CRAWLEY. Sutton United defeats Crawley Town 1-0 after I. Olaofe scored just 1 goal (84′). Crawley Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
T. Nichols missed a decisive penalty (75′). That would have allowed Crawley Town to draw the match.
T. Nichols missed 2 penalties for Crawley Town.
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 Tom Nield who had the assistance of Declan O’Shea and Christopher Wade. The 4th official was Scott Williams. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 6 Total 14
- 4 On Target 7
- 2 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 128 Attack 103
- 53 Dangerous attack 43
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
Fouls
- 16 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Crawley Town had a superior ball possession 56% while Sutton United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Crawley Town was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Sutton United found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Crawley Town shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Sutton United shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Crawley Town received 4 yellow cards (T. Dallison, T. Dallison, L. Francillette and L. Francillette). On the opposite side, Sutton United received 8 yellow cards (D. Bouzanis, R. Milsom, R. Milsom, L. John, L. John, E. Boldewijn, E. Boldewijn and D. Bouzanis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Crawley Town will stay with 17 points like Exeter City, Bradford City and Hartlepool United to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Sutton United will have 20 points like Swindon Town to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Crawley Town will host Exeter City on the 19th of October with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Exeter City (6 draws).
Sutton United will host Swindon Town on the 19th of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Crawley Town – Formation
Crawley Town adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager John Yems decided to play with the following team: Glenn Morris
, George Francomb , Tom Dallison , Tony Craig , Nick Tsaroulla , Jake Hessenthaler , Jack Powell , Jack Payne , Will Ferry , Kwesi Appiah and Tom Nichols .The home team had on the bench: M. Marshall, Ashley Nadesan
, Ludwig Francillette , S. Ashford, A. Bansal-McNulty and D. Henry.Substitutions
Crawley Town made 4 changes: W. Ferry for A. Nadesan (65′), W. Ferry for A. Nadesan (65′), J. Powell for L. Francillette (66′) and J. Powell for L. Francillette (66′).
Best player: Glenn Morris
The most impressive player for Crawley Town was the goalkeeper: Glenn Morris. His rating is 7.34. He performed 4 saves.
Sutton United – Formation
Also Sutton United adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Matt Gray played with: Dean Bouzanis
, Joe Kizzi , Coby Rowe , Louis John , Robert Milsom , David Ajiboye , Harry Beautyman , Alistair Smith , Enzio Boldewijn , Donovan Wilson and Richie Bennett .The following players were sitting on the bench: Omar Bugiel
, B. Wyatt, H. Palmer, Isaac Olaofe , Will Randall , J. Barden and R. Korboa.Substitutions
Sutton United made 6 changes: D. Wilson for I. Olaofe (62′), D. Wilson for I. Olaofe (62′), R. Bennett for O. Bugiel (72′), R. Bennett for O. Bugiel (72′), D. Ajiboye for W. Randall (82′) and D. Ajiboye for W. Randall (82′).
Best player: Dean Bouzanis
The player that probably impressed the most for Sutton United was the goalkeeper: Dean Bouzanis. His rating is 8.31. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Bradford City – Bristol Rovers – 2-2
- Carlisle United – Tranmere Rovers – 0-1
- Colchester United – Harrogate Town – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Sutton United – 0-1
- Exeter City – Newport County – 2-2
- Leyton Orient – Walsall – 0-0
- Northampton Town – Mansfield Town – 2-0
- Oldham Athletic – Stevenage – 3-0
- Port Vale – Barrow – 3-1
- Salford City – Hartlepool United – 2-0
- Scunthorpe United – Forest Green Rovers – 0-2
- Swindon Town – Rochdale – 2-2