Stevenage 1-5 Crewe: Boro sink to League Two basement after battering

Five-star Crewe hammered Stevenage 5-1 and soared into the Sky Bet League Two automatic promotion places.

Two goals in three first-half minutes from Chuma Anene and Oliver Finney gave them daylight and David Artell's men twisted the knife in the second half.

Struggling Stevenage are now without a win in five league games following a defeat that leaves them at the foot of the table, two points from safety.

Home goalkeeper Paul Farman produced a fine save to deny Charlie Kirk early on.

Anene arrived at the perfect time to plant Kirk's cross beyond Farman in the 29th minute and Finney timed his run to perfection to head home another Kirk delivery moments later.

Daniel Powell powered in the third just before the hour as he raced on to a through ball to fire past Farman.

Anene was denied a second when his header struck the bar, but he made no mistake with a thumping headed effort from Harry Pickering's cross.

To add insult to injury, Scott Cuthbert put Pickering's pass into his own net for Crewe's fifth, although the defender grabbed a consolation at the other end in the closing stages.