Crewe Alex: Match statistics

All the facts and figures from Crewe Alexandra's 1-0 win against Swindon Town at Gresty Road

CREWE 1 (Miller 45)

SWINDON 0

GOAL ATTEMPTS

Crewe: 10 (5 on target)

Swindon: 9 (4 on target)

THE REFEREE

Neil Swarbrick (Lancs) 8

CARD WATCH

YELLOW– Crewe: None. Swindon: Ifil 80 (foul on Miller). RED – Crewe: None. Swindon: Paynter 67 (violent conduct).

MATCH RATING

Entertainment: 6

THE CROWD

Attendance: 3,491

PLAYER RATINGS

TOMLINSON: Made two excellent near-post stops from Cox in the first half and Paynter in the second 7

BRAYFORD: Got forward well to lend support 7

ABBEY: Distribution from the back was poor at times, but considering it was only his second start of the season he did all right 6

LAWRENCE: Looked fairly assured when he was playing the ball out from the back 7

O'DONNELL: Good performance. Battled well with Paynter and cleared his lines at vital moments 8

BOPP: Flitted in and out of the game, but did well considering his lack of match practice 7

BAILEY: Got involved and showed some skill on the ball 7

O'CONNOR: Competitive as always and went close with a couple of long-range free kicks 7

GRANT: Hit and miss in the first-half, but an encouraging effort in the second 7

MILLER: Looked really sharp. Took his goal well and was prepared to pressurise the Swindon defenders and keeper 8

ELDING: Low-key return to the starting eleven 6

SUBSTITUTES

DONALDSON (for Elding, 76): Missed a sitter in stoppage-time.

MURPHY (for Bopp, 81): Offered some impressive passes in the short time he was on for his senior debut.

Not used: Pope, Daniel, Collis.

SWINDON: Phil Smith, Jack Smith, Kennedy, Ifil, Aljofree, McGovern (Timlin, 73), Peacock (Easton, 46), Pook, McNamee (Sturrock, 73), Paynter, Cox. Subs: Morrison, Brezovan.