League Two (Week 27) : Portsmouth beats Crawley 2-0
ENGLAND, Mar. 7, 2017 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 27: After losing 0-1 to Crewe Alexandra on March 4, Pompey bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Crawley Town this Tuesday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Burgess Christian ('54) and Bennett Kyle ('71).
Portsmouth FC climbed to third place with 59 points from 35 games, 6 points behind Plymouth Argyle FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of January 21, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 35 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 42 | 24 | 69 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 35 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 39 | 15 | 65 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 59 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 35 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 56 | 51 | 5 | 58 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 53 | 31 | 22 | 57 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 35 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 55 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 35 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 41 | 15 | 54 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 35 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 52 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 44 | 7 | 51 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 35 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 50 |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 50 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 47 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 47 |
| 14 | Barnet | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 46 |
| 15 | Morecambe | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 46 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 54 | -13 | 43 |
| 17 | Yeovil Town | 35 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 40 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 35 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 46 | -8 | 39 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 35 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 52 | -15 | 39 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 38 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 59 | -13 | 38 |
| 22 | Notts County | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 61 | -23 | 37 |
| 23 | Leyton Orient | 35 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 32 |
| 24 | Newport County | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 57 | -20 | 26 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2016-2017
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Overview
Crawley Town FC
- Position: 16 -3
- Best performance of the season:Crawley Town 3-1 Newport County (17 Dec.)
- Previous game:Crawley Town 0-0 Doncaster Rovers (4 Mar.)
- Next game:Barnet - Crawley Town (11 Mar.)
Portsmouth FC
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Portsmouth 5-1 Barnet (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Portsmouth 0-1 Crewe Alexandra (4 Mar.)
- Next game:Colchester United - Portsmouth (11 Mar.)
Crawley Town
0:2
Portsmouth
0:2 (0:0)
- 7 March 2017
- 19:45
- Crawley
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 69 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 65 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 59 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 58 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 57 |
Week 27 Results
| Saturday 21 January 2017 | ||||
| Cambridge United | 1-3 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Exeter City | 3-0 | Colchester United | ||
| Barnet | 0-0 | Newport County | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1-1 | Luton Town | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 1-2 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Grimsby Town | 2-0 | Notts County | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 1-1 | Carlisle United | ||
| Hartlepool United | 2-0 | Stevenage | ||
 | Blackpool | 2-2 | Yeovil Town | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3-1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Tuesday 7 February 2017 | ||||
| Leyton Orient | 0-1 | Morecambe | ||
| Tuesday 7 March 2017 | ||||
| Crawley Town | 0-2 | Portsmouth | ||