CREWE ALEX 4

(Moore 29, Grant 34, Westwood 55, Donaldson 90)

GRIMSBY TOWN 2

(Akpa-Akpro 32, Sinclair 41

GOAL ATTEMPTS

Crewe 14 (6 on target)

Grimsby 8 (5 on target)

THE REFEREE

Colin Webster (Tyne & Wear) 7

CARD WATCH

YELLOW – Crewe: None; Grimsby: Sweeney (foul, 61), Linwood (foul, 71). RED – Crewe: Martin (serious foul play, 86); Grimsby: None.

THE CROWD

Attendance 3,272

MATCH RATING

Entertainment 7

PHILLIPS: Brilliant reflex save denied Peacock an equaliser 7

BRAYFORD: Offered a threat when he came forward 7

TOOTLE: Saw his night ended prematurely by injury 6

MITCHEL-KING: Reassuring display on his comeback from injury 7

O'DONNELL: Solid against the Grimsby strikers 7

MOORE: Scored the opener and had a lively evening 7

WESTWOOD: Screaming goal capped a strong display 8

BAILEY: Worked his socks off and had plenty of room 7

GRANT: Another threat and also on the scoresheet 7

DONALDSON: After missing good chances to add to Saturday's two-goal heroics, he came up with a super late finish to seal the win 7

MILLER: Another who should have been on the scoresheet. Threatened with his pace 7

SUBSTITUTES

MARTIN (Tootle, 42): Impressed before his challenge on Leary saw him red-carded 6

SCHUMACHER (Grant, 87): Flung on to tighten it up after Martin's dismissal 6

Not used: Worley, Walton, Murphy, Gardner, Legzdins.

GRIMSBY: Colgan, Bore, Widdowson, Linwood, Atkinson, Coulson (Proudlock, 65), Sinclair, Sweeney (Leary, 65), Devitt (Hegarty, 38), Peacock, Akpa-Akpro. Not used: Wood, Stockdale, Hudson, Oxley.