Match ends, Crawley Town 2, Preston North End 1.
CrawleyCrawley Town2PrestonPreston North End1
Substitute Lee Fowler fired home the winner on his debut as relegation-threatened Crawley beat play-off chasing Preston.
Anthony Wordsworth put the hosts ahead on his home debut when he bundled in Lewis Young's cross from close range.
Paul Huntington brought Preston level after the interval when he headed Paul Gallagher's corner in at the near post.
But Fowler gave Crawley their first win in 16 games in all competitions when he volleyed home from long range late on.
The win moved Crawley up to 22nd place, while Preston remained fourth in the League One table.
Crawley Town boss Dean Saunders told BBC Surrey:
"I've seen that we have been getting better and better, and it's a good win for us.
"We had lots of other chances as well, and I thought it's not going to be our day. But all in all, its just the three points we needed and hopefully it gives the players confidence.
"I think we just played them at the right time as well, they've hit a bit of a bad patch, and didn't look as confident as they normally do in front of goal."
Line-ups
Crawley
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 30Price
- 2Oyebanjo
- 3Dickson
- 25Ward
- 12Walsh
- 33Elliott
- 7Edwards
- 14YoungSubstituted forBawlingat 77'minutes
- 26Wordsworth
- 8SmithBooked at 59minsSubstituted forFowlerat 77'minutes
- 9McLeod
Substitutes
- 6Bradley
- 10Morgan
- 16Fowler
- 17Anderson
- 20Bawling
- 21Tomlin
- 27Dutton
Preston
Formation 4-3-3
- 34Johnstone
- 16BuchananSubstituted forDaviesat 85'minutes
- 5Clarke
- 15WoodsBooked at 75mins
- 23HuntingtonBooked at 56mins
- 30BrownhillSubstituted forHumphreyat 77'minutes
- 17Reid
- 24Johnson
- 19Welsh
- 40Ebanks-Blake
- 12Gallagher
Substitutes
- 3Laird
- 4Wiseman
- 7Humphrey
- 8Kilkenny
- 9Davies
- 21Stuckmann
- 22King
- Referee:
- James Adcock
- Attendance:
- 2,550
Match Stats
Home TeamCrawleyAway TeamPreston
- Possession
- Home50%
- Away50%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away4
- Corners
- Home2
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Crawley Town 2, Preston North End 1.
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Foul by Calum Woods (Preston North End).
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Gwion Edwards (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Crawley Town 2, Preston North End 1. Lee Fowler (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Calum Woods.
Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Kevin Davies replaces David Buchanan.
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Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
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Marvin Elliott (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Lanre Oyebanjo (Crawley Town) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box.
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Attempt missed. Chris Humphrey (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Joe Walsh.
Substitution
Substitution, Crawley Town. Bobson Bawling replaces Lewis Young.
Substitution
Substitution, Crawley Town. Lee Fowler replaces Jimmy Smith.
Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Chris Humphrey replaces Josh Brownhill.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
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Attempt saved. Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Booking
Calum Woods (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Calum Woods (Preston North End).
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Ryan Dickson (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
