Bury vs Crewe Alexandra; Sky Bet League Two
Bury vs Crewe Alexandra. Sky Bet League Two.
The Energy Check Stadium at Gigg LaneAttendance3,812.
Bury 3
- C Lavery (50th minute)
- J O'Shea (58th minute pen, 76th minute)
Crewe Alexandra 1
- C Porter (3rd minute)
Bury vs Crewe preview
Monday 31 December 2018 12:58, UK
Neil Danns is a doubt for Bury as they prepare to host Crewe.
The midfielder was withdrawn at half-time during the goalless draw at Notts County on Saturday.
Shakers boss Ryan Lowe made six changes for that game at Meadow Lane and five for the previous match at Mansfield, so he might choose to shuffle his pack once more. The likes of Tom Miller, Stephen Dawson, Dominic Telford and Caolan Lavery are options for Lowe.
Crewe boss David Artell will have a fully-fit squad to choose from. Eddie Nolan passed a late fitness test on an ankle knock to enable Artell to name an unchanged team against Stevenage on Saturday.
The Railwaymen have bounced back from three successive defeats with back-to-back wins so Artell will be hoping for more of the same. With a busy fixture list, the Alex boss could make changes to ensure the squad stays fresh.
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Bury are unbeaten in eight home league games against Crewe in the top four tiers of English football since a 1-2 defeat in May 1993 (W5 D3).
Each of the last four league meetings between Bury and Crewe have been draws by different scorelines: 2-2 in March 2013, 3-3 in August 2015, 0-0 in January 2016 and 1-1 in October this season.
Bury have won four home league games on the bounce, their best run since winning seven in a row on home soil in November 2014.
Crewe have lost each of their last four away league games without scoring a single goal. They last lost five consecutive away league games without netting in October 1983; they ended that run in their following away game, which was against Bury.
Crewe have won each of their last eight league games on New Year's Day (1994 to present); the only team with a longer run of wins on New Year's Day in the Football League are opponents Bury (10 games between 1912 and 1927).
