Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers

EFL Trophy - 2nd Round 5 Dec 2023, 19:45
Crawley Town
Crawley Town
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
🏟 Broadfield Stadium (Crawley, West Sussex) 👤 A. Young

Match report

Crawley Town edged past Bristol Rovers 2-1 in the EFL Trophy - 2nd Round on 5 December 2023.

Bristol Rovers had 23 shots to Crawley Town's 10.

J. Gibbons was sent off in the 90+4th minute.

The match was played at Broadfield Stadium (Crawley, West Sussex), with A. Young in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 10 - 23 On target 5 - 9 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 8 - 6 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Corey Addai
Crawley Town · 8 saves
8 Jack Roles 1 goal
8 Luke Thomas 1 goal
8 Antony Evans captained the side
8 Sam Finley captained the side
First half vs second half
Crawley Town stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–17 8–6
Shots On Goal 0–8 5–1
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 1–3 3–3
Attacks 41–64 45–52
Match statistics
5 Substitution 6
86 Attacks 116
29 Dangerous Attacks 57
5 On Target 10
5 Off Target 14
10 Shots Total 23
5 Shots On Goal 9
4 Shots Off Goal 7
1 Shots Blocked 7
5 Shots Inside Box 18
5 Shots Outside Box 5
8 Fouls 6
4 Corners 6
1 Offsides 5
56% Ball Possession 44%
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
8 Saves 3
512 Passes Total 401
411 Passes Accurate 296
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Crawley Town · 3-5-2
1 C. Addai
20 J. Mukena 5 H. Ransom 16 T. Omole
23 T. Johnson 11 J. Roles 27 R. Khaleel 12 A. Henry 14 H. Forster
10 R. Darcy 24 K. Swyer
Bristol Rovers · 4-2-3-1
33 M. Cox
28 J. Gibbons 17 C. Taylor 5 J. Wilson 3 L. Gordon
21 A. Evans 6 S. Finley
11 L. Thomas 20 J. Brown 19 H. Vale
10 A. Collins
Crawley Town
Coach
S. Lindsey
Substitutes
  • 8 Klaidi Lolos
  • 3 Dion Conroy
  • 30 Will Wright
  • 4 Liam Kelly
  • 13 Luca Ashby-Hammond
  • 25 Nick Tsaroulla
  • 28 Adam Campbell
Bristol Rovers
Coach
A. Mangan
Substitutes
  • 4 Joshua Grant
  • 25 Tristan Crama
  • 7 Scott Sinclair
  • 22 Lamare Bogarde
  • 9 John Marquis
  • 31 Jed Ward
  • 15 Ryan Woods
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ T. Crama ↓ J. Wilson Bristol Rovers
  • 46' ↑ J. Grant ↓ L. Gordon Bristol Rovers
  • 55' ↑ S. Sinclair ↓ L. Thomas Bristol Rovers
  • 63' ↑ K. Lolos ↓ R. Khaleel Crawley Town
  • 63' ↑ L. Bogarde ↓ A. Evans Bristol Rovers
  • 67' ↑ D. Conroy ↓ T. Omole Crawley Town
  • 70' ↑ L. Kelly ↓ A. Henry Crawley Town
  • 70' ↑ W. Wright ↓ T. Johnson Crawley Town
  • 74' ↑ J. Marquis ↓ J. Brown Bristol Rovers
Cards
  • 90+4' J. Gibbons Bristol Rovers
  • 30' L. Thomas Bristol Rovers
  • 44' T. Johnson Crawley Town
  • 50' A. Evans Bristol Rovers
  • 76' C. Taylor Bristol Rovers
  • 90+5' H. Forster Crawley Town
Head-to-head
Crawley Town 4 1 draws 3 Bristol Rovers
2026-04-11 Bristol Rovers vs Crawley 3 - 1
2025-10-25 Crawley vs Bristol Rovers 4 - 0
2025-03-22 Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 0
2024-11-16 Bristol Rovers vs Crawley Town 0 - 0
2023-12-05 Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers 2 - 1
2022-08-09 Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 0
Recent form
Crawley Town D D D L W
Bristol Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers?
Crawley Town won 2-1 against Bristol Rovers on 5 December 2023.
Who won Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers?
Crawley Town won the match 2-1.
Where was Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers played?
The match was played at Broadfield Stadium (Crawley, West Sussex).
Who had more possession in Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers?
Crawley Town had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.