Aldershot assistant manager Martin Kuhl was also sent-off as Crawley only lost out to a seventh-minute goal by Aldershot's Lewis Chalmers, who beat his marker to head home the visitors' winner.

Reds deserved at least a point from the game having enjoyed a dominant second half where a number of chances went missing.

Reds 'keeper Ashley Bayes even managed to save a penalty to keep his side in the game after Brad Thomas fouled Rob Elvins.

Evans made two changes to the side which lost 1-0 at Burton Albion on Saturday.

Tyrone Thompson was dropped to the bench and Glenn Wilson was left out of the squad altogether after picking up an injury on Saturday. In their place came Lee Blackburn in midfield and defender Kieran Murphy.

Assistant manager Paul Raynor was named on the bench in place of Murphy.

REDS: Bayes, Thomas, Stevens, Blackburn, Bulman (Capt), Pittman, Pinault, Cook, Murphy, Krause, James.
Subs: Thompson, Joseph-Dubois, Carter, Carayol, Raynor

SHOTS: Bull, Straker, Newman, Charles, Soares, Chalmers, Hylton, Davies, Harding, Grant, Mendes.
Subs: Elvins, Hudson, Winfield, Donnelly, Daimez-Ruiz

REF: Brendan Malone (Salisbury)

ATT: 1,940 (740 away)

OBSERVER MAN OF THE MATCH: Thomas Pinault

Full report, pictures and reaction in Wednesday's Observer

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Updates:

2nd half -

53mins - Crawley miss a great chance to get on to level terms when Pittman rose at the far post to meet a corner-kick played by Cook, but headed the ball inches wide of the upright.

58mins - Crawley cannot find the target again as Jamie Cook drags a shot
wide across goal from the edge of the area.

59mins - SUBSTITUTION (Crawley) Mustapha Carayol replaces Lee Blackburn

67mins - Carayol makes an immediate impact, going on a surging run down the left and unleashing two shots within 30 seconds which are both saved by Bull.

67mins - SUBSTITUTION (Aldershot) Kirk Hudson replaces Joel Grant.

72mins - SUBSTITUTION (Crawley) Pierre Joseph-Dubois replaces Kevin James. He goes upfront alongside Pittman as Cook switches to right wing.

Heavy rain has now turned into sleat as play continues in freezing conditions.

76mins - SUBSTITUTION (Aldershot) Rob Elvins replaces Danny Hylton.

83mins - PENALTY SAVED! Ashley Bayes makes himself big and dances on the goalline Dudek-style before diving to his left to deny Scott Davies from the penalty spot. The penalty was awarded after Crawley's Brad Thomas fouled Rob Elvins in the area.

85mins SUBSTITUTION (Aldershot) - Scott Donnelly replaces Scott Davies.

90mins - Five minutes added time indicated.

FULL-TIME: Crawley Town 0 Aldershot Town 1


First half -

7mins GOAL (Aldershot) 1-0 Lewis CHALMERS beat his marker Lee Blackburn to heade in from the six-yard bos from a free-kick on the right by Ben Harding.

14mins - Dannie Bulman found Kieran Murphy with a free-kick who headed on target and was denied by keeper Nikki Bull.

21mins - Jamie Cook puts Jon-Paul Pittman through for a shot on goal in the penalty area which is saved by keeper Bull, who parries the ball into the air and then catches it.

24mins - Crawley assistant manager Paul Raynor is sent-off for complaining at officials. This is the second time he has been confined to the stand in three days after he and manager Steve Evans were both sent-off at Burton.

31mins - Aldershot should have scored when Mendes is put through by Louie Soares and is one-on-one with keeper Bayes from six yards. However he does not get full power behind his shot and Bayes saves it.

36mins - Crawley Town manager Steve Evans and Aldershot assistant manager Martin Kuhl are both sent-off for arguing with the referee and fourth official about decisions.

Youth development coach Colin Jenkinson is left to direct operations from the dug-out for the second game in succession.

45mins - Three minutes of added time.

45mins - Both Thomas Pinault and Kieran Murphy are denied by keeper Bull following a free-kick.

Half-time: Crawley Town 0 Aldershot Town 1

45mins - Three minutes of added time indicated.