
Upwardly mobile Tranmere climbed into the top six in League Two with a 3-0 victory over Crewe at Prenton Park.
Southampton loanee defender Dynel Simeu’s first league goal after 22 minutes set up Micky Mellon’s in-form side for a fifth successive victory.
Elliott Nevitt came off the bench in the opening period to net his fourth of the campaign with a 56th-minute back-post header from Josh Dacres-Cogley’s cross.
And Rovers completed an easy win when Lee O’Connor’s stoppage-time attempt was deflected past Arthur Okonkwo.
Tranmere’s winning streak has also been achieved with five clean sheets in a row, built on the central defensive partnership of 20-year-old Simeu and Jordan Turnbull.
Crewe kicked off only one place behind their hosts, hoping to win a league encounter at Prenton Park for the first time since September 2000.
Instead, Alex are now winless in four and only occasionally suggested they would find a way past goalkeeper Ross Doohan.
Courtney Baker-Richardson had the Cheshire outfit’s best opportunity but failed to test Doohan.
Five minutes later Nevitt put the result beyond doubt before O’Connor claimed a late effort to add extra shine to the result.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Tranmere
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Doohan
- 2Dacres-Cogley
- 26Simeu
- 14Turnbull
- 3Bristow
- 7Morris
- 4O’Connor
- 6MerrieBooked at 52mins
- 11HawkesSubstituted forHughesat 89′minutes
- 10HemmingsSubstituted forBurtonat 90+4′minutes
- 22LewisSubstituted forNevittat 33′minutes
Substitutes
- 8McAlear
- 16Nolan
- 17Hughes
- 19Byrne
- 20Nevitt
- 23Hewelt
- 27Burton
Crewe
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Okonkwo
- 2Mellor
- 6Offord
- 5McDonald
- 3AdebisiSubstituted forFinneyat 86′minutes
- 20King
- 8ThomasSubstituted forBrookat 60′minutes
- 25TabinerSubstituted forFinneyat 76′minutes
- 18LeshabelaSubstituted forSambouat 60′minutes
- 11Agyei
- 9Baker-Richardson
Substitutes
- 1Richards
- 4Williams
- 14Finney
- 17Brook
- 19Sambou
- 22Sass-Davies
- 24Finney
Live Text
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Match ends, Tranmere Rovers 3, Crewe Alexandra 0.
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Second Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 3, Crewe Alexandra 0.
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Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Jake Burton replaces Kane Hemmings because of an injury.
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Charlie Finney (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Elliott Nevitt (Tranmere Rovers).
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Attempt missed. Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
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Foul by Rod McDonald (Crewe Alexandra).
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Elliott Nevitt (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Goal! Tranmere Rovers 3, Crewe Alexandra 0. Elliott Nevitt (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
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Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Rhys Hughes replaces Josh Hawkes.
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Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Ross Doohan tries a through ball, but Elliott Nevitt is caught offside.
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Offside, Crewe Alexandra. Charlie Finney tries a through ball, but Kelvin Mellor is caught offside.
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Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Charlie Finney replaces Rio Adebisi.
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Attempt blocked. Bassala Sambou (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Eli King with a cross.
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Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Jordan Turnbull.
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Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Jordan Turnbull.
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Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Dynel Simeu.
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Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Rio Adebisi.
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Foul by Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra).
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Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

