Match ends, Crawley Town 1, Port Vale 2.
CrawleyCrawley Town1Port ValePort Vale2
Crawley were left without a win in 11 league games and dropped to within two points of the League One relegation zone after defeat by Port Vale.
The visitors took the lead through Michael Brown's neat finish.
Louis Dodds made it two when he pounced on the rebound after his initial low drive had been well saved.
Crawley's Gavin Tomlin had a penalty saved after Marvin Elliott had been pushed by Michael O'Connor, before Conor Henderson netted a consolation.
Crawley Town boss John Gregory told BBC Surrey:
"We seem to have a problem playing at home and I don't understand why. Our last two away games at Oldham and Bristol City have both been very good but the players seem to have some sort of phobia playing here.
"They want to try to play at Newcastle in front of 52,000 people where you have to get up and be at it from the very first minute. You know there's no real great crowd pressure here and I think our fans have been very good towards the team.
"I have to say there's no pressure as such, it's just I feel totally unfulfilled that we haven't brought enough wins in the last few games, when certainly it would've been easier to have won."
Line-ups
Crawley
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 27Price
- 5LeacockBooked at 27mins
- 12Walsh
- 6BradleySubstituted forHendersonat 77'minutes
- 20Bawling
- 33Elliott
- 8Smith
- 3Dickson
- 14YoungSubstituted forHarroldat 47'minutes
- 21Tomlin
- 17MillerBooked at 50mins
Substitutes
- 1Jensen
- 4Henderson
- 15Banya
- 18Harrold
- 22O'Connor
- 23Richefond
- 24Isaacs
Port Vale
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Neal
- 2Yates
- 6Duffy
- 21Veseli
- 3Dickinson
- 8Dodds
- 15O'ConnorSubstituted forRobertsonat 85'minutes
- 17Brown
- 20Marshall
- 9WilliamsonSubstituted forBirchallat 90+1'minutes
- 33N'Guessan
Substitutes
- 4Robertson
- 7Birchall
- 19Moore
- 22Lloyd
- 23Boot
- 26Nimely
- 28Campion
- Referee:
- Tim Robinson
- Attendance:
- 2,320
Match Stats
Home TeamCrawleyAway TeamPort Vale
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away7
- Corners
- Home4
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Crawley Town 1, Port Vale 2.
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Marvin Elliott (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Louis Dodds (Port Vale).
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Chris Birchall replaces Ben Williamson.
Goal!
Goal! Crawley Town 1, Port Vale 2. Conor Henderson (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Chris Robertson replaces Michael O'Connor.
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Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Joe Walsh.
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Foul by Ryan Dickson (Crawley Town).
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Louis Dodds (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Crawley Town. Conor Henderson replaces Sonny Bradley.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Louis Dodds.
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Attempt missed. Ben Williamson (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Attempt missed. Ryan Dickson (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Marvin Elliott (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Michael Brown (Port Vale).
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Attempt saved. Dany N'Guessan (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Frederic Veseli.
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Attempt missed. Mark Marshall (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Attempt missed. Sonny Bradley (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
