Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Newport County
There is not much to separate the team in the league table, and that is likely going to create a close encounter between them on Saturday.

However, while Newport County have put in some stronger performances as of late, the impressive home record of Crewe Alexandra should be enough to grant them the win here.

Crewe have been having to deal without Courtney Baker-Richardson since the start of November, which has been a big blow considering he has seven goals to his name.

In his absence, it has been Dan Agyei and Bassala Sambou who have been leading the team, and while neither managed to get on the scoresheet last weekend they will likely retain their place.

The visitors opted to go for a back five in the FA Cup, and while they did not keep a clean sheet it is a formation decision that could be continued.



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克鲁亚历山德拉2胜1负新港县
这支球队在积分榜上的差距并不大，这很可能会在周六造成他们之间的激烈交锋。

然而，尽管纽波特郡最近有了一些更强的表现，克鲁亚历山德拉令人印象深刻的主场战绩应该足以让他们在这里获胜。

克鲁从11月初开始就不得不面对贝克-理查德森的缺阵，考虑到他已经打入7球，这对他来说是一个巨大的打击。

在他缺席的这段时间里，丹·阿耶伊和巴萨拉·桑布一直是球队的主力，虽然上周末他们两人都没能取得进球，但他们很可能会保住自己的位置。

客队在足总杯上选择了五后卫，虽然他们没有保持零封，但这是一个队形决定，可以继续。