Match Events
- 13′Crewe, red card:Billy Sass-Davies
- 15′Crewe, substitution:off
- Half-time
- 46′Crewe, substitution:offC. Porter
- 50′Crewe, goal:0–1C. Ainley
- 60′Hartlepool, substitution:M. Smith
- 60′Hartlepool, substitution:off
- 70′Hartlepool, substitution:offG. Liddle
- 78′Crewe, substitution:C. Ainley
- 81′Crewe, yellow card:
- 90+2′Crewe, yellow card:
- Full-time0 – 1
Lineups
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Hartlepool
5-3-2
7.05
Average match ratingHartlepool +0.50
6.55
Crewe
4-3-3
Referee
Thomas Bramall
Victoria Park
Key Stats
65%Possession35%
–Expected Goals–
17Shots6
3Shots on Target4
10Corners4
85%Pass Accuracy72%
Top Performers
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Goal
personC. Ainley1 goal
1 goalPlayer Ratings
Hartlepool
Crewe
Match report
Hartlepool vs Crewe — the facts
Crewe won 1–0 away against Hartlepool (half-time 0–0).
Hartlepool met Crewe in the League Cup (1st Round). Kick-off was Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 18:00 UTC at Victoria Park. Referee: Thomas Bramall.
Team pages: Hartlepool · Crewe · League Cup
Key moments
- 13' Red card: Billy Sass-Davies
- 50' Goal: C. Ainley — 0–1
Starting line-ups
Hartlepool (5-3-2)
- 35 Jonathan Mitchell
- 8 N. Featherstone
- 5 Oluwarotimi Odusina
- 2 Jamie Sterry
- 23 Z. Francis-Angol
- 16 Neill Byrne
- 10 Luke Molyneux
- 18 Martin Smith
- 4 G. Liddle
- 7 Tyler Burey
- 28 Matthew Daly
Crewe (4-3-3)
- 1 William Jääskeläinen
- 15 C. McFadzean
- 4 Shaun MacDonald
- 22 Billy Sass-Davies
- 2 Kayne Ramsay
- 6 Luke Offord
- 20 Josh Lundstram
- 11 C. Ainley
- 19 Owen Dale
- 7 Christopher Long
- 9 C. Porter
About this match
On this page: the Hartlepool vs Crewe final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this League Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Hartlepool and Crewe team pages or the League Cup page.