CRAWLEY. Mansfield Town prevailed over Crawley Town to win 2-1. It was Mansfield Town to strike first with a goal of O. Hawkins at the 24′. Then it was a goal in the 48′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Oates gave the win to Mansfield Town in the 72′ minute with a goal.

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. The referee was Andy Davies with the help of Craig Taylor and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Declan Bourne. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.9 degrees Celsius or 39.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Crawley Town

1 - 2

Mansfield Town

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 5 Total 10
  • 2 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 138 Attack 105
  • 55 Dangerous attack 43
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 16
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Crawley Town was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Mansfield Town that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Crawley Town was was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Mansfield Town succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Crawley Town shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Mansfield Town shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Crawley Town didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town received 2 yellow cards (O. Hawkins and S. McLaughlin).

Match Timeline

20'
24'
46'
Tom Nichols- sub ->T. Frost
48'
52'
Stephen McLaughlin- Yellow
70'
George Maris- sub ->S. Quinn
72'
Rhys Oates(goal)O. Hawkins
79'
79'
90'
Joel Lynch- sub ->J. Tilley
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After this match, Crawley Town will stay with 21 points like Colchester United to hold in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town will have 23 points like Bristol Rovers and Hartlepool United to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Crawley Town will play away against Walsall on the 7th of December with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Walsall (4 draws).

Mansfield Town will host Carlisle United on the 7th of December with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Mansfield Town (5 draws).

Crawley Town – Formation

Crawley Town
G
Glenn Morris 1.England
6.3
D
Tony Craig 5.England
6.5
D
George Francomb 4.England
6.5
D
Ludwig Francillette 15.Guadeloupe
6.6
D
Archie Daniel Davies 2.England
6.6
M
Jake Hessenthaler 39.England
7.6
M
Jack Powell 8.England
6.7
M
Tyler Frost 11.England
6.6
46'
M
James Tilley 14.England
7.2
90' 48'
F
Kwesi Appiah 21.Ghana
7.0
F
Ashley Nadesan 10.England
6.6
79'
Substitutes
G
B. Noukeu 40.Cameroon
D
Joel Lynch 37.Wales
90'
D
Mark Marshall 45.Jamaica
M
Reece Grego-Cox 7.Republic of Ireland
6.5
79'
M
A. Bansal-McNulty 30.England
M
Szymon Kowalczyk 26.England
F
Tom Nichols 9.England
6.6
46'

Crawley Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager John Yems decided to play with the following team: Glenn Morris (6.3), Archie Davies (6.6), Ludwig Francillette (6.6), Tony Craig (6.5), George Francomb (6.5), Tyler Frost (6.6), Jake Hessenthaler (7.6), Jack Powell (6.7), James Tilley (7.2), Ashley Nadesan (6.6) and Kwesi Appiah (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: J. Lynch, Reece Grego-Cox (6.5), A. Bansal-McNulty, M. Marshall, Tom Nichols (6.6), B. Noukeu and S. Kowalczyk.

Substitutions

Crawley Town made 3 changes: T. Frost for T. Nichols (46′), A. Nadesan for R. Grego-Cox (79′) and J. Tilley for J. Lynch (90′).

Best player: Jake Hessenthaler​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crawley Town was Jake Hessenthaler.

His rating is (7.6) with 53 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town
G
N. Bishop 1.England
6.2
D
Farrend Rawson 6.England
6.2
D
William Forrester 23.England
7.1
D
John-Joe O'Toole 35.Republic of Ireland
7.4
M
Elliott Hewitt 4.Wales
6.8
M
Stephen Quinn 16.Republic of Ireland
6.7
70'
M
Stephen McLaughlin 3.Republic of Ireland
6.2
52'
M
Ryan Stirk 25.Wales
7.6
M
George Lapslie 32.England
6.8
90'
F
Rhys Oates 18.England
6.9
79' 72'
F
Oliver Hawkins 12.England
7.8
20' 24'
Substitutes
G
G. Shelvey 13.England
D
Ryan Burke 15.Republic of Ireland
M
Henry Charsley 7.Republic of Ireland
M
Ollie Clarke 8.England
90'
M
George Maris 10.England
6.4
70'
F
Tyrese Sinclair 17.England
6.7
79'
F
Jordan Bowery 9.England

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

Nigel Clough played with: Nathan Bishop (6.2), Farrend Rawson (6.2), John-Joe O’Toole (7.4), William Forrester (7.1), Elliott Hewitt (6.8), George Lapslie (6.8), Ryan Stirk (7.6), Stephen Quinn (6.7), Stephen McLaughlin (6.2), Rhys Oates (6.9) and Oliver Hawkins (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: H. Charsley, R. Burke, Tyrese Sinclair (6.7), J. Bowery, O. Clarke, George Maris (6.4) and G. Shelvey.

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 3 changes: S. Quinn for G. Maris (70′), R. Oates for T. Sinclair (79′) and G. Lapslie for O. Clarke (90′).

Best player: Oliver Hawkins​

The player that probably impressed the most for Mansfield Town was Oliver Hawkins.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 34 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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