Crewe Alex: Match and player statistics

SOUTHEND UNITED 2

(Harris 64, Barker 87)

CREWE 2

(Leitch-Smith 24, Clayton 85)

(Crewe win 3-2 on aggregate)

POSSESSION

Southend 42 per cent

Crewe 58 per cent

GOAL ATTEMPTS

Southend 14 (8 on target)

Crewe 15 (5 on target)

CORNERS

Southend 3

Crewe 3

THE REFEREE

Darren Drysdale (Lincs) 8

FOULS

Southend 8

Crewe 3

CARD WATCH

YELLOW – Southend: Grant (foul, 72); Crewe: Leitch-Smith (diving, 36), Davis (foul, 63), Powell (diving, 70). RED – Southend: None; Crewe: None.

THE CROWD

Attendance 8,190

THE MATCH

Entertainment 7

PHILLIPS: Beaten twice, but his presence in the box was immense when the pressure was cranked up 7

DAVIS: His height was invaluable in the closing stages when Bilel Mohsni flexed his muscles in the box. An assured display 7

MELLOR: Another calm and collected display from the youngster who ensured Hall struggled to make any real impression 7

ARTELL: One of the night's surprises – but the Alex skipper didn't look troubled at all despite his injury scare. 8

DUGDALE: The centre-half stood firm and won the decisive headers to clear his lines when he needed to 7

MOORE: The winger could have made the tie safe and will agonise over his first-half miss when he blazed over the crossbar. But he forced Cameron Belford into a great second-half stop 7

BELL: Came in as Luke Murphy's replacement and worked his socks off in the middle of the park to keep his side ticking 8

WESTWOOD: The dynamo behind Crewe's momentum forward and back 8

TOOTLE: Added attacking inspiration after being asked to operate on the left flank again – as he did in Saturday's first leg 7

LEITCH-SMITH: The striker was a real sharp act, producing a fine finish for Crewe's opener 7

POWELL: Stepped up a gear and tormented the tiring Southend defence after the break 8

SUBSTITUTES

MAX CLAYTON (for Leitch-Smith, 75): Sunk a terrific poacher's goal and ran around for the cause at the end 7

Not used: Carl Martin, Bodin, Shelley, Alan Martin.

SOUTHEND: Belford, Clohessy, Gilbert (Hills, 32), Prosser, Barker, Mohsni, Grant, Hall, Timlin, Eastwood, Benyon (Harris, 54). Subs not used: Morris, Ferdinand, David Martin.