the midfield in a bid to get Crewe moving forward 7

BOND: Unlucky to give away a penalty, but nearly slid the ball through his own net and looked far from composed 5

SUBSTITUTES

MOORE (for Leitch-Smith, 30): Proved a lively presence whenever he got a sniff of the ball 7

Not used: Garratt, Dugdale, Turton, Robertson, Guthrie, Daniels.

PORTSMOUTH: Andersen, Harley, Williamson, Howard, McLeod (Rodgers, 87), Thomas, Gyepes, Buzsaky (Compton, 75), Ertl, Michalik, Webster. Not used: Eastwood, Thompson, Walker, Obita, Harris.