Wrexham prevails over Crawley Town 1-0 with a goal scored by O. Palmer. HIGHLIGHTS

CRAWLEY. Wrexham overcomes Crawley Town 1-0 after O. Palmer scored just 1 goal (13').

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David Brown
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Wrexham prevails over Crawley Town 1-0 with a goal scored by O. Palmer. HIGHLIGHTS

CRAWLEY. Wrexham prevails over Crawley Town 1-0 after O. Palmer scored just 1 goal (13′). Crawley Town was surely better in terms of ball possession (66%).​

Wrexham remained in players after Andy Cannon received a red card in the 66′. Anyhow, Wrexham still was capable to win this contest playing only in 10​.

The match was played at the The People’s Pension Stadium stadium in Crawley on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,572 spectators.​ The referee was Oliver Yates with the support of and Alan Cresswell. The 4th official was Adrian Tranter. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.49 degrees Celsius or 68.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Crawley Town

0 - 1

Team 1

Wrexham

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 25 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 4
  • 11 Shots blocked 1
  • 111 Attack 73
  • 66 Dangerous attack 17
  • 94 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Crawley Town had a superior ball possession 66% while Wrexham was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Crawley Town was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Wrexham was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Crawley Town shot 25 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wrexham shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Crawley Town received 2 yellow cards (Kellan Gordon and Will Wright). On the other side, Wrexham received 6 yellow cards (Aaron Hayden, Steven Fletcher, Thomas O’Connor, James McClean, Jacob Mendy and Ollie Palmer).

Also, Wrexham didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Andy Cannon (Wrexham) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (66′).

Match Timeline

13'
Ollie Palmer(goal)
Klaidi Lolos- sub ->Ben Gladwin
29'
33'
Ollie Palmer- Yellow
43'
Jacob Mendy- Yellow
45'
James McClean- Yellow
60'
Andy Cannon- sub ->Jacob Mendy
66'
Andy Cannon- Red
W. Wright- Yellow
70'
68'
Steven Fletcher- sub ->Ollie Palmer
76'
Aaron Hayden- Yellow
H. Forster- sub ->Adam Campbell
78'
81'
Jordan Davies- sub ->Elliot Lee
81'
Jordan Tunnicliffe- sub ->Paul Mullin
83'
Steven Fletcher- Yellow
K. Gordon- sub ->Ronan Darcy
90'
K. Gordon- Yellow
90'
90'
Thomas O'Connor- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After playing this match, Crawley Town will stay with 20 points like Mansfield Town, Crewe Alexandra and Wrexham to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Wrexham will have 20 points like Mansfield Town, Crewe Alexandra and Crawley Town to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Crawley Town will host Forest Green Rovers on the 17th of February with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Forest Green Rovers (5 draws).

Wrexham will host Notts County on the 17th of February with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Notts County (3 draws).

Crawley Town – Formation

Crawley Town
G
C. Addai 1.Jamaica
7.3
D
D. Conroy 3.England
7.3
D
L. Maguire 6.England
7.3
D
W. Wright 30.England
7.9
70'
M
B. Gladwin 7.England
6.4
29'
M
R. Darcy 10.England
7.0
90'
M
Aaron Henry 12.England
7.8
M
N. Tsaroulla 25.Cyprus
7.1
M
Jay Williams 26.England
7.5
F
D. Orsi 9.England
6.8
F
A. Campbell 28.England
7.5
78'
Substitutes
G
Luca Ashby-Hammond 13.England
D
K. Gordon 2.England
6.7
90' 90'
D
T. Johnson 23.England
M
J. Roles 11.Cyprus
M
R. Khaleel 27.Morocco
F
Klaidi Lolos 8.Greece
6.7
29'
F
H. Forster 14.England
6.4
78'

Crawley Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Scott Lindsey decided to play with the following team: Corey Addai (7.3), Will Wright (7.9), Dion Conroy (7.3), Laurence Maguire (7.3), Ronan Darcy (7.0), Ben Gladwin (6.4), Jay Williams (7.5), Aaron Henry (7.8), Nick Tsaroulla (7.1), Adam Campbell (7.5) and Danilo Orsi-Dadomo (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Kellan Gordon (6.7), Klaidi Lolos (6.7), Jack Roles, Luca Ashby-Hammond, Harry Forster (6.4), Travis Johnson and Rafiq Khaleel.

Crawley Town could not rely on the presence of Klaidi Lolos (injured) and Kellan Gordon (injured).

Substitutions

Crawley Town made 3 changes: Ben Gladwin for Klaidi Lolos (29′), Ronan Darcy for Kellan Gordon (90′) and Adam Campbell for Harry Forster (78′).

Best player: Will Wright​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Crawley Town was Will Wright.

His rating is (7.9) with 110 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 8 crosses.

Wrexham – Formation

Wrexham
G
Arthur Okonkwo 33.England
8.4
D
Aaron Hayden 5.England
7.3
76'
D
Eoghan O'Connell 15.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
Jacob Mendy 19.Gambia
7.0
60' 43'
D
Thomas O'Connor 22.Republic of Ireland
7.5
90'
D
James McClean 23.Republic of Ireland
7.8
45'
M
George Evans 12.England
7.0
M
James Jones 30.Scotland
7.1
M
Elliot Lee 38.England
7.0
81'
F
Ollie Palmer 9.England
7.5
68' 33' Goals13'
F
Paul Mullin 10.England
6.7
81'
Substitutes
G
Mark Howard 21.England
D
Jordan Tunnicliffe 6.England
7.1
81'
D
Will Boyle 25.England
M
Jordan Davies 7.Wales
7.0
81'
M
Andy Cannon 20.England
4.6
60' 66'
F
Sam Dalby 18.England
F
Steven Fletcher 26.Scotland
6.8
68' 83'

Wrexham started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Phil Parkinson played with: Arthur Okonkwo (8.4), Jacob Mendy (7.0), Aaron Hayden (7.3), Eoghan O’Connell (7.5), Thomas O’Connor (7.5), James McClean (7.8), James Jones (7.1), George Evans (7.0), Elliot Lee (7.0), Ollie Palmer (7.5) and Paul Mullin (6.7).

They had on the bench: Jordan Tunnicliffe (7.1), Jordan Davies (7.0), Sam Dalby, Andy Cannon (4.6), Mark Howard, William Boyle and Steven Fletcher (6.8).

Wrexham could not rely on the presence of Andy Cannon (injured) and Steven Fletcher (injured).

Substitutions

Wrexham made 4 changes: Jacob Mendy for Andy Cannon (60′), Ollie Palmer for Steven Fletcher (68′), Paul Mullin for Jordan Tunnicliffe (81′) and Elliot Lee for Jordan Davies (81′).

Best player: Arthur Okonkwo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wrexham was the goalkeeper: Arthur Okonkwo. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​