Colchester United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra result, stats and report

Barnsley scored three goals in a nine-minute first-half burst to establish control of this Carabao Cup tie, but the underlying statistics tell a more complicated story about what actually happened at Oakwell on Tuesday evening.

Crewe Alexandra edged out Accrington Stanley 2-1 in the Carabao Cup, winning the physical battle from start to finish and holding their nerve after Stanley pulled one back late on.

Southampton controlled proceedings from first whistle to last at the JobServe Community Stadium, with two late goals sealing a comfortable Carabao Cup first round win that the stats suggest was even more one-sided than the scoreline implies.

Notts County secured a hard-fought 1-0 win away at Colchester United, a result that adds another chapter to what has been a compelling League Two season. For Colchester, it is a disappointment that will linger.

Chesterfield secured a comfortable 2-0 home victory over Crewe Alexandra, a result that reflected the structural gap between two sides at very different ends of the League Two table. The Spireites were organised, purposeful, and ultimately too solid for a Crewe side that ended the season without answers.

Crewe Alexandra and Cambridge United played out a goalless draw at Gresty Road on the final day of the League Two season, a result that settled nothing and changed little, with both sides finishing their 46-game campaigns in the lower half of the table.