Crewe Alexandra manager not surprised his team beat the League One leaders

Crewe, who started the day in 18th place, ran out comfortable 2-0 winners over Peterborough United, scoring twice in the first-half and then keeping the expensively-assembled visiting foward line at bay with ease in the second half.

Artell reckons a result liks this had been coming.

“We at last scored the goals that matched the performance,” Artell enthused. “We could have won our most recent League One games 3,4 or 5-0, but we lost them all 1-0.

“But we deserved to beat the league leaders today. We showed flair and intent in the first-half to get in front and then our defensive shape and workrate were excellent in the second-half against a front four that’s as good as anything in the division.

“I can only remember a pot shot from 30 yards against us. They certainly didn’t open us up which was pleasing against a decent team. They are top because they have good players, but then so do we. We had the fourth best defensive record in the league before this game.

“We’ve had a very hard start to the season. We’ve played all the top sides and we’ve competed well against them all.”