FA Cup: Crawley Town 0-1 Tranmere Rovers RECAP - Crawley can’t make dominance count as they bow out of cup in first round

Crawley Town will be looking to get their season back on track with a run in the cup, as they face Tranmere Rovers in the first round this afternoon (Saturday, November 6).
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The Reds come into the tie struggling for form, with four straight defeats to their name, but opponents Tranmere Rovers are without a win in their last three games.

Stay tuned for live match updates below.

FA Cup LIVE: Crawley vs Tranmere

Key Events

  • Crawley Town host Tranmere Rovers in the first round of the FA Cup at The People’s Pension Stadium
  • Crawley come into the tie struggling for form, with four straight defeats to their name, but opponents Tranmere Rovers are without a win in their last three games.
  • Tranmere reached round three of last year's competition while Crawley reached round four.
  • John Yems makes five changes, with Ashley Nadesan, Ludwig Francillette, Jack Payne, Archie Davies and Tom Dallison coming in

‘Joel Lynch got sent off for that last week'

(3) A feisty start to the game here!

Elliott Nevitt is booked for what looked like an elbow on Craig. The Crawley fans were not happy about that and were calling for a red card.

The Last Post is played before a minute’s silence is heard to remember those who gave their lives at war.

And now the action gets underway!

Mark Dunford and Sam Morton assess line-ups

Support from Boomtown Rats

The Boomtown Rats logo will be appearing on Crawley Town's shirts

Crawley Town v Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup - press conference

John Yems said the FA Cup is the 'best cup in the world and always will be' as he looked forward to the Reds' clash with Tranmere

Well-deserved award for in-form forward

Crawley Observer editor Mark Dunford was on hand to award our player of the month award to Kwesi Appiah before kick-off today.

The in-form forward has scored Crawley’s last five goals, including one during the defeat at Tranmere in the league. Let’s hope he will be scoring in a victory today!

Good afternoon Reds fans!

Crawley have an important game coming up this afternoon as they look to reignite their season with a run in the FA Cup.

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