CRAWLEY. Exeter City was capable to turn the table against Crawley Town. It was Crawley Town to score first with a goal from K. Appiah. However, later Exeter City found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with M. Jay (54′), N. Atangana (56′) and S. Nombe (90′).

The match was played at the The People’s Pension Stadium stadium in Crawley on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was James Oldham who had the assistance of Nicholas Cooper and Paul Yates. The 4th official was Christopher Kidd. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.2 degrees Celsius or 62.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Crawley Town

1 - 3

Exeter City

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 8 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 101 Attack 90
  • 48 Dangerous attack 48
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Crawley Town was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Exeter City that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Crawley Town was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Exeter City was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Crawley Town shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Exeter City shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Crawley Town received 2 yellow cards (A. Nadesan and J. Hessenthaler). On the opposite side, Exeter City received 2 yellow cards (S. Nombe and N. Atangana).

A. Nadesan (Crawley Town) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (43′).

Match Timeline

22'
31'
43'
45'
45'
54'
56'
62'
Joel Lynch- sub ->N. Tsaroulla
62'
72'
73'
81'
83'
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 playing this match, Crawley Town will stay with 17 points like Barrow, Bradford City and Newport County to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Exeter City will have 20 points like Sutton United and Hartlepool United to stay in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Crawley Town will play away against Scunthorpe United on the 23rd of October with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Crawley Town (3 draws).

Exeter City will host Mansfield Town on the 23rd of October with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Exeter City (3 draws).

Crawley Town – Formation

Crawley Town
G
Glenn Morris 1.England
6.1
D
Tony Craig 5.England
6.8
D
George Francomb 4.England
6.6
72'
D
Tom Dallison 6.England
6.1
D
N. Tsaroulla 25.Cyprus
6.1
62'
M
Jack Payne 28.England
6.6
M
Jake Hessenthaler 39.England
6.3
62' 45'
M
Jack Powell 8.England
6.4
M
Tom Nichols 9.England
6.4
F
Kwesi Appiah 21.Ghana
7.1
31'
F
Ashley Nadesan 10.England
5.8
43'
Substitutes
G
D. Henry 38.England
D
Joel Lynch 37.Wales
6.9
62'
M
Mark Marshall 45.Jamaica
6.4
72'
M
Will Ferry 18.Republic of Ireland
6.3
62'
M
A. Bansal-McNulty 30.England
F
Sam Ashford 23.England

Crawley Town started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager John Yems decided to play with the following team: Glenn Morris (6.1), George Francomb (6.6), Tom Dallison (6.1), Tony Craig (6.8), Nick Tsaroulla (6.1), Jake Hessenthaler (6.3), Jack Payne (6.6), Jack Powell (6.4), Tom Nichols (6.4), Ashley Nadesan (5.8) and Kwesi Appiah (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Mark Marshall (6.4), Will Ferry (6.3), Joel Lynch (6.9), D. Henry, S. Ashford and A. Bansal-McNulty.

Substitutions

Crawley Town made 3 changes: N. Tsaroulla for J. Lynch (62′), J. Hessenthaler for W. Ferry (62′) and G. Francomb for M. Marshall (72′).

Best player: Kwesi Appiah​

The most impressive player for Crawley Town was Kwesi Appiah.

His rating is (7.1) with 1 goal, 29 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 24.

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City
G
Cameron Dawson 1.England
6.0
D
Pierce Sweeney 26.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
George Ray 5.Wales
7.2
D
Alex Hartridge 34.England
6.6
M
Jake Caprice 2.England
6.9
M
Nigel Atangana 4.France
7.4
73' 45' 56'
M
Archie Collins 8.England
6.7
M
Josh Key 12.England
7.0
F
Kyle Taylor 17.England
7.2
81'
F
Matt Jay 7.England
7.2
54'
F
Sam Nombe 10.England
7.5
83' 90'
Substitutes
G
Scott Brown 40.England
D
Jonathan Grounds 27.England
D
Timothée Dieng 14.France
6.4
73'
M
Josh Coley 31.England
M
Colin Daniel 23.England
F
O. Edwards 30.England
F
Padraig Amond 11.Republic of Ireland
6.6
81'

Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the opposite side, Matthew Taylor played with: Cameron Dawson (6.0), Pierce Sweeney (7.0), George Ray (7.2), Alex Hartridge (6.6), Josh Key (7.0), Archie Collins (6.7), Nigel Atangana (7.6), Jake Caprice (6.9), Matt Jay (7.2), Kyle Taylor (7.2) and Sam Nombe (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Grounds, Timothée Dieng (6.1), J. Coley, C. Daniel, O. Edwards, S. Brown and Pádraig Amond (6.6).

Substitutions

Exeter City made 2 changes: N. Atangana for T. Dieng (73′) and K. Taylor for P. Amond (81′).

Best player: Nigel Atangana​

The player that probably impressed the most for Exeter City was Nigel Atangana.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 23 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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