Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Rotherham United will be looking for a lift in the EFL Cup on Tuesday after the team that finished bottom of last season's Championship suffered a 1-0 loss at Exeter City in their League One season opener on Saturday.

Their League Two opponents, Crewe Alexandra, suffered a similar setback in their first game of the campaign at Barrow.

How to watch Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra and TV channel

Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra will be broadcast on Sky Sports+.

Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra kick-off time, date and venue

Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra kicks off at 19:45 BST on Tuesday 13th August at the New York Stadium, Rotherham.

Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Rotherham have won just one of their last seven matches and failed to score in five of their last seven games at the New York Stadium.

Crewe lost 1-0 at Barrow on Saturday and that was the seventh straight time on their travels that their match has failed to generate more than two goals.

Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra head-to-head record (H2H)

Rotherham United wins	33
Draws	21
Crewe Alexandra wins	32

*H2H stats refer to all competitions

Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra team news

Rotherham United team news

Liam Kelly and Shaun McWilliams are expected to have shaken off knocks and should be fit to play, while Zak Jules is expected to have recovered from illness to feature.

Crewe Alexandra team news

The Railwaymen have reported no fresh injury issues after their defeat at Barrow.