PREVIOUS MEETING

August 15, 2009 – League Two

GRIMSBY TOWN 0

CREWE ALEXANDRA 4

(Zola 34, 44, Jones pen 47, Moore 90)

CALVIN Zola scored twice in a comfortable win at Blundell Park back in August.

Grimsby loan keeper Tommy Forecast was powerless to prevent Zola's miscued effort looping over his head for the opening goal.

Zola then headed home Byron Moore's cross and Billy Jones converted a penalty either side of the interval.

Moore completed the rout with the fourth in stoppage time, after Leicester loan midfielder Aman Verma's free-kick was saved.

Grimsby: Forecast, Stockdale, Bennett, Atkinson, Widdowson, Fuller (North, 49), Leary, Conlon, Boshell, Akpa Akpro (Proudlock, 31), Hegarty (Sweeney, 49).

Crewe: Button, Brayford, Ada, Mitchel-King, Worley, Jones, Schumacher (Westwood,78), Verma, Moore, Zola (Elding, 69), Grant (Donaldson, 64).

Attendance: 5,007.

FORM GUIDE

Crewe: WWLDD

Grimsby: DDDLW

WHO WE'D LIKE TO SIGN

Former Alex loan keeper Nick Colgan has had plenty to do behind a defence which has been under pressure since the start of the season.

WHO TO BOO

Former Stoke midfielder Peter Sweeney, pictured, won't be a favourite with the home faithful.

MAN IN THE MIDDLE

Colin Webster (Tyne and Wear). Took charge of Crewe's 3-2 home victory over Scunthorpe last season.

PROBABLE TEAMS

Crewe: Phillips, Brayford, Tootle, O'Donnell, Mitchel-King, Westwood, Murphy, Bailey, Grant, Donaldson, Miller.

Grimsby: Colgan, Bore, Widdowson, Atkinson, Lancashire, Coulson, Sinclair, Sweeney, Devitt, Akpa Akpro, Peacock.

PREDICTION

GRIMSBY ended their long winless run with a surprise 3-0 victory over Shrewsbury at the weekend – and they have drawn 15 times this season.

Clayton Donaldson puts Crewe ahead, but Lee Peacock earns a point with a late leveller.