Match report

Crawley Town Defeats Shrewsbury 2-1 in League One Clash

Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
1–2
FT
Crawley Town
Crawley Town
May 3, 2025

Crawley Town held off a valiant Shrewsbury comeback attempt to secure a crucial 2-1 victory in their latest League One encounter. The game took a decisive turn following the dismissal of J. Feeney and subsequent penalty conversion by R. Hepburn-Murphy at the half-hour mark, which set the stage for M. Anderson's second Crawley goal just minutes later.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Shrewsbury 1–2 Crawley Town
  • • Penalty Goal (R. Hepburn-Murphy, 50')
  • • Second Goal (M. Anderson, 60', assist by Panutche Camará)
  • • Late Goal for Shrewsbury (Malvind Benning, 87')
  • • Red Card to J. Feeney (49')

Lineups

Shrewsbury

Formation: 3-4-1-2

Starting XI

  • 31 J. Blackman (G)
  • 6 J. Feeney (D)
  • 22 A. Nsiala (D)
  • 23 G. Nurse (D)
  • 2 L. Hoole (M)
  • 17 A. Gilliead (M)
  • 8 H. Biggins (M)
  • 3 M. Benning (M)
  • 27 J. Marquis (F)
  • 24 C. Stewart (F)
  • 9 G. Lloyd (F)

Substitutes

  • 11 V. Oliver
  • 14 T. Perry
  • 38 I. England
  • 16 A. Pierre
  • 13 J. Young
  • 36 J. Loughran
  • 18 R. Dinanga

Crawley Town

Formation: 3-5-1-1

Starting XI

  • 32 T. Steward (G)
  • 5 C. Barker (D)
  • 3 D. Conroy (D)
  • 30 B. Radcliffe (D)
  • 11 J. Roles (M)
  • 12 Panutche Camará (M)
  • 10 L. Fraser (M)
  • 6 M. Anderson (M)
  • 19 J. Kelly (M)
  • 8 G. Holohan (F)
  • 14 R. Hepburn-Murphy (F)

Substitutes

  • 18 Junior Quitirna
  • 26 K. Doyle
  • 25 A. Papadopoulos
  • 45 T. John-Jules
  • 29 T. Showunmi
  • 17 B. Tanimu

Timeline

  1. Crawley Town
    33' Crawley Town Card · Yellow Card
    L. Fraser

    Foul

  2. Shrewsbury
    34' Shrewsbury Card · Yellow Card
    J. Marquis

    Foul

  3. Shrewsbury
    49' Shrewsbury Card · Red Card
    J. Feeney

    Professional foul last man

  4. Crawley Town
    50' Crawley Town Goal · Penalty
    R. Hepburn-Murphy
  5. Crawley Town
    56' Crawley Town Card · Yellow Card
    Ben Radcliffe

    Foul

  6. Crawley Town
    60' Crawley Town Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Anderson · Assist: Panutche Camará
  7. Shrewsbury
    61' Shrewsbury subst · Substitution 1
    Off: C. Stewart · On: V. Oliver
  8. Shrewsbury
    61' Shrewsbury subst · Substitution 2
    Off: G. Lloyd · On: T. Perry
  9. Crawley Town
    64' Crawley Town subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Jeremy Kelly · On: A. Quitirna
  10. Shrewsbury
    74' Shrewsbury Card · Yellow Card
    G. Nurse

    Foul

  11. Crawley Town
    78' Crawley Town subst · Substitution 2
    Off: G. Holohan · On: Kami Doyle
  12. Crawley Town
    79' Crawley Town subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Roles · On: A. Papadopoulos
  13. Shrewsbury
    81' Shrewsbury Card · Yellow Card
    Malvind Benning

    Foul

  14. Shrewsbury
    87' Shrewsbury Goal · Normal Goal
    Malvind Benning · Assist: V. Oliver
  15. Shrewsbury
    89' Shrewsbury subst · Substitution 4
    Off: A. Gilliead · On: A. Pierre
  16. Shrewsbury
    90'+3 Shrewsbury Card · Yellow Card
    A. Nsiala

    Argument

Match Stats

Stat Shrewsbury Crawley Town
Fouls 14 7
Pass Accuracy 77% 91%
Offsides 4 2
Red Cards 1 0
Total Shots 11 13
Corners 8 4
Total Passes 301 687
Yellow Cards 5 2
Blocked Shots 3 2
Shots on Target 4 6
xG — —
Shots off Target 4 5
Possession 32% 68%
Goals Prevented — —
Accurate Passes 233 622
Shots Inside Box 7 6
Saves 4 3
Shots Outside Box 4 7

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The game's momentum shifted dramatically when Shrewsbury’s J. Feeney was sent off for a professional foul, leading directly to Crawley Town capitalizing with a penalty goal and then extending their lead just minutes later.
  • ▸ Despite being down a man, Shrewsbury managed to pull one back through Malvind Benning in the 87th minute, but it proved too little too late as they couldn't find an equalizer.