Crewe 2-1 Hereford

Billy Jones scored twice as Crewe won for the fifth time in six games to ease their League One relegation fears.

On-loan Hereford keeper Peter Gulasci tipped Clayton Donaldson's thunderbolt onto the bar, and kept out headers from Calvin Zola and Chris McCready.

But he could not save Jones' penalty, awarded after Sam Hewson was sent off for handling on the line.

Toumani Diagouraga headed in a corner to level, but Jones smashed in a 30-yard screamer to earn a deserved win.

Crewe:

Ruddy, O'Donnell (Daniel 80), Baudet, McCready, Brayford, Woodards, Sigurdsson, Jones, Moore (Grant 75), Zola (Miller 87), Donaldson.
Subs Not Used: Collis, Schumacher.

Booked: Zola.

Goals: Jones 55 pen, 82.

Hereford:

Gulacsi, Jackson, Rose, Antwi , Taylor, Gwynne (Smith 56), Hewson, Diagouraga, Done, Brandy (Johnson 62), Guinan.
Subs Not Used: Veiga, Broadhurst, D Agostino.

Sent off: Hewson (55).

Goals: Diagouraga 79.

Att: 5,195

Ref: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire).

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