Match report

Accrington ST and Crawley Town Draw 3-3 in League Two Thriller

Accrington ST
Accrington ST
3–3
FT
Crawley Town
Crawley Town
Apr 25, 2026

Accrington ST and Crawley Town played out an exhilarating 3-3 draw in their League Two clash. Accrington took the lead through J. Woods, only for Crawley to equalize through H. Forster. The game saw multiple lead changes, with Accrington's I. Sinclair and J. Woods again finding the net, followed by Crawley's T. Richards and Jay Williams scoring crucial goals to salvage a point.

Key Facts

  • • J. Woods (Accrington ST) scored two goals at 23' and 64'.
  • • I. Sinclair (Accrington ST) scored at 49'.
  • • H. Forster (Crawley Town) equalized at 37'.
  • • T. Richards (Crawley Town) scored at 58'.
  • • Jay Williams (Crawley Town) scored at 71'.
  • • Charlie Barker (Crawley Town) received a yellow card in the 90th minute.

Lineups

Accrington ST

Starting XI

  • 13 Oliver Wright (G)
  • 38 Connor O'Brien (D)
  • 5 Farrend Rawson (D)
  • 17 Devon Matthews (D)
  • 7 Shaun Whalley (M)
  • 24 Luke Butterfield (M)
  • 6 Liam Coyle (M)
  • 2 Donald Love (M)
  • 11 Isaac Sinclair (F)
  • 23 Tyler Walton (F)
  • 39 Josh Woods (F)

Substitutes

  • 28 Seamus Conneely
  • 1 Michael Kelly
  • 20 Charlie Brown
  • 22 Dan Martin
  • 4 Conor Grant
  • 27 David Ogundele Abimbola
  • 26 Charlie Hall

Crawley Town

Starting XI

  • 35 Jacob Chapman (G)
  • 22 Ade Adeyemo (D)
  • 5 Charlie Barker (D)
  • 2 Scott Malone (D)
  • 12 Lewis Richards (D)
  • 19 Dion Pereira (M)
  • 26 Jay Williams (M)
  • 6 Max Anderson (M)
  • 7 Harry Forster (M)
  • 27 Louie Watson (F)
  • 38 Tobi Adeyemo (F)

Substitutes

  • 16 Johnny Russell
  • 32 Taylor Richards
  • 21 Ryan Loft
  • 34 Joseph Wollacott
  • 31 Akinwale Odimayo
  • 20 Justin Ferizaj

Timeline

  1. Accrington ST
    23' Accrington ST Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Woods · Assist: S. Whalley
  2. Crawley Town
    37' Crawley Town Goal · Normal Goal
    H. Forster · Assist: L. Watson
  3. Accrington ST
    49' Accrington ST Goal · Normal Goal
    I. Sinclair
  4. Crawley Town
    51' Crawley Town subst · Substitution 1
    Off: L. Richards · On: Johnny Russell
  5. Crawley Town
    57' Crawley Town subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Anderson · On: T. Richards
  6. Crawley Town
    58' Crawley Town Goal · Normal Goal
    T. Richards · Assist: Johnny Russell
  7. Crawley Town
    58' Crawley Town subst · Substitution 3
    Off: T. Adeyemo · On: R. Loft
  8. Accrington ST
    64' Accrington ST Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Woods
  9. Crawley Town
    71' Crawley Town Goal · Normal Goal
    Jay Williams
  10. Crawley Town
    90'+8 Crawley Town Card · Yellow Card
    Charlie Barker

    Foul

  11. Accrington ST
    90' Accrington ST subst · Substitution 1
    Off: L. Butterfield · On: S. Conneely

Match Stats

Stat Accrington ST Crawley Town
Fouls 11 10
Pass Accuracy 59% 71%
Offsides 2 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 6 14
Corners 4 3
Total Passes 270 291
Yellow Cards 1 1
Blocked Shots 1 4
Shots on Target 3 5
xG — —
Shots off Target 2 5
Possession 48% 52%
Goals Prevented — —
Accurate Passes 159 208
Shots Inside Box 5 13
Saves 2 0
Shots Outside Box 1 1

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Accrington ST took the lead through J. Woods, but Crawley Town quickly equalized at 37' with a goal from H. Forster, setting the tone for an exciting match.
  • ▸ The turning point came when Accrington ST extended their lead to 3-1 with I. Sinclair's goal, followed by J. Woods' second goal, but Crawley Town showed remarkable resilience, scoring twice through T. Richards and Jay Williams to level the scoreline.