Boss Micky Mellon got the reaction he was looking for from his Tranmere side after Callum McManaman’s first-half strike clinched a 1-0 FA Cup win at League Two rivals Crawley.Winger McManaman, who won the FA Cup with Wigan in 2013, settled the issue with a close-range effort to register his first goal since scoring the winner against Walsall on the opening day.Mellon had described Rovers&r...Full Story »

Crawley will be without suspended defender Joel Lynch for Saturday’s FA Cup first-round tie with Sky Bet League Two rivals Tranmere.Lynch was sent off during last weekend’s 4-1 loss at home to Port Vale.Striker Ashley Nadesan returns to contention after serving a two-match ban.Crawley are still missing defender Jordan Tunnicliffe due to injury.Tranmere have no fresh selection concern...Full Story »

High-flying Port Vale made it seven wins from their last nine League Two games with a 4-1 comeback victory at 10-man Crawley.Crawley had to battle for 78 minutes with a player less after Joel Lynch’s early dismissal, and Vale eventually made the advantage pay after Kwesi Appiah had given the hosts the lead just before the break.Crawley went into the game smarting from stinging criticism fr...Full Story »

Crawley will still be without Ashley Nadesan for the visit of Port Vale in Sky Bet League Two.The 27-year-old serves the final game of a two-match ban after he was sent off for the second time this season against Exeter last week.Sam Matthews is likely to make a return before Christmas as he continues to build up fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines while defender Jordan Tunnicliff...Full Story »

Scunthorpe picked up their first win in 10 games with a deserved 2-1 home success over Crawley.There was little to chose between the teams between the two boxes but Scunthorpe were more clinical in front of goal, although they remain bottom of the table after only their second League Two win of the season.Crawley started well and Iron keeper Rory Watson produced a full-length diving save to keep...Full Story »

Exeter boss Matt Taylor praised a big second-half response after his side battled back from a goal down to take maximum points in a 3-1 win at 10-man Crawley.The Grecians turned the game around after striker Kwesi Appiah had headed the Reds in front in the 31st minute.Crawley were forced to play the entire second half with 10 men after striker Ashley Nadesan, booked earlier for a foul, received ...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Matt Jay, Nigel Atangana and Sam Nombe gave Exeter a 3-1 victory at 10-man Crawley.The hosts, who had led through Kwesi Appiah’s header, had striker Ashley Nadesan dismissed for two bookable offences before half-time as they went down to back-to-back defeats.Exeter boss Matt Taylor made four changes and the recalled Jake Caprice tested veteran keeper Glenn Morris ear...Full Story »

Crawley boss John Yems could tinker with his side ahead of their game against Exeter.The Reds have no fresh injury concerns, while Ashley Nadesan made his return as a second-half substitute against Sutton at the weekend and could be considered for a start.Crawley are currently 12th in Sky Bet League Two and Yems’ side will be looking to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat to the U’s.They c...Full Story »

Assistant manager Jason Goodliffe confirmed that defender Coby Rowe had complained about an alleged racist comment from the crowd early on in Sutton’s 1-0 victory at Crawley.Referee Tom Nield spoke to the fourth official after Rowe made him aware of the comments, and there was a crowd announcement warning supporters of a potential abandonment if the alleged abuse continued.“It has be...Full Story »

An 84th-minute goal from substitute Isaac Olaofe gave in-form Sutton their sixth win in the last seven league games with a 1-0 victory at Crawley.Crawley striker Tom Nichols had a penalty saved eight minutes before Olaofe struck as the hosts went down to their first home league defeat of the season.Crawley, who had scored in each of their previous six league games, had a strong appeal for a pena...Full Story »

Ashley Nadesan returns from suspension for Crawley’s Sky Bet League Two clash against Sutton.Nadesan has been unavailable since he was sent off in the second half of his side’s 2-2 draw against Harrogate on September 21.Elsewhere, there are no fresh injury concerns for manager John Yems.Crawley, who won 1-0 at Rochdale last weekend, head into Saturday’s fixture ninth in the tab...Full Story »

Crawley moved to the brink of the Sky Bet League Two play-off places with a 1-0 win at Rochdale.This was no smash and grab raid from the visitors, who ran out comfortable winners despite the narrow scoreline.The only goal of the game came when the home side were punished for some dire defending in the 14th minute.Aaron Morley played a square pass across his own penalty area, Nick Tsaroulla pounc...Full Story »

Rochdale will be without Josh Andrews for their clash against Crawley.The forward, who is on loan from Birmingham, sustained a hamstring injury and will be missing for a minimum of four weeks.Other than Andrews, Dale manager Robbie Stockdale has a full squad to choose from.Rochdale will be aiming to put their midweek Papa John’s Trophy defeat to Port Vale behind them.Ludwig Francillette is...Full Story »

Captain Peter Clarke’s double lifted Tranmere to eighth in League Two as they beat Crawley 2-1 at Prenton Park.The 39-year-old veteran struck with two headers either side of Kwesi Appiah’s second-half goal to secure victory for Micky Mellon’s men.Tranmere’s Callum McManaman went close early on before Sam Ashford rattled the crossbar for Crawley.The deadlock was broken on ...Full Story »

Andros Townsend secured Everton a deserved point at Manchester United as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men stumbled into the international break. Just three days on from Cristiano Ronaldo’s stoppage-time winner against Villarreal, the Red Devils were back in action and looking to build some much-needed momentum. Anthony Martial’s first United goal in eight months put SolskjaerR...Full Story »

Tranmere will be without Calum MacDonald for their Sky Bet League Two clash against Crawley.The left-back was shown a second yellow card against Forest Green last Saturday and will serve a one-match suspension.Ross Doohan could retain his spot between the sticks as Joe Murphy recovers from concussion.The goalkeeper started against the league leaders and kept a clean sheet for Tranmere to earn a ...Full Story »

Crawley extended their unbeaten home league run to five matches with a goal in each half from Will Ferry and Nick Tsaroulla giving them a 2-1 victory over Bradford.Callum Cooke grabbed a late reply for Bradford who have now not won in their last five league games.City, without six injured senior players, conceded a free-kick early on when Ferry was brought down by Oscar Threlkeld and recalled de...Full Story »

Crawley are set to be without several players for the Sky Bet League Two visit of Bradford on Saturday afternoon.Town boss John Yems has admitted he is “struggling” for a team after George Francomb and Joel Lynch joined a growing injury list when they limped off in their midweek draw against Harrogate.Ashley Nadesan will miss out through suspension after he was sent off for being inv...Full Story »

A second-half own goal by Archie Davies gave high-riding Harrogate a point from a topsy-turvy 2-2 draw at 10-man Crawley.Harrogate were more threatening following the sending off of striker Ashley Nadesan midway through the second half but could not find a winner.The visitors went into the clash smarting from their first defeat of the season at Port Vale and in a perfect start took the lead afte...Full Story »

Crawley manager John Yems must decide whether or not to stick with the side that began the wins over Carlisle and Colchester for the visit of Harrogate.Kwesi Appiah and Ashley Nadesan are pushing for places in the starting line-up after they both came off the bench at Colchester on Saturday.Owen Gallacher is hoping to play against Harrogate, where he had a spell on loan last year, but he has mad...Full Story »