They overcame Southend in the semi-final on the way to last year's success and their current status, a league above the Shrimpers, was evident in their superiority for much of the match.Brown, still searching for a first win with his new club, saw his side have a penalty shout turned down when Ellis tussled with Assombalonga in the area. Mkandawire should then have levelled when he miscued a header from Chris Barker's corner.Clayton saw his close-range effort saved by Paul Smith as Crewe made a bright start at a sunbathed Wembley. And it did not take them long to go in front with a goal rehearsed a few times on the training ground.Clayton started the move by robbing Mohsni - who thought he had been fouled - and finished it too, poking in when Moore squared the ball across the box.Byron Moore rolled a corner to the edge of the area, which Davis delightfully stepped over and, with the Southend defence wrong-footed, Murphy's right-foot curler dipped into the corner.They will be wondering whether they are destined always to fall short this competition, after back-to-back LDV Trophy final defeats at the Millennium Stadium in 2004 and 2005.The Crewe pressure persisted, with Moore a constant threat down the right-hand side, but Southend managed to compose themselves and started to look dangerous from set-pieces, Ryan Cresswell flashing a header over.
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