Sutton United v Crewe Alexandra
Sutton United are eyeing a late push for the play-offs as they take on a Crewe Alexandra side who have nothing to play for.
The U’s are performing strongly at the moment and are only three points off the top seven with a game in-hand on Salford City above them. They won 2-0 away at Newport County last weekend to boost their promotion hopes thanks to goals by defender Coby Rowe and midfielder Alistair Reid. Their boss Matt Gray was delighted afterwards and said he was pleased to keep their ‘run going’ as he eyes another win this Saturday. Sutton have midfielder Craig Eastmond and striker Omar Bugiel back from their respective suspensions which is a big boost and gives them more options and depth to pick from. They are on a roll and have won their last three matches on the spin as they look to make that four against an inconsistent Crewe outfit. In addition, the London club are proving tough to beat and are unbeaten in their last six and have only lost once in their last 11 which bodes well ahead of their upcoming fixtures. In their 16 games at Gander Green Lane this term, they have only lost twice and they have made it a real fortress like they did in the last campaign.
It has been a poor season for Crewe and they sit down in 17th place. The Cheshire side drew 1-1 at home to bottom of the table Rochdale last Saturday with defender Rio Adebisi on the scoresheet and they were disappointed not to win with their opponents equalising with 10 minutes to go. Manager Lee Bell said he was ‘frustrated’ with the result and pressure is starting to mount on him after their stuttering set of recent results. On the selection front, defender Connor O’Riordan was sent off against the Dale and will be suspended meaning Billy Sass-Davies, who hasn’t played much football in this campaign, is the most likely to step in. Striker Courtney Baker-Richardson has returned to training as he steps up his road to recovery from injury but this weekend is expected to come too soon for him with Dan Agyei ready to get the nod again. Crewe are struggling for points and have won just once in their last 10 outings which leaves them closer to the relegation zone than it does to the play-offs. They may find it hard to find the motivation to play to their best over the couple of months due to their season effectively being over already and they will be there for the taking.
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