Phil Brown looks set to bring a strong sqaud to Gresty Road this afternoon with new signings George Boateng, Geovanni, Gernard Mendy and Peter Halmosi all expected to feature along with Hull born Nicky Barmby and Dean Windass.
Crewe will be looking to make home debuts to Steve Collis, Joel Grant, Calvin Zola and Anthony Elding, with Elding likely to be on the bench with Steve Holland looking to the pairing of Zola and Maynard up front.