CRAWLEY. Port Vale was capable to turn the table before demolishing Crawley Town. It was Crawley Town to score first with a goal from K. Appiah. However, later Port Vale found the way to turn the table scoring 4 consecutive goals with T. Conlon (49′), T. Pett (76′), G. Francomb (80′) and D. Amoo (90′). Port Vale was vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The People’s Pension Stadium stadium in Crawley on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Trevor Kettle with the help of Michael Webb and Darren Blunden. The 4th official was Kevin Howick. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 8 Total 18
- 2 On Target 12
- 6 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 100 Attack 133
- 30 Dangerous attack 64
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 9
Fouls
- 16 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Port Vale had a superior ball possession 67% while Crawley Town was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Port Vale won the match.
Crawley Town shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Port Vale shot 18 times, 12 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Crawley Town didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Port Vale received 2 yellow cards (T. Pett and B. Garrity).
(Crawley Town) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (12′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Crawley Town will stay with 17 points like Colchester United to stay in the 18th place. On the other side, Port Vale will have 28 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Crawley Town will play away against Swindon Town on the 13th of November with a 4-4 head to head.
Port Vale will host Bradford City on the 13th of November with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Port Vale (8 draws).
Crawley Town – Formation
Crawley Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager John Yems decided to play with the following team: G. Morris, T. Craig, J. Lynch, G. Francomb, N. Tsaroulla, J. Hessenthaler, J. Powell, T. Frost, W. Ferry, K. Appiah and T. Nichols.
The home team had on the bench: D. Rodari, B. Noukeu, M. Marshall, S. Ashford, J. Payne and A. Davies.
Crawley Town could not rely on the presence of J. Payne (injured).
Substitutions
Crawley Town made 3 changes: T. Frost for M. Marshall (65′), W. Ferry for A. Davies (78′) and G. Francomb for J. Payne (83′).
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the other side, Darrell Clarke played with: Lucas, M. Benning, D. Jones, N. Smith, J. Gibbons, L. Cass, T. Conlon, T. Pett, D. Politic, B. Garrity and J. Wilson.
They had on the bench: G. Lloyd, A. Martin, D. Amoo, A. Stone, B. Walker, D. Amos and J. Taylor.
Substitutions
Port Vale made 3 changes: B. Garrity for D. Amoo (46′), L. Cass for G. Lloyd (46′) and D. Politic for J. Taylor (68′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Northampton Town – Carlisle United – 3-0
- Barrow – Rochdale – 1-2
- Bradford City – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
- Colchester United – Scunthorpe United – 2-1
- Crawley Town – Port Vale – 1-4
- Harrogate Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
- Leyton Orient – Hartlepool United – 5-0
- Mansfield Town – Tranmere Rovers – 2-0
- Newport County – Stevenage – 5-0
- Oldham Athletic – Swindon Town – 1-3
- Salford City – Exeter City – 1-2
- Sutton United – Walsall – 0-1