Crawley Town 0-1 Tranmere Rovers RECAP: Reds fall short in tight battle against League Two high-flyers
John Yems has made two changes to the side which lost 2-1 at Stevenage on Tuesday night, with Jack Payne dropping to the bench and Nick Tsaroulla replacing Ashley Nadesan.
The midweek result was Crawley's first loss of 2022 and they will be hoping for a return to winning ways today.
However, it won't be easy up against a Tranmere side, which sits second in the league.
Stay tuned for live match updates.
Crawley Town 0-1 Tranmere Rovers RECAP: Reds fall short in tight battle against League Two high-flyers
(3) A positive start for Crawley with some confident passing.
Archie Davies just went down outside the box after a lovely give-and-go with Sam Matthews but shouts for a free-kick were waved away.
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Tunnicliffe returns
The big team news for Crawley is that Jordan Tunnicliffe starts for the first time since the opening day of the season. He suffered injuries to his ankle and knee.
His return will come as a big boost to John Yems’, whose side has been plagued by injury all season.
Jack Payne drops to the bench and Nick Tsaroulla has replaced Ashley Nadesan as Crawley make two changes from the midweek defeat at Stevenage.
Crawley: Glenn Morris, Archie Davies, Jordan Tunnicliffe, Tony Craig, Joel Lynch, Nick Tsaroulla, George Francomb, Jack Powell, Sam Matthews, James Tilley, Tom Nichols.
Subs: Taylor Seymour, Jack Payne, Mark Marshall, Tyler Frost, Reece Grego-Cox, Ashley Nadesan
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