League Two (Week 21) : Crawley beats Newport 3-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 17, 2016 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 21: Two wins in a row for Crawley Town. After their 0-2 win against Crewe Alexandra on December 10, the Reds continued their sensational form in the League Two with a 3-1 victory over Newport County this Saturday.
Collins James opened the score in the 3rd minute, before seeing Newport County catch up in the 33rd minute thanks to Labadie Joss. 1-1 at half time. The Reds eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Yorwerth Josh ('48) and Smith Jimmy ('52).
Crawley Town FC climbed to 11st place with 29 points from 21 games, only one point behind Barnet FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of December 17, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 44 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 42 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 30 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Barnet | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 29 |
| 12 | Yeovil Town | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 27 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 26 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 26 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 26 |
| 18 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 23 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 23 |
| 20 | Notts County | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 22 |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 21 |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 21 |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 21 |
| 24 | Newport County | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2016-2017
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Overview
Crawley Town FC
- Position: 11 +4
- Best performance of the season:Crawley Town 3-1 Newport County (17 Dec.)
- Previous game:Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Crawley Town (10 Dec.)
- Next game:Leyton Orient - Crawley Town (26 Dec.)
Newport County AFC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Notts County 0-3 Newport County (19 Nov.)
- Previous game:Newport County 0-2 Stevenage (6 Dec.)
- Next game:Newport County - Portsmouth (26 Dec.)
Crawley Town
3:1
Newport County
3:1 (1:1)
- 17 December 2016
- 15:00
- Crawley
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 44 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 42 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 35 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 35 |
Week 21 Results
| Saturday 17 December 2016 | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1-0 | Grimsby Town | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1-0 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Carlisle United | 2-1 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Exeter City | 2-0 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Barnet | 1-2 | Stevenage | ||
| Colchester United | 2-1 | Notts County | ||
| Morecambe | 1-2 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Cambridge United | 2-1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Crawley Town | 3-1 | Newport County | ||
| Portsmouth | 0-0 | Hartlepool United | ||
 | Blackpool | 0-2 | Luton Town | |
| Accrington Stanley | 0-1 | Plymouth Argyle | ||