Crewe secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Northampton Town in League Two's second round of fixtures on Saturday. The result moved the hosts up to fourth in the table while the visitors remain rooted in eighteenth place.
Josh March proved decisive, finding the net in the fifty-third minute after a period of sustained pressure. He added a second goal just sixty seconds later, though the match record shows only one goal credited to Crewe's name.
Northampton pushed for an equaliser but struggled to convert their dominance into clear-cut chances. The visitors made three substitutions by the eightieth minute, bringing on Logan Briggs and Harvey Saunders in an attempt to find a way through.
The statistics tell a familiar story: Northampton registered thirteen shots against Crewe's five, yet the hosts took their opportunities. Possession was evenly split at 49 to 51 per cent, but shots on target told a different tale with six for the visitors compared to three for Crewe.
Comeback football rarely rewards patience, and Northampton's inability to score from their abundance of chances left them frustrated. Crewe's four-game unbeaten run extended with this result, while the visitors have now dropped points in every match this season.