Crewe without influential midfielder Anthony Grant as he serves second game of ban

yellow card of the campaign against Crawley Town on Good Friday. Grant missed Monday’s 1-0 defeat at Chesterfield and will also sit out the clash with the O’s at the weekend.^thCombative midfielder Anthony Grant will serve the second match of his ban for the visit of Leyton Orient this weekend. Grant was suspended for two games after picking up a 10

Grant’s suspension did leave Steve Davis short of midfield numbers with only Liam Nolan named on the bench at Chesterfield and the Northern Ireland Youth International has only recently returned from an ankle injury himself.

Club captain Matt Tootle could be involved if he is able to get more minutes under his belt against Leeds United’s Under-21s tomorrow. Tootle made his comeback against Huddersfield Town on Tuesday and completed 60 minutes.