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Crewe Alexandra FC
Carl Oakes
Northampton Town FC
Simon Compton
FA Shield Quarterfinals
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 0 | - (n) | 2 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 16 | 4 | 1st Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 |
| 16 | 21 | 1st Division | | 4 | - | 1 | | | 1 | - | 0 | - | 2 |
| 17 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 2 | - (n) | 2 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 17 | 4 | 1st Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 17 | 21 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 18 | 9 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 18 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - (n) | 0 | | | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| 18 | 29 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 3 | | | 2 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| 19 | 13 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 2 | | | 2 | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| 19 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 3 | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| 20 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 0 | - (n) | 3 | | | 3 | - | 3 | - | 6 |
| 20 | 23 | FA Shield Quarterfinals | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 3 | - | 3 | - | 7 |
| 22 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 0 | - (n) | 1 | | | 3 | - | 3 | - | 8 |
| 22 | 33 | Youth Cup Quarterfinals | | 1③ | - (n) | 1④ | | /
| 3 | - | 4 | - | 8 |
| 23 | 5 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 2 | | | 3 | - | 5 | - | 8 |
| 23 | 25 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 3 | - | 5 | - | 9 |
| 26 | 37 | YOUTH CUP SEMIFINALS | | 0 | - (n) | 1 | | | 3 | - | 5 | - | 10 |
| 31 | 4 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 3 | - | 5 | - | 11 |
| 31 | 21 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 3 | - | 5 | - | 12 |
| 32 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 0 | - (n) | 0 | | | 3 | - | 6 | - | 12 |
| 34 | 5 | 2nd Division | | 5 | - | 0 | | | 4 | - | 6 | - | 12 |
| 34 | 25 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 4 | - | 6 | - | 13 |
| 35 | 19 | AP Cup Quarterfinals | | 1④ | - | 1① | | /
| 4 | - | 7 | - | 13 |
| 37 | 5 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 7 | - | 13 |
| 37 | 25 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 7 | - | 14 |
| 38 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 3 | - (n) | 3 | | | 5 | - | 8 | - | 14 |
| 40 | 20 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 1 | | | 5 | - | 9 | - | 14 |
| 40 | 39 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 5 | - | 9 | - | 15 |
| 41 | 12 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 10 | - | 15 |
| 41 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 0 | - (n) | 1 | | | 5 | - | 10 | - | 16 |
| 41 | 30 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 5 | - | 10 | - | 17 |
| 44 | 5 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 11 | - | 17 |
| 44 | 25 | 2nd Division | | 5 | - | 0 | | | 5 | - | 11 | - | 18 |
| 47 | 9 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 6 | - | 11 | - | 18 |
| 47 | 20 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 6 | - | 12 | - | 18 |
| 48 | 4 | 3rd Division | | 5 | - | 0 | | | 7 | - | 12 | - | 18 |
| 48 | 26 | 3rd Division | | 0 | - | 0 | | | 7 | - | 13 | - | 18 |
| 48 | 28 | Youth Cup Round 2 | | 1 | - (n) | 3 | | | 8 | - | 13 | - | 18 |
| 50 | 11 | FA Shield Round 1 | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 9 | - | 13 | - | 18 |
| 51 | 16 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 10 | - | 13 | - | 18 |
| 51 | 39 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 10 | - | 13 | - | 19 |
| 52 | 12 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 13 | - | 19 |
| 52 | 23 | FA Shield Quarterfinals | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 12 | - | 13 | - | 19 |
| 52 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - (n) | 2 | | | 12 | - | 13 | - | 20 |
| 52 | 30 | 2nd Division | | 4 | - | 1 | | | 12 | - | 13 | - | 21 |
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | | - | | - | | |||
Olmec Head Preview
FA Shield• The previous FA Shield Final appearances by Crewe Alexandra FC include:
• a season 17 loss to Plymouth Argyle FC 1-0.
• Northampton Town FC has 4 FA Shield Trophies.
• The previous FA Shield Final appearances by Northampton Town FC include:
• a season 15 win over Derby County 2-1.
• a season 20 win over Watford 3-2.
• a season 23 win over Nottingham Forest 1-0.
• a season 42 win over Queens Park Rangers 0-0 (PK Shootout: 5-4).
Crewe Alexandra FC
• Crewe Alexandra FC are free of injuries entering today's match.
Northampton Town FC
• Walter Wilson (III/12 Sw) is questionable (knee injury) but may return today.
Head To Head Meetings
• Crewe Alexandra FC and Northampton Town FC have met 43 times with 2 of those occurring in the FA Shield.
• Northampton Town FC have won 19, lost 11 and drawn 13 of 43 matches against Crewe Alexandra FC.
MATCHUP
| Crewe Alexandra FC | Position | Northampton Town FC |
| 12 | Goalkeeper | ✓ 16 |
| 15 ✓ | Sweeper | 11 |
| 44 ✓ | Defenders | 40 |
| 31 | Midfielders | ✓ 40 |
| 65 ✓ | Forwards | 39 |
| 26 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 5 |
🅾 PREDICTION: CRE 2 – 0 NOR (CRE to win)
🏠 Home: Crewe Alexandra FC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:0 MF:2 FW:7
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: Forward line is the decisive area — Crewe (65) massively outgun Northampton's defence (40), giving the home side a commanding edge in the attacking third.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Olivier Havet (FW, TL:16) — CRE | Artyom Szczesny (GK, TL:16) — NOR
🎯 VERDICT: Crewe Alexandra should take this convincingly with a 2-0 win. Their forward line (65) overwhelms Northampton's defensive unit (40), and a home advantage boost of +9 with groundsman benefits adding 7 to the forward line only widens that gap further. Olivier Havet is the standout figure here — his top-level forward rating makes him the most dangerous threat Northampton's backline will face all afternoon.
Match Notes
Cautious Carl versus Compi — one overthinks everything, the other thinks nothing at all. Somewhere in that gap is a football match.
Olmec Head Marcus (Coventry City) 06/06 - 6:31 PM
😂😂 we don’t stand a chance
Simon (Northampton Town FC) 06/06 - 6:37 PM
First game of a double cup header
Carl (Crewe Alexandra FC) 06/08 - 9:20 AM